Manufacturing Reliability Engineer

Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. Aspen Battery Materials, the Company's carbon aerogel initiative, seeks to increase the performance of lithium-ion battery cells to enable EV manufacturers to extend the driving range and reduce the cost of EVs. The Company's Cryogel and Pyrogel products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform into additional high-value markets. Aspen is headquartered in Northborough, Mass.

Support continuous manufacturing process using engineering skills to assess, manage, implement, improve or revise processes, with the goal of improving efficiency of operation, safety and the consistency of product quality. Focus on delivering to OEE improvements through equipment reliability. Monitors the effectiveness of processes and quantifies results and presents findings to management. Prepares detailed reports and analysis for use by management in measuring overall production efficiency.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify and resolve any equipment related safety issues in department.
• Accountability for established production goals by removing barriers or bottlenecks that may exist and inhibit production
• Work closely with production operators and Department Manager to identify and communicate daily issues, priorities and production changes
• Point of contact to coordinate activities to be performed on plant equipment including lockout/tagout, safe work permits, hot work, line and equipment opening
• Participate and/or lead when appropriate "root cause" investigations of safety and/or equipment failures or other incidents when necessary
• Work with internal or external partners in all day-to-day maintenance/reliability/equipment performance, instrument/hardware issues and quality control concerns
• Participate in daily production meetings, weekly staff meetings and other scheduled meetings as necessary
• Support coordination during plant outages from equipment shutdown through starting up the process
• Supports small capital projects (typically under $100,000) as well as participates as a manufacturing representative on large capital projects including planning, design and P&ID reviews
• Update work instructions as needed
• Maintain calibration and verification of plant equipment
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management
• Adopt and follow Aspen's core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer and Innovation on both a personal and professional level.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• Prior experience working with non-woven rolled goods and equipment preferred (winding, calendaring, coating, ovens, etc.)
• Additional experience within dust collection, air flow design and control, and PLC based controls systems is beneficial
• Experience with business system software systems (i.e. Oracle) and quality control systems preferred
• Prior experience with OSHA's Process Safety Management standards

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Frequently required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Occasionally required to sit
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather)
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather)
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs pounds

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PERKS OF JOINING OUR TEAM!

Aspen is committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package, a positive and productive work environment, encouraged work/life and family balance, and opportunities for growth and development, in a culture that is focused on inclusion, sustainability, and working together to solve the world's toughest challenges.

Aspen is proud to offer a competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, Sick Time, and PTO. In addition, we also offer Fitness Reimbursement, a 401k Employer Match, Life and Disability Insurance, and other benefits.

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here:

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to or call and leave a voice message at (508) 466-3111 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information and we will return your message.

For Our Rhode Island Applicants: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The East Providence, RI facility of Aspen Aerogels is subject to Title 28, Chapter 29-6.2 of Rhode Island General Laws, which governs Worker's Compensation.