Senior Process Engineer

Brooks Instrument ( www.brooksinstrument.com ), an industry leader in flow and pressure instrumentation for critical applications, is seeking candidates for a Senior Process Engineer position that will be based at the company headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). The company has manufacturing locations in Pennsylvania, Hungary, Malaysia and Korea, and also maintains sales and service offices throughout the world.

Our high-tech products are used in laboratory and process applications in end markets such as: oil & gas, petrochemical, medical devices, waste water, life sciences, and analytical instruments.

Brooks is a division of ITW (Illinois Tool Works), a fortune 200 company. ITW is one of the world's leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. The company has operations in 56 countries and employs over 50,000 employees.

These talented employees, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to ITW's global leadership in innovation. The company is proud of its broad portfolio of nearly 10,000 active patents, and is focused on fully leveraging its highly differentiated business model to deliver solid growth with consistent best-in-class margins and return on capital.

The Senior Process Engineer is a hands-on, multi-disciplinary engineering role within the Brooks Instrument New Product Development team. The position requires demonstrated competence across mechanical, electrical, and software systems, with direct experience designing, building, and validating integrated electrical and mechanical systems.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of contributing across the full product development lifecycle - from requirements definition through prototype, test, and production release - and will be capable of operating both independently and as part of a team in complex, ambiguous problem spaces.

- Design, build, and validate mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems used in the assembly, calibration, and test of new and existing products

- Analyze mechanical components and fluid dynamic systems; develop and refine flow measurement and control algorithms using theoretical and empirical methods.

- Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Firmware, Test, and Manufacturing Engineering to optimize designs for performance and manufacturability.

- Support system integration activities, including debugging and performance validation of hardware/software interactions.

- Define and execute test plans for design verification and validation; document results in clear technical reports.

- Contribute to system requirements, product specifications, DFMEA, and PFMEA activities.

- Partner with automation, manufacturing engineering, and operations to develop assembly processes and functional requirements for manufacturing test stands.

- Develop Python or XML-based automated test scripts and data analysis tools to support firmware validation and system-level performance characterization.

- Review and interpret circuit schematics to support hardware/software co-design; propose circuit optimizations to facilitate firmware development.

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline.

- 8-10 years of progressive engineering experience, with demonstrated contributions to full-cycle new product development (concept through production release).

- Direct, hands-on experience designing and building electromechanical systems - not limited to design or analysis; candidates must have physically assembled and debugged hardware.

- Proficiency in Python for test scripting, data analysis, or automation; ability to read and interpret code written by others.

- Working knowledge of electrical systems: ability to read schematics, interpret circuit-level behavior, and collaborate meaningfully with firmware and electrical engineers.

- Demonstrated experience designing and executing test plans for hardware/software integrated systems.

- Ability to read and interpret detailed mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.

- Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent parametric CAD platform

- Experience with mass flow control systems, precision instrumentation, or fluid measurement and control.

- Experience developing automation systems or robotic assembly equipment.

- Background in process control, metrology, or calibration of precision instrumentation.

Candidates with the following backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply: precision electromechanical product development; automated test system design; data acquisition and signal processing; pneumatic or fluid control systems; process control instrumentation,

This position requires the ability to kneel, reach, stand, walk, and lift objects up to 40 pounds. The work environment includes both production floor and office settings, with exposure to moderate to high noise levels. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

This is a 100% on-site position located in Hatfield, PA.

Our employees enjoy competitive, merit-based salary plus excellent benefits including:

The opportunity to join a well established (80 years in business) yet dynamically changing organization that works together as a team to meet the challenges of satisfying customers' needs and managing rapid growth to better compete in a global marketplace.