Junior Process Engineer - Food & Beverage, Travel

Dennis Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking a Process Engineer to design, specify, and coordinate process systems for food and beverage facilities. You will work on unit operations, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and equipment sizing from concept through to startup.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, designers, and project teams, with travel up to 50% of the year. A chemical/process engineering degree and internship or relevant experience are preferred.

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 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 design principles and 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

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 (P&IDs).
• 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 the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work.
• Help coordinate 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.
• Research process engineering best practices.
• Support talent growth within our organization

Skills

Excellent communication

Client interaction

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Dennis Group is seeking a Process Engineer to design, specify, and coordinate process systems for food and beverage facilities. You will work on unit operations, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and equipment sizing from concept through to startup.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, designers, and project teams, with travel up to 50% of the year. A chemical/process engineering degree and internship or relevant experience are preferred.