Process Development Engineer – Specialty Chemicals (Hybrid)

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Healthcare coverage

Retirement fund contributions

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Process Development Engineer for its Queenstown facility. The role involves translating laboratory innovations into scalable, safe manufacturing processes, piloting new reactions, and continuous improvement in collaboration with R&D and production teams.

A strong chemical engineering foundation and hands-on pilot plant experience are essential. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-site requirements in Queenstown, plus opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in process development, scale-up, or production engineering in chemicals.
• Strong understanding of reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute pilot plant trials for new and existing chemical processes.
• Optimize process parameters to improve yield, purity, throughput and reduce costs.
• Develop process models and simulations to predict process behavior.

Skills

Reaction engineering

Process simulation

Data analysis

Analytical writing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Process Development Engineer for its Queenstown facility. The role involves translating laboratory innovations into scalable, safe manufacturing processes, piloting new reactions, and continuous improvement in collaboration with R&D and production teams.

A strong chemical engineering foundation and hands-on pilot plant experience are essential. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-site requirements in Queenstown, plus opportunities for professional