Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineers work with clients to produce detailed process designs and simulations for new equipment and processes, or to modify existing process designs to improve operation/expand throughput.

This work involves the entire project life cycle, including creating job proposals for clients, performing the detailed process design, simulating the process, providing support during project start-up, and validating process performance after start-up.

Reports To: Operations Director

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead development of complex process mechanical designs from concept through construction.

Core Technical Leadership

• Develop and approve equipment specifications, process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs), process simulations and validation protocols. and operation specifications
• Perform and oversee process modeling, simulations, and mass/energy balances to validate designs and support scale-up activities.
• Lead or participate in process safety reviews (HAZOP, PHA) and ensure compliance with regulatory codes and standards (PSHA, 3A, EHEDG, NFPA, etc.)
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and process optimization studies for clients.

Project and Discipline Oversight

• Provide technical oversight of junior engineers, ensuring high-quality deliverables (drawings, calculations, designs).
• Estimate engineering hours, monitor budgets, and provide schedule oversight for process deliverables.
• Develop and maintain process discipline standards, best practices, and quality procedures to ensure consistency across projects.

Client and Business Development Engagement

• Serve as primary client-facing technical advisor on process/mechanical systems.
• Act as subject matter expert in client workshops, technical reviews/audits, and proposal presentations, contributing to business growth.
• Partner with business development team to develop technical content for proposals, scopes of work and estimates.

Leadership & Field Support

• Mentor, coach and develop engineering staff; provide feedback to support career growth
• Support construction, commissioning and start-ups as technical authority, both onsite and remote.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Experience/Abilities:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Process Engineering
• 7-12 years’ experience in process engineering (F&B, pharma, chemical or related industries)

• Strong knowledge of 3D design tools (Plant 3D, laser scans)
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-discipline technical reviews and manage deliverable quality
• Excellent client communication skills; ability to present to clients/executives.
• Ability to travel 20%-30% annually depending on project needs.

BENEFITS

Our Work-Life Balance Benefits were created to attract and reward our employees, which includes healthcare, life, supplemental insurance, and wellbeing benefits. Features of our benefits are listed below, which may be based upon position, location, and other eligibility criteria.

Healthcare and Insurance Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
• Short-Term Disability (Supplemental Option)
• Voluntary Life Insurance (Supplemental Option)
• Health Savings Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing Benefits

• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Retirement – 401K and Roth 401K w/Company Match/Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Dependent Care (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement
• Paid Time-off for Charitable Involvement