Lead Process Engineer – Custom Equipment Projects

Silver Line Recruiting LLC; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Line Recruiting LLC partners with an established engineering and manufacturing organization to design and deliver highly engineered process equipment for demanding industrial environments. This hands-on role lets you own projects from concept through startup, collaborating with customers, fabricators, suppliers, manufacturing, and field teams.

You will lead design and calculations for corrosion-resistant systems, read drawings and specifications, and coordinate with vendors to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (or related engineering field) with applicable experience.
• 10+ years of engineering experience with industrial process equipment.
• Strong engineering calculation and documentation skills.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and supplier docs.
• Excellent cross-functional communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop engineered process equipment including packed towers, process vessels, and mass transfer systems.
• Perform engineering calculations related to pressure drop, heat transfer, mass transfer, equipment sizing, and process performance.
• Prepare design packages including calculations, datasheets, bills of materials, engineering documentation, and drawing markups.
• Evaluate process conditions including chemistry, temperature, pressure, abrasion, corrosion, and thermal cycling to determine appropriate material and lining selections.
• Work closely with steel fabricators, suppliers, and internal engineering teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet project requirements.
• Review fabrication drawings, vessel geometry, nozzle layouts, tolerances, and critical interfaces before production.
• Coordinate technical reviews with vendors, evaluate material substitutions, review inspection documentation, and resolve engineering issues.
• Support estimating by preparing technical scopes, material takeoffs, project assumptions, and engineering clarifications.
• Provide occasional support during installation, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting at customer sites.
• Participate in continuous improvement by documenting lessons learned and helping improve engineering standards and design practices.

Skills

Engineering calculations

Technical documentation

Cross-functional communication

Interpreting engineering drawings

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ERP systems

Process simulation software

Excel

Job description

Silver Line Recruiting LLC partners with an established engineering and manufacturing organization to design and deliver highly engineered process equipment for demanding industrial environments. This hands-on role lets you own projects from concept through startup, collaborating with customers, fabricators, suppliers, manufacturing, and field teams.

You will lead design and calculations for corrosion-resistant systems, read drawings and specifications, and coordinate with vendors to ensure