The Role
The Process engineer will serve to design, build, and maintain the laser systems at
Potomac. In addition, they will handle prototyping opportunities, developing
process parameters, programs, and documentation with the goal of helping to get
these opportunities to production. There will also be an expectation of staying
current on all applicable technologies and making recommendations for
integration and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain laser systems
- Develop prototyping and process development opportunities, trying to get them
to production. - Stay current on all applilcable technologies to make recommendations for future
Key Requirements
- Engineering degree, preference for electrical or mechanical
- Some lab or production experience
- CAD experience
Key Expectations
- Strong time management
- Initiative and drive to continually grow and improve
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Generous time-off package including paid PTO starting at 12 days (rising to 25
with service), 9 public holidays plus a floating holiday, paid birthday leave, sick
& safe leave, and paid bereavement and public-duty leave (pro-rated for
part-time roles). - Company medical insurance plan, including health, dental, and vision
coverage - Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added financial protection
- Generous 401K scheme
- Professional development opportunities, where applicable, including training
and support for qualifications
About the Goodfellow Group
Founded in London in 1946, Goodfellow is a global leader in advanced materials, offering
over 170,000 products to support innovation in sectors like aerospace, medical research,
and green energy. With offices across Europe, the USA, and China, and backed by
Battery Ventures, we’re driving growth through strategic acquisitions and global
expansion. Recent acquisitions include Potomac Photonics (USA), Suisse Technology
Partners (Switzerland), and The Bureau of Analysed Samples (UK). At Goodfellow, we’re
united by technical excellence, collaboration, and sustainable innovation. Whatever
your passion—science, engineering, technology, or business—you’ll find your future
here.
Our Values
All employees are required to live by the company values:
Continuous Improvement:
- Acknowledge the shortcoming and limitations within yourself and your team
and take action to mitigate these. - Seek ways to improve and enhance Goodfellow working practices.
- Be receptive to new ideas and practices to improve the results within your team.
- Implement solutions and changes positively and encourage the same within
your team. - Encourage your team to provide solutions not problems.
- Be receptive to feedback for your own and team’s performance.
- Go above and beyond.
- Actively seek feedback from your teams’ customers to ensure their needs and
expectations are met.
Responsibility:
- Knowledge of managing the commercial impact of a team.
- Ability to meet both personal and departmental KPIs.
One Team:
- Regularly communicate the progress of the department/teams’ efforts based
against the operational plan and business objectives. - Build a positive and healthy working relationship with all colleagues in your team
and company. - Communicate with all colleagues in a professional, calm and assertive manner.
- Be flexible to the needs and requirements of other teams.
Customer Centric:
- A mindset that puts the customer at the centre of everything we do.
- Flexibility and a positive attitude towards opportunity.
- Exhibit a positive approach and treat all colleagues, clients etc with dignity and
respect.
