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Senior Process Engineer (Advanced R&D)
$140K–$200K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 7, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of process development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in material science, physics, mechanical engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
About the job
Develops and optimizes processes for advanced metal 3D printing by investigating process physics, analyzing data, and running experiments.
What you'll do
- Analyze in-situ data and material properties to understand and improve metal additive processes.
- Design and execute experiments; optimize processes and develop tool qualification procedures.
- Track printed-part quality metrics and collaborate with engineering teams to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in material science, physics, mechanical engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of process development experience in complex physics-based applications such as semiconductor, solar, or additive manufacturing.
- Experience developing Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical data analysis, and process optimization.
- Experience gathering and processing large data sets.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in material science, physics, or mechanical engineering.
- Experience with machine learning or data science.
Pay
$140,000-$200,000 USD base salary
Tools
R, JMP, Python, Minitab, MATLAB
AI focus
Uses machine learning to analyze data and rapidly improve metal 3D printing processes.
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