Process Engineer - 2026/2027 University Graduate (ETAD program)
About The Position
The Engineering Talent Acquisition & Development (ETAD) program is a three-year initiative within Evonik's preferred internal technology & engineering partner (NextGen Technologies (NGT)). NGT's mission is to enhance Evonik through various engineering activities that generate value. The ETAD program aims to prepare entry-level engineers for their future roles at Evonik and serve as a talent pipeline. The program includes two years of broad applied training followed by one year of focused development in a preferred engineering role. This role offers the chance to explore opportunities, contribute to innovative solutions for a more sustainable world, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Evonik provides attractive career paths, high-quality development programs, performance-based remuneration, occupational health benefits, and flexible working environments with #SmartWork.
Requirements
- Receive a BS degree or MS degree in Chemical Engineering between December 2026 and August 2027.
- Begin employment with Evonik Corporation between January 2027 and August 2027.
- Be agreeable to relocation for support of projects and for other career opportunities.
- Be knowledgeable of engineering fundamentals, process design, standard industry practices, and regulatory issues as well as cost, schedule, and operations management.
- Demonstrate human relation skills with emphasis on verbal and written communication, decision making, and leadership.
- Work, collaborate, and excel in a project team environment with high adaptiveness to variable situations.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and methodological assistance to production and operations areas to add value (e.g., increase plant availability, reduce costs, increase capacity, improve quality).
- Identify and recommend concepts for capacity expansions, quality improvements, increased production availability, and improved operations by acting in a leading engineering role with responsibility for process design, process safety, and environmental protection in projects of small to medium investment volume.
- Provide, organize, and coordinate technical support in conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases of capital investment projects.
- Generate, direct, and approve designs, specifications, drawings, and instructions for capital projects and engineering service requests.
- Apply skills learned from various coordinated trainings and generate/deliver training content for future offerings.
- Support projects with universities, research institutes, and equipment manufacturers to identify or develop improved technologies and methodologies.
- Facilitate the exchange of information between Evonik plants and business lines to promote the implementation of best practices.
- Collaborate globally with other departments within NextGen Technologies.
- Discuss, analyze, and prepare process engineering proposals through scope definition and development of appropriate budgets and schedules.
- Act in assigned roles within capital investment projects (e.g., Process Engineer).
- Support, train, and develop other engineers and designers across various engineering disciplines.
Benefits
- performance-based remuneration
- occupational health benefits
- hybrid and flexible working environments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
