Polymer Process Engineer — Scale-Up & Innovation

Bridgestone America, Inc.; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding program

Professional development

CSR activities

Global work environment

Work‑life balance initiatives

Job summary

Firestone Polymers, LLC, headquartered in Lake Charles, LA, is seeking a Process Engineer to support product development scale up across distillation, reaction, flash, and drying processes. The ideal candidate will bring a Chemical, Polymer, or Petroleum Engineering background with strong polymerization knowledge and hands-on process engineering experience.

The role requires collaboration with Operations and cross‑functional teams, a demonstrated ability to analyze process data, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, polymer, or petroleum engineering or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of relevant industry experience in production or process engineering.
• Experience in a chemical plant or refinery environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify Bridgestone’s Safety First, Always culture.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Identify and implement process control improvements.
• Facilitate and oversee production trials for new polymer products and process technologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Product Development and Operations.
• Solve process problems and optimize plant performance via data analysis.

Skills

Process engineering principles

Statistical analysis

DCS/PLC knowledge

Process simulation tools

Education

Chemical, Polymer, or Petroleum Engineering degree

Tools

PI

Minitab

Aspen

Job description

Firestone Polymers, LLC, headquartered in Lake Charles, LA, is seeking a Process Engineer to support product development scale up across distillation, reaction, flash, and drying processes. The ideal candidate will bring a Chemical, Polymer, or Petroleum Engineering background with strong polymerization knowledge and hands-on process engineering experience.

The role requires collaboration with Operations and cross‑functional teams, a demonstrated ability to analyze process data, and a