Process Design Engineer – BioScale & Pilot Plants

Manus; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Manus Bio in Augusta, GA is seeking a Process Design Engineer to lead all process design activities, from conceptual development to P&ID drawing, mass and energy balances, and startup support. This hands-on role requires flexibility, teamwork across disciplines, and meticulous engineering documentation.

The ideal candidate holds a BS in Chemical Engineering, 3–15 years of industrial plant experience, and proven ability to read P&IDs, perform scale-up, and manage safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical Engineering required with 3–15 years of experience in plant engineering or process design.
• Strong fundamentals in thermodynamics, transport, and kinetics.
• Industrial, non-commercial experience preferred.
• Must be able to read and understand P&ID’s at a high level.
• Excellent communication skills; both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Initiates/supports conceptual design of new processes, including P&ID development, scale-up calculations, mass & energy balances, EFDs, and PFDs.
• Gather and organize information to be used for developing design.
• Initiates/supports capital projects, including scope development, cost justification, control logic and start-up support.
• Provides Process Safety Management ownership responsibilities including process hazard analysis participation, maintaining drawings, procedures, and PSI files, and sponsoring management of change for equipment and process changes.
• Troubleshooting design issues.
• Preparation of detailed engineering reports.
• Preparation of “as-built” drawing markups based on input or physical walk downs of systems.
• Work with Process Development teams to ensure appropriate lab experiments are performed and data is collected, that processes are appropriately scaled up to the pilot plant, and that necessary pilot data is collected.
• Assist with full scale-up of pilot processes.
• Assist with identifying plant material balances, capacity evaluations, area/plant yields, and KPIs that should be monitored and reported.
• When necessary, assist with specification and procurement of appropriate equipment, instrumentation, and materials.
• Inspect and report on new processes, upgrades, or retrofits for conformance to design.
• Conduct activities in a safe and healthy manner and work in accordance with established safety and company requirements.
• Promote a positive working environment in order to achieve the organization’s goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Process design

P&ID reading

Mass & energy balances

Project management

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

ChemCAD

Job description

Manus Bio in Augusta, GA is seeking a Process Design Engineer to lead all process design activities, from conceptual development to P&ID drawing, mass and energy balances, and startup support. This hands-on role requires flexibility, teamwork across disciplines, and meticulous engineering documentation.

The ideal candidate holds a BS in Chemical Engineering, 3–15 years of industrial plant experience, and proven ability to read P&IDs, perform scale-up, and manage safety and compliance.