Process Engineer, Lead/Staff

Key Responsibilities

• Own every step of the sample lifecycle, from soil/vapor/water collection through prep, processing, analysis, and data delivery in Remedy's Lab and third-party labs
• Quantify cycle time, throughput, and failure/rework rates at each step; identify bottlenecks and non-value-add steps that can be removed or simplified
• Define and prioritize automation opportunities that improve QA/QC, throughput, and scalability
• Work directly with the analytical chemistry team to identify process improvements and tradeoffs
• Evaluate, select, and integrate lab automation equipment (liquid handlers, robotic arms, automated samplers) to reduce manual touchpoints across the sample pipeline
• Partner with hardware/firmware specialists (internal or contracted) to scope custom integrations where off-the-shelf automation doesn't fit
• Bring process rigor from synthetic biology, pharmaceutical, clinical, or other large-scale lab operations to environmental sample processing
• Define requirements for software that tracks samples, chain of custody, and process/QA data end to end
• Partner with the software engineering team to translate process needs into system requirements, workflows, and data models
• Identify where software can replace manual steps, reduce error, and enable remote monitoring or control of processing and lab equipment
• Use AI tools across your own workflow including AI coding tools to prototype scripts, dashboards, small automations, and AI-assisted analysis to speed up process and data work
• Build the foundation for 24/7 operation of both core processing and the Remedy Lab, including automation, staffing, and monitoring needs
• Establish and continuously improve QA/QC procedures across the full sample pipeline

Required Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience (Lead/Staff level) in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, or lab operations, ideally in environmental, analytical chemistry, or high-volume manufacturing settings
• Demonstrated experience across hardware and firmware. Able to build, integrate, and troubleshoot physical systems and instrumentation, not just specify them
• Experience mapping, measuring, and optimizing complex, multi-step processes, including cycle time analysis, throughput modeling, and bottleneck identification
• Track record of taking a manual or semi-manual process and scaling it toward automation
• Comfortable defining software and data requirements and partnering closely with engineers to implement them, without needing to be a software developer
• Strong QA/QC instincts, with experience implementing or improving quality systems in a regulated or high-rigor environment

Nice-to-Have Experience

• With laboratory information management systems (LIMS) or similar sample-tracking software
• Background with analytical instrumentation (GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-OES, XRF, etc.) or environmental sample chain of custody
• Experience scaling a process or facility from prototype/pilot to high-volume, continuous (24/7) operation
• Experience coordinating with third-party labs, sample logistics, or environmental regulatory requirements (EPA, ASTM, ISO)
• Experience as an early process or manufacturing hire at a startup
• People management or team-building experience