Industrial Process Design Engineer

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Cold Spring (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead project scope development and detailed design for equipment, processes, and safety enhancements across facilities. You will size and select rendering equipment, prepare P&IDs and heat/mass balances, and collaborate with Instrument & Controls, Automation, and Electrical teams.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, CAD updates during installation, and communicating scope changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong teamwork and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• AutoCAD knowledge and basic structural analysis ability.

Responsibilities

• Design, sizing, and selection of rendering processes equipment and related systems.
• Develop project scope, budget, and installation schedule.
• Coordinate with Instrument & Controls, Automation, and Electrical teams.
• Produce P&IDs, PFDs, and heat/mass balances.
• Update CAD drawings during installation and project closeout.
• Communicate scope changes and provide technical solutions.
• Travel to plants with overnight stays (20–30%).

Skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Communication (written and oral)

AutoCAD

Structural analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead project scope development and detailed design for equipment, processes, and safety enhancements across facilities. You will size and select rendering equipment, prepare P&IDs and heat/mass balances, and collaborate with Instrument & Controls, Automation, and Electrical teams.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, CAD updates during installation, and communicating scope changes.