Intermediate Process Engineer - Life Sciences

Jacobs; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Well-being benefits

Global giving and volunteering programme

Job summary

Jacobs is looking for an Intermediate Process Engineer in Dublin, Ireland. This role supports the development of process design activities in Life Sciences projects, ensuring compliance and efficiency. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute technical expertise.

The ideal candidate will possess an honours degree in Chemical Engineering and have over 5 years' experience in process engineering. Benefits include flexible working arrangements and well-being support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in process engineering within BioPharma, Nutritional, or Medical Device sectors.
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and industry design standards.
• Ability to manage workload and deliver high-quality technical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of process design activities across projects.
• Prepare and review flow diagrams and process data.
• Perform calculations, specifications, and technical studies.

Skills

Process engineering

cGMP knowledge

Communication skills

Process engineering software proficiency

Education

Honours degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SuperPro®

SchedulePro®

PipeFlo

FlexSim

Job description

Intermediate Process Engineer

The Intermediate Process Engineer will support the development and delivery of process design activities across Life Sciences projects, ensuring high‑quality, compliant, and efficient engineering outputs. Working under the guidance of senior engineering leads, the role involves contributing technical expertise, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that design deliverables meet project requirements, client expectations, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

Process Design Basis

• Applies process design criteria, guidelines and contract requirements to process design work.
• Might be responsible for interacting with licensors, including establishing design basis and license or evaluation.
• Applies process design criteria and guidelines to all phases of process engineering.

Flow Diagrams

• Prepares flow diagrams and participates in flow diagram reviews.
• Understands the importance of the flow diagram as a communication tool to other disciplines.
• Prepares and reviews flow diagrams with complete information that corresponds to the flow sequence, operability and safety of the unit/system.
• Answers questions about the requirement/function of each item on the flow sheet.
• Back‑checks, updates, and ensures consistency with related design documents such as specification sheets and with other units.
• Prepares metallurgy flow diagrams.
• Prepares equipment datasheets.
• Prepares process and utility equipment specification sheets; may be responsible for design of a system or a complete unit.
• Understands importance of the equipment specification sheet as a communication tool with other disciplines.
• Prepares equipment duty specifications for all equipment, including complex equipment such as reactors.
• Prepares detail design specification for all equipment.
• Reviews input from other disciplines for compatibility with process design for all equipment.

Control Philosophy

• Prepares instrumentation process data and assists in establishing control philosophy for complex control systems to meet process objectives, including safety.
• Prepares control valves process data, relief valve data and analyzes data.
• Interprets control philosophy of complex control systems.
• Reviews control systems specification sheets for consistency with process data.
• Reviews logic diagrams for relatively simple loops.
• Evaluates alternative control strategies to meet process objectives.

Calculations

• Performs specifications, calculations and technical studies.
• Completes conceptual developments of a major system and performs all necessary calculations for process design of systems and equipment within the assigned area.
• Performs relatively complex technical studies under general supervision.
• Ensures that calculations are legible, well organized, correctly referenced to equipment/system, dated and signed.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in process engineering within BioPharma, Nutritional, or Medical Device sectors.
• Strong understanding of cGMP, regulatory expectations, and industry design standards.
• Proficiency in process engineering software such as SuperPro®, SchedulePro®, PipeFlo, FlexSim, or equivalent tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload, meet deadlines, and deliver high‑quality technical outputs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a large, international engineering organisation.
• Interest in developing broader multidisciplinary knowledge and contributing to knowledge‑sharing across Jacobs offices.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working policies that allow a mix of office and remote work.
• Well‑being benefits and support for mental health.
• Global giving and volunteering programme.
• Opportunities to contribute to innovative client solutions that make a positive impact on the world.

As a disability‑confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.