Chemical Process Engineer

Business Overview

MACDERMID ALPHA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Assembly Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers’ manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time.

 

SEMICONDUCTOR & ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS (SAS)

As a global supplier to the semiconductor industry, we provide advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, wafer bump processes, solder technologies, fluxes, cleaners, and other attachment materials for the integrated circuit fabrication, semiconductor packaging, and electronic assembly industries. Our products touch nearly every facet of modern life and enable smart devices, phones, computers, electric vehicles, and more to function properly. SAS consists of three distinct business units (Circuit Board Assembly, Semiconductor Assembly, and Wafer Level Packaging) which are positioned to meet our customers’ ever-changing needs. We operate globally, employ over 2,500 employees, and represent a $1.2BN (and growing) business.

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to participate in chemical process design, pilot and plant scale-up and troubleshooting process problems. The position is part of the Global Process Engineering Group (GPEG) with the responsibility for effectively scaling-up new chemical processes, improving current chemical processes and products by optimizing throughput, and investigating opportunities for cost reduction, while maintaining or improving product quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in design and implementation of manufacturing processes from the laboratory and concept stage through pilot plant and manufacturing scale-up
• Conduct pilot scale experiments and tests needed to develop and/or improve production processes.
• Perform validation of new and existing processes/equipment to improve yield, product performance and/or to introduce new materials.
• Interfaces with various departments (R&D, Operations, Quality, Marketing) to ensure processes and designs are compatible for new product technology transfer 
• Construct, edit and maintain Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s).
• Develop specifications and test methods for new and existing production processes.
• Test components of new processes in laboratory setting and design pilot projects for next step of small-scale testing.
• Investigates and troubleshoots process problems
• Monitor process capabilities and performance through standard statistical process control and analysis methods.
• Improve manufacturing processes by performing comprehensive evaluation of processes, materials and equipment and identifying areas and methods of improvement
• Participate in reducing process variability.
• Utilizes process simulation software to work out the best production methods/equipment.
• Maintain laboratory safety protocols

Requirements & Qualifications

• To successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job the incumbent of this position must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering; working knowledge of Chemistry is a plus; Master’s degree preferred
• Have seven years to ten years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to travel 0-40% of working time 
• Experience with SolidWorks, Six Sigma, COMSOL is a plus

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.