Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer - Manufacturing

Location: Mobile/Remote

Reports To: Senior Vice President of Manufacturing

Position Summary

The Staff Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for executing the company's most strategically important engineering and capital initiatives specific to Manufacturing. The role provides enterprise-level technical leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities while maintaining direct ownership of project execution, engineering quality, and Operational Integrity. The Staff Engineer serves as the technical authority for assigned technologies, mentors engineers across the organization, and ensures projects are delivered safely, reliably, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with corporate engineering standards.

About Arclin 

You can find Arclin everywhere. Our technologies make homes and transportation safer, help crops flourish, keep water clean, protect first responders and members of the military, and preserve the purity of essential pharmaceuticals. These vital, everyday products can't fail, and we’re here to give the world an extra layer of performance and peace of mind.

With ~4,000 team members across more than 30 global manufacturing facilities, we operate with the scale to make a global impact and the agility to solve complex challenges at the molecular level. Rooted in scientific discovery and innovation, Arclin’s materials redefine performance across industries - from Firepoint®’s patented intumescent technology that helps stall flames and save lives to the iconic Kevlar® and Nomex® brands trusted to protect those who serve, strengthen aerospace and industrial systems, and perform where reliability and safety are top of mind.

As we expand our mission‑critical materials portfolio and shape the next era of performance technologies, we’re looking for people who want to grow, lead, and solve the challenges others can’t. Together, we’ll advance the innovations that keep the world moving. Because at Arclin, our people are truly Vital Beyond Measure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead execution of Arclin Manufacturing’s most technically challenging capital and manufacturing improvement projects.
• Serve as the technical authority for assigned technologies, processes, or manufacturing systems.
• Develop engineering solutions that improve safety, reliability, operability, maintainability, quality, and cost competitiveness.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams without direct supervisory authority.
• Approve engineering designs, equipment selections, process modifications, and technical specifications within assigned projects.
• Apply Operational Integrity principles throughout project development and execution.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement proven technologies that improve manufacturing performance.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and execution strategies.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing Technology, Reliability, Process Safety, Supply Chain, Procurement, and R&D.
• Lead technical reviews including HAZOPs, design reviews, constructability reviews, and commissioning readiness.
• Capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements into future projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Engineering.
• Typically 20+ years of progressive engineering experience in chemical or industrial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success leading complex capital projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of process engineering, project management, process safety, and manufacturing operations.
• Excellent communication and influence skills.