Senior Process Engineer: Scale-Up & NPI Lead (Chemicals)

Placements24; Hurlingham; On-site; ARS 109,991,000 - 164,986,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus

Health & retirement benefits

Training & development

High-impact projects

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Senior Process Engineer to lead the integration of new products into the manufacturing stream in Sandton. You will bridge the gap between R&D and production, developing robust process designs, overseeing pilot trials, and supporting full-scale startup.

You will guide process development, scale-up, and NPI in a chemical environment, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and QA to ensure safe, efficient launches and ongoing optimization.

Qualifications

• Requires BEng or MEng in Chemical Engineering.
• 7+ years in process development, scale-up, and manufacturing support.
• Experience with NPIs in the chemical industry and interfacing RD & production.

Responsibilities

• Lead process development and scale-up from lab to commercial scale.
• Design, execute, and analyze pilot plant trials for parameter validation and economics.
• Prepare P&IDs, equipment specs, and operating procedures.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

NPI (New Product Introduction)

Thermodynamics

Reaction engineering

Process simulation

Data analysis

Education

BEng or MEng in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Process simulation

Data analysis tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Senior Process Engineer to lead the integration of new products into the manufacturing stream in Sandton. You will bridge the gap between R&D and production, developing robust process designs, overseeing pilot trials, and supporting full-scale startup.

You will guide process development, scale-up, and NPI in a chemical environment, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and QA to ensure safe, efficient launches and ongoing optimization.