Process Engineer

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik Corporation in the United States seeks a Process Engineer to apply process engineering knowledge to support the synthesis of starting materials pharmaceutical intermediates and final bulk products in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner. The role includes demonstrating process understanding, monitoring, and managing process performance.

Responsibilities include providing technical support, leading improvement projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving

Qualifications

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

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.
• Actively participate in and lead safety and quality initiatives, including PHA, EHA, and inherently safer design.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

Job description

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! Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Process Engineer Role

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.

Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.

Company is Evonik Corporation This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution.