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