Process Engineer

Evonik Industries AG; Lafayette (IN); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Evonik Corporation in Lafayette, Indiana, seeks a Process Engineer to support the synthesis of starting materials and final products in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner. You will demonstrate process understanding, monitor performance, and lead cross‑functional project work to improve operations.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, data analysis, and collaboration with engineering and operations teams to drive productivity while adhering to safety and environmental

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related field.
• Experience in chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical support for established manufacturing processes, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Apply core engineering principles to optimize operations and productivity.
• Lead or support process improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, safety, health, and quality standards.
• Actively participate in safety and quality initiatives and promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Chemical engineering

Manufacturing experience

Formation

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

Description du poste

What we offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

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Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:

Apply process engineering knowledge and skills to support the synthesis of starting materials pharmaceutical intermediates and final bulk products in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner. Specifically, the Process Engineer is responsible for demonstrating process understanding, monitoring, and managing process performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical support for established manufacturing processes, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and continuous improvement. Support minor process modifications and scale-ups while ensuring equipment reliability, product quality, and production efficiency.
• Apply core engineering principles—mixing, heat and mass transfer, drying, filtration, and material science—to optimize operations, eliminate bottlenecks, and identify opportunities for capital investment and productivity improvement.
• Lead or support process improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and risk assessments. Serve as the process engineering lead on cross‑functional teams, contributing to project execution and resolution of equipment‑related quality events.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, safety, health, and quality standards. This includes proper PPE usage, documentation practices, deviation reporting, housekeeping, and timely training to protect both personnel and product integrity.
• Actively participate in and lead safety and quality initiatives, including Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Equipment Hazard Analyses (EHA), and inherently safer design efforts. Promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within engineering and operations.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree in chemical engineering or engineering related field
• Any chemical or pharmaceutical engineering manufacturing experience (preferred)

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Mary Shang [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation