Process Engineer 20262027 University Graduate ETAD program

Evonik; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking candidates for the Engineering Talent Acquisition & Development (ETAD) Program in the United States. This three-year program offers two years of broad applied training and one year of focused development in a preferred engineering role, aimed at preparing entry-level engineers for long-term careers within Evonik.

Participants gain exposure to production, process design, safety, and cross-functional collaboration, with opportunities to work with NextGen Technologies across

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering with anticipated graduation between Dec 2026 and Aug 2027.
• Willingness to relocate for project support and career opportunities.
• Strong communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a project team with adaptability to variable situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and methodological support to production and operations to increase plant availability and reduce costs.
• Lead concepts for capacity expansions, quality improvements, and improved operations within capital projects.
• Coordinate engineering activities across conceptual, basic, detailed, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Leadership

Team collaboration

Decision making

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

MS in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Engineering Talent Acquisition & Development (ETAD) Program

The ETAD program belongs to Evonik's preferred internal technology & engineering partner (NextGen Technologies (NGT)). NGT's mission is to make Evonik better through a variety of engineering activities that create value for Evonik. The ETAD program goals are to prepare entry-level engineers for their future roles with Evonik and to be a pipeline of future talents for Evonik. The program is three years in duration and is composed of two years of applied broad training and one year of focused development in a preferred engineering role.

More information about the ETAD program can be found here.

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

• performance-based remuneration
• occupational health benefits
• hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and methodological assistance to production and operations areas in order to contribute additional value (e.g., by increasing plant availability, by reducing investment costs and operating costs, by increasing plant capacity via debottlenecking, by improving quality).
• Identify and recommend concepts for capacity expansions, quality improvements, increased production availability, and improved operations by acting in a leading engineering role with responsibility for process design and for process safety and environmental protection within projects of small to medium investment volume.
• Provide, organize, and coordinate technical support in conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases of capital investment projects.
• Generate, direct, and approve designs, specifications, drawings, and instructions for capital projects and engineering service requests.
• Apply skills learned from various coordinated trainings. Generate and deliver training content for future training offerings.
• Support projects with universities, research institutes, and equipment manufacturers to identify or to develop improved technologies and methodologies.
• Facilitate exchange of information between Evonik plants and business lines in order to promote implementation of best practices throughout Evonik.
• Collaborate on a global basis with other departments within NextGen Technologies.
• Discuss, analyze, and prepare process engineering proposals via scope definition and development of appropriate budgets and schedules.
• Act in assigned roles within capital investment projects (e.g., Process Engineer).
• Support, train, and develop other engineers and designers across various engineering disciplines.

Requirements

• Receive a BS degree or MS degree in Chemical Engineering between December 2026 and August 2027.
• Begin employment with Evonik Corporation between January 2027 and August 2027.
• Be agreeable to relocation for support of projects and for other career opportunities.
• Be knowledgeable of engineering fundamentals, process design, standard industry practices, and regulatory issues as well as cost, schedule, and operations management.
• Demonstrate human relation skills with emphasis on verbal and written communication, decision making, and leadership.
• Work, collaborate, and excel in a project team environment with high adaptiveness to variable situations.

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.

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