Senior Engineer, New Product Introduction Engineering (Chemical Process)

Location: Aurora, Illinois, United States; based at the Aurora facility.

Salary: $135,000–$150,000 per year, with actual pay dependent on overall skills; annual bonus eligibility.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures products and processes for advanced manufacturing, including semiconductor-related applications.

What you will do

• Bridge R&D and Operations by transferring new products and processes into commercial manufacturing.
• Partner with formulation scientists and stakeholders to define product and process requirements, conduct hazard reviews, and create pilot-scale procedures.
• Train pilot plant operators, monitor pilot batches using statistical process control, investigate non-conformances, and implement corrective actions.
• Plan and execute product evaluation studies and non-standard experiments; summarize and present trial data to project stakeholders.
• Lead optimized manufacturing process designs with emphasis on safety, quality, production efficiency, and operational readiness.
• Manage project scope, success criteria, deliverables, timelines, issue resolution, and collaboration with R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and Procurement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the chemical process, semiconductor, food, or pharmaceutical industry, with a background in process development, commercialization, pilot plant, quality, scale-up, or manufacturing.
• At least 3 years of manufacturing process design experience, including equipment specifications, system commissioning, and qualification.
• At least 3 years of project management experience owning project definition, timelines, and deliverables.
• Experience owning moderate-size, complex projects, including projects lasting more than one year and requiring management of internal or external resources.
• Experience with phase-gate project management, process design, process flow diagrams, and P&IDs.
• Ability to determine production process requirements, conceptualize process designs, calculate fluid-dynamics variables for liquid-handling systems, and apply process scaling factors.
• Ability to specify common liquid- and solids-handling equipment and document equipment specifications.
• Experience with statistical process control, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and 8D methodologies.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and multiple deadlines with minimal instruction, supported by strong analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience using Accolade.
• Six Sigma certification or Six Sigma DFSS/DMAIC Green Belt knowledge and application.
• Experience with Visio, AutoCAD, JMP, Minitab, and SAP.
• COMSOL, VisiMix, or Aspen experience for modeling.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, values-driven culture centered on People, Accountability, Creativity, and Excellence.
• Progressive paid time off policy.
• 401(k) plan with employer match and no delayed vesting.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Education assistance and annual bonus eligibility.
• Immigration-related sponsorship is not provided for this role, including H1B, TN, and STEM OPT sponsorship.