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As a Senior Process Engineer specializing in thin-film deposition, you'll help advance one of the world's most sophisticated continuous manufacturing platforms. Your work will directly influence manufacturing yield, process capability, product performance, and the commercialization of next-generation high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire.\nBased at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Senior Process Engineer provides technical leadership for sputtering and related thin-film deposition processes supporting MetOx's reel-to-reel manufacturing platform. Working closely with Materials Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations, this role combines process engineering, statistical analysis, and manufacturing optimization to develop robust, scalable processes capable of supporting commercial-scale production.\nKey Responsibilities\nProcess Technology Leadership\nOwns the technical development and continuous improvement of sputtering and related thin-film deposition processes supporting MetOx's manufacturing platform.\nDefines process capability improvement strategies that increase throughput, improve film quality, reduce variation, and enhance manufacturing robustness.\nEvaluates emerging deposition technologies, process innovations, and manufacturing approaches to support future product and manufacturing development.\nProvides technical leadership for deposition process performance across development, pilot production, and manufacturing scale-up.\nProcess Development & Optimization\nDesigns and executes statistically rigorous experiments to optimize deposition processes, process capability, and manufacturing performance.\nApplies advanced process engineering principles to solve complex challenges involving film deposition, process stability, defect reduction, equipment capability, and yield improvement.\nEstablishes operating windows, process controls, and statistical monitoring strategies to ensure repeatable manufacturing performance.\nUtilizes engineering and production data to identify trends, improve process capability, and implement sustainable process improvements.\nTroubleshoots complex manufacturing issues and implements long-term corrective and preventive actions.\nManufacturing Integration\nPartners with Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Materials Engineering, Quality, and Operations to successfully transition process improvements into production.\nDevelops and maintains process specifications, standard operating procedures, qualification plans, and engineering documentation supporting manufacturing operations.\nLeads updates to process control plans, PFMEAs, and process validation activities.\nSupports manufacturing scale-up through robust process development, qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nProject Leadership\nOwns process engineering projects from problem definition through validation, implementation, and manufacturing handoff.\nDefines project scope, timelines, technical deliverables, and success metrics for process improvement initiatives.\nLeads cross-functional technical reviews while effectively communicating project progress, technical risks, and engineering recommendations.\nCoordinates internal engineering resources and external suppliers to ensure successful project execution.\nMentorship\nMentors junior engineers and supports the technical development of engineering and manufacturing personnel.\nPromotes structured problem solving, statistical thinking, and engineering best practices across the organization.\nOther duties as assigned. \nMinimum Qualifications: \nBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering or scientific discipline.\nFour years of process engineering or manufacturing engineering experience involving sputtering, physical vapor deposition (PVD), vacuum thin-film deposition, or closely related deposition technologies.\nAn advanced degree may be substituted for required experience on a year-for-year basis, depending on relevance and level.\nDemonstrated experience designing and executing statistically driven process improvement experiments.\nExperience analyzing manufacturing data using statistical methods to improve process capability, product quality, and manufacturing performance.\nDemonstrated experience troubleshooting complex manufacturing processes and implementing sustainable corrective actions.\nPreferred Qualifications: \nAdvanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Engineering or a related scientific discipline applicable to the position.\nExperience supporting high-temperature superconductors (HTS), semiconductor manufacturing, advanced coatings, optical coatings, battery materials, magnetic materials, or other thin-film technologies.\nExperience with reactive sputtering, magnetron sputtering, and biased or ion-assisted processing.\nExperience supporting technology transfer from development into manufacturing.\nExperience leading Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or Six Sigma initiatives.\nExperience with Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), MSA, JMP, Minitab, Python, or other statistical analysis tools.\nExperience with vacuum systems, plasma processing, and thin-film characterization techniques.\nKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities: \nDeep first-principles understanding of process, vacuum, and electronics relating to sputtered film growth and sidewall coverage. . Strong understanding of statistical process control, process capability analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and data-driven process optimization.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with a rigorous, data-driven approach to engineering decision making.\nAbility to independently lead technical projects while effectively influencing cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.\nExcellent communication and technical documentation skills.\nDemonstrated commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and manufacturing excellence.\nPhysical Demands: This position requires sitting at a desk and viewing a computer screen for extended periods while working or performing other office tasks. Ability to move around the office, including occasional standing, walking, and bending to retrieve documents, attend meetings, or use office equipment. 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