Vulcan Elements
Senior Process Engineer
Benson, NC +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Benson, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 5+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; or a Master’s degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Owns a manufacturing process step and scales it from pilot-line development to stable, high-volume production as part of a major facility expansion.
What you'll do
- Run trials and define equipment parameters and operating windows to improve yield, throughput, and scrap.
- Lead capability, Gage R&R, and PFMEA work; use quality and production data to identify risks and root causes.
- Support installation, commissioning, production startup, and scale-up; develop and manage process and quality documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
- Expertise in DoEs, Gage R&R studies, and SPC for high-precision manufacturing.
- Expertise developing manufacturing documents such as PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, and Process Flows.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
Nice to have
- Experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, metallurgy, magnetics, or chemical processing; Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Familiarity with MES implementation and automated transaction mapping, or experience in regulated industries such as Defense, Aerospace, or Automotive.
Tools
DoEs, Gage R&R, SPC, PFMEA, MES, HMI
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