Top Process Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Leads startup, qualification, validation, and continuous improvement of membrane manufacturing processes for the semiconductor industry. Develops readiness plans, procedures, control plans, qualification protocols, and QMS documentation. Provides hands-on support for equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, scale-up, technology transfer, and sustained production. Uses statistical analysis, DOE, SPC, root cause analysis, and capability studies to improve yield, quality, throughput, and reliability. Coordinates cross-functional and multi-site teams while communicating technical risks and mentoring stakeholders.

Lead process engineering design and execution for mining, mineral processing, material handling, and heavy industrial facilities. Develop PFDs, P&IDs, calculations, specifications, and equipment designs; coordinate multidisciplinary teams; oversee quality, safety, commissioning, and client expectations. Support proposals, business development, client relationships, conferences, and project pursuits. Mentor engineers and establish engineering standards and best practices. Regular travel to offices, project sites, and industrial facilities is expected.

Provides technical leadership for process safety across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include maintaining PSM systems, leading hazard analyses and incident investigations, managing change, developing employee training, evaluating hazardous materials, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing risk controls. The role supports safe facility design, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning while advising employees and management on OSHA and process safety requirements.

Develops and commissions PLC-based process control systems for industrial and food and beverage manufacturing environments. Responsibilities include controls hardware specification, electrical documentation review, functional descriptions, PLC programming, instrumentation and control loop design, onsite I/O checks, commissioning, maintenance support, and operator training. The role collaborates with clients, vendors, electrical designers, process engineers, and project managers, with up to 25% travel for customer startups.

Provides technical leadership across nine insulation manufacturing facilities, optimizing fiberization processes, reducing variation, improving productivity, and supporting quality, safety, CAPEX, and operational performance. Leads audits, process training, KPI analysis, improvement initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration with plant operations, R&D, controls engineering, and product management. Serves as a division subject matter expert and develops process engineering capabilities across the organization.

Senior process engineer responsible for optimizing a novel direct air capture process, translating conceptual designs into pilot facilities, designing experiments, analyzing process data, conducting HAZID and HAZOP reviews, evaluating equipment performance and safety, troubleshooting operations, and preparing engineering documentation. The role is on-site and collaborates with operators, contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Supports manufacturing engineers in improving high-mix assembly processes at a commercial door lock facility. Responsibilities include productivity projects, process documentation, fixture and component design, equipment troubleshooting, capital equipment installation, and safety and quality improvements. The intern applies engineering principles, data analysis, problem-solving, and teamwork in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Supports process engineering deliverables for pharmaceutical, biotech, food and beverage, and industrial facility projects. Works with mentors and multidisciplinary teams on manufacturing facility and equipment design, facility infrastructure, critical utilities, and process documentation. The internship includes hands-on project work, collaboration with clients and vendors, and exposure to AEC design and construction applications.

Own CNC process development and design machining workflows, integrate automation systems, optimize toolpaths, collaborate across teams, and lead yield improvement efforts.

Designs process-mechanical systems for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure, including equipment, piping, pumping, hydraulics, aeration, and pipe supports. Develops calculations, specifications, drawings, and BIM models; coordinates interdisciplinary design teams; reviews construction submittals; responds to contractor inquiries; and performs site observations. The role also supports construction phases, manages design tasks, and may mentor less experienced staff.

Leads the Solon site's automation program from launch through full-scale production. Sets technical strategy, directs automation system design and development, manages project scope, resources, timelines, risks, and execution, and coordinates controls, process, automation, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams. Provides technical guidance on robotics, machine vision, PLCs, HMIs, and integrated manufacturing systems while communicating roadmap and progress to senior leadership. Develops technical talent and drives continuous improvement and technology adoption.

Develops, tests, deploys, and supports attended and unattended UiPath RPA automations. Works with stakeholders to analyze processes, gather requirements, identify automation opportunities, and translate needs into technical solutions. Builds database and API integrations using SQL and programming languages, applies web technologies for browser automation, and maintains documentation. Troubleshoots automations, supports Agile and Waterfall development, participates in testing and project planning, and provides operational status updates.

Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing teams to improve advanced ceramics manufacturing capabilities, yields, process flow, productivity, equipment efficiency, and workforce utilization. Applies Lean Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies, supports technology transfers and mid-sized projects, analyzes process data, documents improvements, trains staff, and maintains safety standards. The role requires equipment analysis, process control, failure-mode analysis, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Develop and sustain dry etch processes for silicon-based MEMS technologies in R&D and high-volume manufacturing. Responsibilities include evaluating materials and applications, optimizing and controlling processes, conducting DOE and data analysis, resolving yield and defect issues, documenting improvements, transferring processes into production, and collaborating with engineering, operations, and equipment maintenance teams.

The Senior Process Engineer leads small molecule manufacturing projects, manages design and execution, mentors staff, and ensures compliance with regulatory standards.

Lead development and implementation of SOPs, KPIs, and statistical monitoring for beverage can and end manufacturing. Drive process improvement, material qualifications, consumable reduction, training, and Lean/Six Sigma projects across plants.

Supports mechanical assembly readiness, process development, tooling and fixture design, manufacturing documentation, and production build execution for cryogenic and semiconductor test products. Reviews drawings and BOMs, develops work instructions, provides DFM feedback, resolves process and quality issues, supports ECOs and NPI, and drives Lean continuous improvement. Collaborates with engineering, quality, supply chain, and production teams to improve safety, efficiency, repeatability, and manufacturing capability.

Own process engineering for chocolate and confectionery innovation projects from technical brief through factory implementation. Translate recipes into process flows, equipment requirements, operating parameters, trial plans, and scale-up strategies. Lead factory trials, validation, commissioning, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, process optimization, commercialization, shelf-life support, and technical documentation while collaborating with R&D, Culinary, Quality, Operations, Engineering, suppliers, and co-manufacturers.

Run and optimize ALD thin-film processes on the TEPHRA cluster tool in a cleanroom R&D lab. Plan experiments, execute DOE, analyze ellipsometry and metrology data, document procedures and maintain equipment. Collaborate with scientists, technicians, and hardware engineers to transfer processes, evaluate hardware, and support safe, OSHA-compliant lab operations.

Lead development, characterization, qualification and transfer of high-volume optoelectronic assembly processes. Design and run DOE, perform FMEA/RCCA, specify/procure equipment, design tooling, document processes, train technicians, and ensure successful manufacturing transfer and equipment maintenance.

Plan, develop, and execute process engineering tasks for federal industrial and manufacturing projects. Create PFDs/P&IDs, perform mass/energy balances and equipment sizing, support PHAs/HAZOPs, prepare specifications, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, assist construction/commissioning/startup, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring safety, compliance, and process optimization.

The Process Engineer will develop and improve manufacturing processes for solid rocket motors, collaborating across teams to ensure safety and quality standards while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Drive analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes. Manage plant CAPEX projects from specification through commissioning. Support maintenance planning, supplier and HSE collaboration, equipment validation, troubleshooting, KPI analysis, corrective actions, and Quality Management System improvements to enhance efficiency, safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

The Principal Process Controls Engineer leads project teams in automation design, mentors junior engineers, collaborates with clients, and develops process control standards, focusing on the food and beverage industry.

The Process Safety Engineer will conduct consequence modeling, risk assessments, and support process safety services while interacting with clients.