Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers' products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.

Group Key Figures: Revenue £950m (2021), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30+ countries, and customers in 100+ countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

If you enjoy solving manufacturing problems, improving processes, and seeing your work make a real difference, this could be worth a closer look. Our client manufactures advanced ceramic and composite components used in the medical and aerospace sectors. Their products help support life-changing medical devices and critical aerospace applications where quality, reliability, and precision aren't optional.

The Role

As a Process Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing, improving, and supporting manufacturing processes used to produce advanced ceramic components. You'll work closely with engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain teams to improve efficiency, reduce variation, solve technical challenges, and support new product introductions. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll spend time both on the production floor and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

• Develop and implement safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing processes and equipment
• Support ceramic manufacturing operations, including raw material handling, mixing, molding, pressing, and high-temperature firing processes
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, reduce scrap, increase yield, and improve equipment performance
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including drawings, bills of materials, routers, work instructions, and control plans
• Support new product introduction activities, validation efforts, APQP, PPAP, and manufacturing launches
• Conduct process capability studies, PFMEAs, root cause investigations, and corrective action activities
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and quality issues using structured problem-solving methods
• Participate in engineering design reviews and cross-functional project teams
• Support quoting activities for labor, tooling, equipment, and manufacturing processes
• Assist with capital equipment evaluations and capital expenditure requests
• Help train production teams on new processes, equipment, and standard work

Qualifications

About You / What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience in a manufacturing engineering or process engineering environment
• Exposure to manufacturing processes involving mixing, molding, pressing, ovens, kilns, or other high-temperature processing equipment
• Knowledge of ceramics, advanced materials, or similar manufacturing technologies
• Understanding of ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 quality management systems
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing procedures and process documentation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with operations, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams
• Comfortable balancing multiple priorities without dropping the important details
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

What You'll Get

• Opportunity to work on products used in both medical and aerospace applications
• Exposure to advanced ceramic manufacturing technologies
• Collaborative engineering environment with strong cross-functional involvement
• Career development opportunities within a specialized manufacturing operation
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

Eligibility Requirements

Due to export control regulations and access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• U.S. Citizen
• U.S. Permanent Resident
• Protected Individual as defined under applicable U.S. regulations

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship. IND-1