Process Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of process engineering deliverables for capital projects, including:
  • Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
  • Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
  • Process descriptions and operating philosophies
  • Equipment sizing and specifications
  • Process calculations and mass/energy balances
  • Utility and process design requirements
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes to improve safety, product quality, reliability, capacity, and cost performance.
• Conduct technical evaluations, feasibility studies, and process simulations to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support product commercialization by evaluating process capability and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop and modify process methods, and operating controls to meet product quality and production objectives.
• Recommend and implement process improvements, modifications, and standardization initiatives across manufacturing sites.
• Review product development requirements and evaluate compatibility with existing manufacturing processes, identifying required equipment, costs, schedules, and process changes.
• Integrate equipment capabilities and material characteristics to meet process and technology performance specifications.
• Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), HAZOP studies, Management of Change (MOC), and other process safety activities.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and provide technical recommendations to improve plant performance.
• Develop engineering documentation, design standards, and best practices to improve consistency across the manufacturing network.
• Cook up coordination with external engineering firms, contractors, and equipment vendors as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline required.
• 10+ years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing, chemical, specialty chemicals, pulp and paper, water treatment, or industrial processing environment.
• Experience supporting capital projects from concept through startup.
• Experience developing process engineering design packages and technical documentation.
• Experience working in cross-functional project teams.