Senior Process Engineer

Smarter Alloys

$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in process, manufacturing, or materials engineering with relevant degree
  • Hands-on experience with capital equipment commissioning or new production lines
  • Strong background in physical metallurgy and high-temperature processing
  • Proficient in data-driven project management and decision making
  • Excellent communication skills with a focus on accountability and escalation

Responsibilities

  • Lead procurement of major capital equipment with defined specs and vendor selection
  • Plan and manage installation, commissioning, and start-up of advanced processing equipment
  • Develop and validate manufacturing processes within Quality Management System
  • Utilize statistical analysis and process control for optimization and improvement
  • Create process documentation and ensure smooth transition to steady-state manufacturing

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package with full benefits and paid vacation
  • Opportunity to work on innovative technology with real market impact
  • Autonomy in project ownership from start to finish
  • Collaborative team environment that encourages initiative over bureaucracy
Full Job Description
Senior Process Engineer Location: Cambridge, Ontario (On-site) Type: Full Time, Permanent Shift: Day shift, with flexibility during equipment commissioning and start-up THE ROLE As our Senior Process Engineer, you will own the establishment of new material production lines from end to end. You will take a major capital project from vendor selection and equipment specification through installation, commissioning, and process validation, then use data to bring it to reliable, qualified production. This is a build role, not a maintain role. You will define what we buy, secure it, stand it up, prove it out, and hand off a validated, well-documented process to operations. You need to be comfortable making decisions under uncertainty, holding vendors and timelines accountable, and grounding your calls in data. WHAT YOU WILL DO • Lead the procurement of major capital equipment: define technical specifications, evaluate and select vendors, and secure supply and service agreements for a new advanced materials processing line • Plan and manage the installation, commissioning, and start-up of high-temperature and thermomechanical processing equipment • Develop, characterize, and validate manufacturing processes (IQ/OQ/PQ) to qualify the line for production within our Quality Management System • Apply statistical analysis, statistical process control, and data analytics to optimize process parameters, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement • Build the process documentation, work instructions, and control plans, then transition the line into steady-state manufacturing alongside operations, quality, and engineering WHO YOU ARE • 5+ years in a process, manufacturing, or materials engineering role, with a degree in Materials, Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering • Hands-on experience commissioning capital equipment or standing up new production lines • Strong grasp of physical metallurgy and high-temperature / thermomechanical processing of metallic materials • Fluent in data: you drive projects and decisions through statistical analysis, not gut feel • Strong project manager and communicator who holds vendors and timelines accountable and escalates clearly when something is off track STRONGEST CANDIDATES WILL ALSO HAVE • Familiarity with nitinol, shape memory alloys, or other specialty and advanced metallic materials • Experience with high-temperature metallurgical processing and/or thermomechanical processing operations • Exposure to ISO 13485 quality environments or other regulated manufacturing frameworks, and formal process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) • Experience with automation, process control, and materials informatics • Project management credentials (e.g., PMP) or equivalent capital-project experience WHAT WE OFFER • Competitive compensation package with full benefits and paid vacation • Opportunity to work on novel technology with real commercial impact in growing markets • Autonomy and ownership: you will own this project end to end, not inherit someone else's process • A collaborative, fast moving team that values initiative and results over process and politics

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