Job Title: Engineering Manager

Work Location: Washington County, Rhode Island

Summary:

Seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of engineers supporting high-purity chemical manufacturing operations. This role focuses on process optimization, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production while maintaining strict quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting priorities, providing technical guidance, and supporting professional growth.
• Oversee process engineering activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable production of high-purity chemicals and solvents.
• Drive initiatives to optimize processes, improve yields, enhance throughput, reduce costs, and maintain product purity.
• Collaborate with operations teams to troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions for process stability.
• Conduct and support root cause investigations for process deviations, equipment issues, and quality concerns, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Manage raw material engineering activities, including supplier interface, material qualification, and troubleshooting incoming materials.
• Lead or support site capital projects, including process improvements, equipment upgrades, and capacity expansions, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain strong technical documentation, engineering standards, and knowledge management to ensure process consistency and continuity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–10 years of engineering experience in chemical manufacturing, specialty chemicals, semiconductor materials, or a similarly regulated environment.
• 3–5 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing engineering staff or technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex manufacturing processes, troubleshooting, and implementing process improvements.
• Experience in high-purity manufacturing environments or within the semiconductor supply chain strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of chemical process engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement tools such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Understanding of raw material qualification and supplier technical engagement.
• Experience supporting capital projects and manufacturing technology improvements.
• Strong technical leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent communication skills for conveying complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to start work at 7:30 AM for daily production meetings and provide engineering support outside standard hours as needed.
• Ability to support limited domestic and international travel as required.

Published Category: Manufacturing & Technical Operations