Entry Level Process Engineer (Start Summer 2027)

IFAB Engineering Partners LP; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Dennis Group’s Entry Level Process Engineer in Carlsbad, CA is an early-career role joining Summer 2027 to design and build food and beverage processing facilities. You’ll work across controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, and building systems from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities include crafting P&IDs, mass/energy balances, equipment sizing, and coordinating with project disciplines. Travel up to 50% and on-site coordination are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing process designs.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling sizing and specifying process equipment.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing project scopes, budgets and schedules.
• Co-op, intern or work experience with professional services, process engineering, and food & beverage firms is a plus.
• Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with client interaction.
• Must meet travel requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year

Responsibilities

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations.
• Develop operation specifications.
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.).
• Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Create process flow diagrams.
• Prepare mass and energy balances.
• Size and specify process and process utility equipment.
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation.
• Assist project management with development of project scope, budget and schedule.
• Coordinate schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation.
• Develop cost estimates and proposals with clients.
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs).
• Oversee process and utility equipment installations.
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support.
• Support talent growth within our organization.

Skills

Excellent oral and written komunikasi

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Entry Level Process Engineer (Start Summer 2027)

Locations

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Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA

• On-site
• Travel Required: Yes
• Salary: $78,000 USD per year
• New Grad, Co-Ops & Interns
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: ENTRY001502

Description

Job Summary

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. Process Engineers work in every aspect of a project - controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, building system, architecture, etc., from the conceptual stages to design completion, and throughout construction. They provide expertise in flow diagrams, alterations, constraints, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), layout, install, and commissioning and start-up. Process Engineers enable operational efficiencies for the food and beverage process plants of our clients. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Responsibilities

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations
• Develop operation specifications
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.)
• Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Create process flow diagrams
• Prepare mass and energy balances
• Size and specifyprocess and process utility equipment
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation
• Assist project management with the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work
• Help tocoordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation
• Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals
• Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
• Oversee process and utility equipment installations
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Required Education Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing process designs
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling sizing and specifying process and process utility equipment.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing project scopes, budgets and process-related work schedules
• Co-op, intern or work experience with professional services, process engineering, and food and beverage firms is a plus
• Interest in food safety and sanitary designprinciplesand a desire learn about various food and beverage industry standards, practices, and regulations
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven client interaction and experience
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50%of the year

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirement

• Up to 50% travel required to visit project site and other offices.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Travel Required

Yes . Up to 50% travel required to visit project site and other offices.

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