Senior Engineer

Senior Sustainability Engineer

📍 Location: Spokane, WA, United States

🏢 Industry: Software Development

💼 Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you a sustainability and environmental professional with strong manufacturing experience and a passion for data-driven decision-making? This role offers the opportunity to lead enterprise sustainability programs, support strategic customer engagements, improve environmental performance, and influence long-term sustainability roadmaps across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Sustainability Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute sustainability strategies and roadmaps for ESM manufacturing sites.
• Establish sustainability goals, milestones, and measurable performance indicators.
• Align sustainability initiatives with business priorities and customer expectations.
• Drive environmental performance improvements across operations.

Customer & External Engagement

• Serve as the sustainability lead for strategic customer accounts.
• Support customer audits, sustainability assessments, and disclosure requests.
• Respond to technical sustainability inquiries and reporting requirements.
• Build strong relationships with customers regarding environmental performance initiatives.

Regulatory & Compliance Alignment

• Interpret regulatory, environmental, and customer requirements.
• Translate requirements into actionable business and operational plans.
• Support sustainability reporting and compliance initiatives.
• Maintain audit readiness and documentation standards.

Cross-Functional Program Leadership

Partner closely with:

• Operations
• Engineering
• Product Stewardship
• R&D
• Supply Chain
• Commercial Teams
• Sustainability Programs
• Lead enterprise sustainability and environmental improvement initiatives.
• Drive collaboration across multiple business functions.

Sustainability Analytics & Data Management

• Analyze environmental and operational data.
• Identify opportunities to improve:
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Energy Efficiency
• Resource Utilization
• Manufacturing Performance
• Develop recommendations based on data insights.
• Convert analysis into actionable improvement plans.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Develop sustainability KPIs and reporting frameworks.
• Monitor environmental performance trends.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Support executive reporting and strategic decision-making.

Data Governance & Quality

• Establish data quality, validation, and documentation processes.
• Improve consistency and reliability of sustainability reporting.
• Support customer disclosures and audit requirements.
• Ensure integrity of environmental performance data.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify sustainability optimization opportunities.
• Support emissions reduction initiatives.
• Drive operational efficiency improvements.
• Promote environmental stewardship and best practices.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in:

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Related Technical Discipline

Experience

Mid-to-senior level experience in:

• Sustainability Programs
• Environmental Management
• HSE Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations
• Environmental Compliance
• Experience working in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of emissions sources, energy use, and process optimization.

Preferred Experience

• Electronic Materials Manufacturing
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Product Stewardship Programs
• Sustainability Reporting Frameworks
• Environmental Data Management
• Customer Sustainability Audits
• ESG Initiatives
• Regulatory Compliance Programs

Key Skills

• Sustainability Strategy
• HSE Engineering
• Environmental Compliance
• ESG Programs
• Sustainability Reporting
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Data Analytics
• Process Optimization
• Manufacturing Operations
• Energy Management
• Product Stewardship
• Continuous Improvement