135 process development engineer jobs at 98 companies in Napa, CA
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Sr. Process Development Engineer - Pyrolysis Test
Fort Lupton or San Francisco or Colorado or Louisiana
$98k-$148k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Charm Industrial: Sequesters carbon by converting biomass residues into bio-oil.
7+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 7+ years process development/scale-up experience with pilot systems, strong heat transfer/reaction engineering/process safety knowledge, hands-on troubleshooting, process modeling, and cross-functional leadership.
Aralez Bio: Produces noncanonical amino acids for drug development through biocatalysis.
4+ YOEBS or MS in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry; 4+ years in organic/process chemistry or chemical production; hands-on with reactors 100–1000L; SOPs; safety and quality compliance.
chemical reactors, filters, pumps, TLC, HPLC, LCMS, pH meter
Attalon: Designs and manufactures precision optical and laser systems.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering; 5+ years CNC programming/machining; proficient with CAM software; GD&T; reading drawings; knowledge of materials; problem-solving and teamwork.
Semiconductor Process Development Engineer - Lithography
Santa Rosa, California, United States
$127k-$212k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Keysight TechnologiesNYSE: KEYS: Provides electronic design, test, and simulation software and hardware.
5+ YOEM.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science/Chemical Engineering/Physics/Chemistry, 5+ years semiconductor process development experience (recent cleanroom grads considered), deep lithography expertise (coating, exposure, overlay, CD-SEM), SPC/DOE experience, strong problem-solving and communication; must be U.S. person and local or willing to relocate to S...
Lam ResearchNASDAQ: LRCX: Manufacturing equipment used to fabricate advanced semiconductor microchips.
5+ YOERequires advanced process engineering experience (e.g., 12 years with Bachelors, 8 years with Masters, or 5 years with PhD). Experience in semiconductor/lab environments, SPC/DOE, statistical analysis, MATLAB or Python, and process development for deposition/etch technologies.
MATLAB, Python, JMP, Minitab, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE)
Blue Current: Develops silicon solid-state batteries for mobility and stationary storage.
3+ YOEAdvanced degree in engineering/materials/chemistry with relevant experience; hands-on slurry-based electrode process development across mixing, coating, drying, and calendering; process scale-up, equipment selection, QA/QC, DOE and SPC skills.
Cellares: Automated manufacturing platform for large-scale cell therapy production.
0+ YOEDegree in bioengineering/chemical engineering/biology/biochemistry (BSc/MSc/PhD). 0–15 years process development experience in cell and gene therapy; GMP/clinical manufacturing preferred; DOE, scale-up, troubleshooting, autologous/allogeneic experience; strong communication.
Candid Intelligence: AI software for pre-construction engineering and infrastructure planning.
7+ YOE7+ years at an EPC/PMC/owner-operator, strong FEED and detailed design experience, ownership of PFD and P&ID development, Aspen HYSYS/Aspen Plus experience, knowledge of API/ASME/NFPA/ISA standards, strong cross-discipline judgement.
Process Engineer/Scientist, Crystalization/Separation
Hayward, California, United States
$130k-$175k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Voya Energy: Commercializing metal-based fuel systems for clean off-grid electricity.
Experience developing crystallization/separation processes, continuous multiphase reactor and filtration systems, solid handling/characterization, cross-functional collaboration, and working in fast-paced startup environments.
Principal Scientist, Purification Process Development
South San Francisco, California, United States
$159k-$207k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Denali TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DNLI: Developing medicines for neurodegenerative and lysosomal storage diseases.
10+ YOEPhD in biology/biochemistry/chemical engineering or related, 10+ years of experience; purification process characterization and validation; PPQ; CMOs; analytical methods (ELISA, HPLC, UV, SDS-PAGE) and biophysical techniques.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
2+ YOE2+ years in ETL/data processing with Spark/Flink/Kafka; strong OO programming (Scala/Java); SQL and data modeling; Python scripting; NoSQL experience; GenAI tooling; BS in CS/Software Eng; MS preferred.
Copper: Manufacturing battery-integrated induction stoves for simple home electrification.
2+ YOE2–5 years of hands-on mechanical/product development engineering; experience with hardware products; CAD proficiency; knowledge of volume manufacturing processes; strong collaboration and communication.
10x GenomicsNASDAQ: TXG: Develops platforms for high-resolution single-cell and spatial biological analysis.
0+ YOEPh.D. in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry; 0-3 years industry experience; knowledge of polymer, surfactant, or surface chemistry; process development, scale-up, validation, statistical process control, documentation, and strong communication skills.
Benchling: Cloud platform for biotechnology research and development.
3+ YOE3+ years professional software engineering; full-stack across backend Python and frontend React; collaborative; experience with AI tools; interest in life sciences.
Python, React, AI tools (Cloud agents, Cursor, Claude Code)
Allogene TherapeuticsNASDAQ: ALLO: Develops allogeneic cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases
12+ YOE5+ MgmtPhD/MS/BS in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology, Immunology; 12+ years in process development with 5+ years in management; cell therapy/viral vector experience; leadership and collaboration skills; authorized to work in the U.S.
Process Development, Quality by Design, DOE, Regulatory Filing, BLA, IND, GMP, CAR-T, cell therapy, project management
Vector Atomic: Develops precision quantum sensors for navigation and timing applications.
3+ YOE3+ years in manufacturing engineering or hardware development; degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field; hands-on precision assembly and automation experience; data-driven process control knowledge.
1X: Manufacturing safe, general-purpose humanoid robots for home and work.
5+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 5+ years manufacturing engineering for precision electromechanical products; experience with CAM, fixture and tooling design, precision machining, DFM, GD&T, CMM, SPC, CAD/PLM/ERP, and NPI/process development.
AbbottNYSE: ABT: Manufactures medical devices, diagnostics, and nutritional health products.
4+ YOEBS in engineering or CS required; 4+ years in software development, electrical design/testing, or process verification; medical device experience preferred; experience with embedded and application software and manufacturing validation.
C#, Python, C++, C, SMT, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, UART, SPI, NFC, Bluetooth