Thin-Film Coating Process Development Engineer Job at DNP IAM Corp in Concord

Thin-Film Coating Process Development Engineer

Join DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation (DNP IAM), a global leader in high‑quality printing media, where you’ll drive process excellence on our FGR Coating and Mixing teams. If continuous improvement, scientific problem solving, and hands-on manufacturing energize you, this role puts you at the center of quality, uptime, and cost optimization.

A day in the life

• Serve as the process subject-matter expert for FGR Coating and Mixing operations, enabling the team to meet safety and departmental performance targets.
• Lead root-cause investigations and collaborate with the team to eliminate recurring issues.
• Analyze and refine methods, workflows, and equipment using time studies, trend analyses, correlations, and histograms to uncover improvements in quality, availability, and cost.
• Identify and champion both grassroots fixes and technology-driven solutions.
• Own projects end-to-end: concept and design, cost and safety approvals, implementation, and validation.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering peers, production, vendors, and leadership to execute larger initiatives.
• Create and maintain technical documentation (procedures, work instructions, flowcharts, forms, P&IDs, and reports).
• Lead all new product and formulation introductions across coating and mixing lines, ensuring smooth scale-up and qualification.
• Train operators and colleagues on new equipment and processes to secure stable performance.

What you bring Required

• BS in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of continuous improvement experience in manufacturing.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and/or other data analysis tools.
• Flexibility to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment when deadlines require.

Preferred

• Background in thin film or paper web coating, or experience with high‑speed rotating equipment.
• Experience with chemical mixing/blending operations.
• Familiarity with OSHA, EPA, HAZWOPER, and ISO 14001.
• Working knowledge of SPC.

Technical proficiencies

• Bachelor's Degree
• Engineering Degree
• Continuous Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis (including 5 Why)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Process Development
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Mixing and Blending

Tools and equipment

• Multimeter
• Extrusion Machine
• Calipers and Micrometers

About DNP IAM

DNP IAM is the U.S. subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP)—the world’s largest producer of dye‑sublimation media for photo printers and thermal transfer ribbons for barcode printers. We offer one of the industry’s broadest solution portfolios for photo retail, purpose-built to help retailers achieve their business goals with the reliability customers expect. Our manufacturing, sales, and development for dye-sublimation media are based in Concord, NC. Learn more at www.dnpphoto.com/en-us/.

Equal Opportunity

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.