Manufacturing Process Engineer-3

Ketjen•Pasadena, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to move your career forward and help shape our company’s and customers’ futures? If you aspire to challenge yourself, work with the best in the industry and join a successful team where you can make a meaningful contribution, then we invite you to join us at Ketjen Corporation, a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Together, we can create a legacy marked by innovation, excitement, and energy. About Ketjen Ketjen Corporation is a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Our company is driven by a strong set of core values: curiosity, care, collaboration, humility, accountability, and integrity. These values guide our decisions, shape our culture, and define how we work together to deliver exceptional value to our customers and communities. About the Role The Manufacturing Process Engineer III plays a key role in driving business growth and continuous improvement within Ketjen’s refinery catalyst manufacturing operations. Based at our Bayport Facility, this role is part of the Catalyst Process Engineering Group and is responsible for leading and supporting process design and engineering activities across front-end engineering, detailed project execution, and commissioning and start-up efforts. The ideal candidate brings strong process engineering expertise, hands-on plant experience, and the ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively across a manufacturing organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering (preferred).
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in an operating plant environment, process design group, or R&D organization.
Strong command of material and energy balance calculations.
Demonstrated knowledge of process design fundamentals, including mass and heat balances, PFDs/P&IDs, PHAs/EHAs, PSV design, and commissioning/start-up.
Proficient knowledge of process equipment and instrumentation.
Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across a manufacturing organization.
Strong alignment with Ketjen’s core values: curiosity, care, collaboration, humility, accountability, and integrity.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated success leading or implementing projects delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, HS&E, capacity, or operability.
Proven experience serving as a process design lead.
Hands-on experience in an operating plant environment.
Experience with solids handling and processing.
Experience supporting start-up and commissioning of new process equipment.
Working knowledge of basic process control concepts.
Experience operating within a stage-gate project management framework.

Responsibilities

Provide process design leadership for change and expansion projects across all production facilities on site.
Develop and apply expertise in refinery catalyst manufacturing, serving as a technical resource to the organization.
Lead and support mass and energy balance development, PFDs, P&IDs, PHAs/EHAs, PSV design, and commissioning/start-up activities.
Lead small project teams during the pre-project (front-end engineering) phase, ensuring quality, planning, and timely delivery.
Contribute as a process design team member on larger projects through detailed engineering and execution phases.
Develop and champion initiatives that drive significant improvements in cost, quality, operability, capacity, and HS&E performance.
Apply working knowledge of process economics to support sound technical and business decisions.
Act as a subject matter expert in process design, supporting standardization, training, and coaching across the organization.
Partner effectively with operations, engineering, and other stakeholders at all levels of the manufacturing organization.
Support safe, reliable operations through strong equipment, instrumentation, and basic process control knowledge.