Process Development Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a highly motivated Process Development Engineer to join our Sentec Treatment team which sits centrally within Xylem and supports technology deployment and development within Xylem’s business units. This role is critical in developing, optimizing, and scaling innovative water and wastewater treatment processes from lab scale through to industrial scale field deployment. The ideal candidate will combine a strong STEM foundation in chemical, mechanical engineering, with a passion to support Xylems mission to solve water and a hands-on willingness to enable successful process development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a related applied science/engineering field.
- 1-5+ years of experience in process development, preferably in water treatment, chemical processing, or adjacent technologies.
- Strong first principles understanding of chemistry, fluid dynamics, mass transfer, and ability to apply them to real world problems is needed.
- Hands-on experience with pilot systems, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with water treatment unit operations such as membranes, separation technologies, digestion or oxidation processes is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate process performance and risk profiles of third party technology providers, through desk based data analysis, lab experimentation and field validation.
- Design and develop new processes and systems for process evaluation, including bench-scale, pilot-scale, and full-scale implementations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, product management, operations, and manufacturing teams to understand business needs and ensure seamless technology transfer.
- Develop process documentation, including P&IDs, SOPs, control strategies, and scale-up protocols.
- Lead pilot testing efforts at customer sites or internal facilities, including setup, operation, troubleshooting, and data interpretation.
- Support scale implementation within the business by detailing methods to quantify technical and commercial benefits e.g, process efficiency.
- Stay at the leading edge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory developments in water treatment.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- 401(k) with company contribution
- paid time off
- paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
