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As a Chemical Process Engineer , you will support and develop electroplating and wet chemical ... This is a hands-on engineering role that combines process development, manufacturing support ...

As a Chemical Process Engineer , you will support and develop electroplating and wet chemical ... This is a hands-on engineering role that combines process development, manufacturing support ...

This role performs chemical engineering assignments supporting production, process improvement ... operating-procedure development, or capital-project execution in a manufacturing ...

Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent 4+ years of experience in process development. Laboratory ...

Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent 4+ years of experience in process development. Laboratory ...

Senior Process Development Engineer

Chicago, IL ยท On-site

$107K - $138K/yr

The Senior Process Development Engineer is responsible for leading complex process research and ... Education and Experience Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a ...

Organizeand conduct process engineering development,includingPFDs, energy and mass balance, process ... None EDUCATION,SKILLS &QUALIFICATIONS * BS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process ...

Process Engineer, Chemical

Livermore, CA ยท On-site

$105K - $130K/yr

Leads FMEA activities for chemical cleaning processes and NPI product development transfer to production. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: * BS in Chemical Engineering (or similar) or 3+ years ...

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Chemical Process Engineer

Douglas, GA โ€ข On-site

Optima Chemical LLC
Chemical Manufacturingย โ€ขย 51 - 200 employees

$75K - $90K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 7 days ago


Job description

Position Title: Chemical Process Engineer
Reports to: Project Development Manager
Education and Experience: A bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and 0-5+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s or Doctor’s in Chemical Engineering and 3 years or more of relevant experience.

• Experience in applied process development/process engineering and implementation for both batch and continuous processes.
• Process scale-up experience going from, the lab, kilo lab and pilot plant to plant scale.
• A sound understanding of fundamental economics relating to process design and project implementation, the ability to conduct economic     analyses on new technologies.
• Good communication skills, with coworkers, subordinates and customers.
• A broad knowledge of Process Safety Management, process safety, CPI practices and standards, and regulatory compliance.
• MS, MBA, PhD, PE nice but optional

Main functions:

Work with process development, production, lab, sales & marketing, and safety groups
to safely startup and establish new products and to reduce costs for existing product
(yield/process improvements).

Duties/Responsibilities:

Evaluations (new & existing processes)

▪ Interfaces with external and internal customers on new processes
▪ Translating Technology Transfer Packages into potential processes at Optima
▪ Develop costing of new processes and evaluate profitability
▪ Developing draft BFDs, and mass & energy balances
▪ Evaluating Optima’s process capability and unit operation deficiencies for a new process
▪ Generate specifications for raw materials and in-process samples
▪ Generate PMNs

Company Description

www.optimachem.com