Chemical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Polymer/Materials Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a chemical manufacturing environment; resins, coatings, polymers, or plastics preferred.
• Strong grasp of polymer rheology, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer.
• Proficiency in process simulation, AutoCAD, and Origin Pro/JMP/similar.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Willing to work on-site including navigating around hot surfaces and pressurized vessels.
• Familiarity with lean principles, problem solving, and continuous improvement tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Reaction engineering, process tracking, data logging, yield analysis, and first-line troubleshooting experience highly desired.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize polymerization cycles, focusing on temperature and viscosity control, pressure regulation, and raw material addition rates.
• Perform detailed calculations to improve raw material efficiency and reduce utility consumption (steam, cooling water/fluid, electricity).
• Identify causes of "off-spec" batches and implement corrective actions to minimize waste.
• Specify and size equipment such as reactors, heat exchangers, distillation columns, and filtration systems to improve batch sizes and throughput.
• Maintain and update Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs).
• Collaborate with Controls Engineers to tune PID loops and refine PLC/DCS logic for better process stability.
• Lead or participate in Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA).
• Work with the QC lab to ensure resin properties meet specifications, track and analyze QC data.
• Utilize Six Sigma or Lean methodologies to investigate process excursions or equipment failures.
• Support current and future automations. Manage capital expenditure projects from initial scoping and budgeting through commissioning and startup.
• Oversee the technical documentation and safety reviews required for any process or equipment modifications.
• Foster accountability, operational discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset.