Process Engineer (Colorado Springs)

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

• Experience with chemical etching, electroforming, and/or laser processing in manufacturing.

• Strong knowledge of chemical and electrochemical manufacturing principles.

• Experience with process analysis, troubleshooting, and data-driven problem solving.

Ability to communicate effectively in cross-functional environments.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Wet-process, microfabrication, plating, or electroforming manufacturing experience.

• Knowledge of electrochemistry, current density/distribution, contamination control, filtration, additives, and bath chemistry.

• Photoresist processing experience (surface prep, exposure, development, stripping).

• SPC, DOE, root-cause analysis, yield improvement, and process control methodologies.

• Experience diagnosing plating, deposit, and process defects.

• Writing SOPs, process specifications, and control plans.

• Production floor support and technician/operator leadership.

• Nickel sulfamate plating, resist molds, dry-film or liquid photoresists, and mandrel-release processes.

• Bath analysis methods including titration, ICP, or atomic absorption.

• Capital equipment implementation, automation, process transfer, or scale-up.

• Experience in ISO 9001, aerospace, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

Industry certifications or advanced electroplating/electroforming training.

Job Description

Job Overview

Process Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing chemical etching, electroforming, and laser manufacturing processes to improve quality, yield, efficiency, and production scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize chemical etching, electroforming, and laser processing operations.

• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement process improvements.

• Analyze process data to improve performance, quality, and cost.

• Design and validate experiments, equipment settings, and process parameters.

• Support production scale-up and process transfers.

• Maintain process documentation and ensure regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance.

• Partner with engineering, production, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement.