Process Engineer - Chemical Equipment and Lining

Knight Materials, LLC; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Educational assistance

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Knight Materials, LLC in East Canton, OH is seeking a Process Engineer - Chemical Equipment and Lining to prepare and check engineering calculations, design docs, and deliverables for chemical-resistant lining systems and related equipment. You will collaborate with customers, project managers, fabricators, and field crews to deliver accurate, constructible solutions.

Responsibilities include sizing calculations, design documentation, material selections, supplier coordination, and limited field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related field with relevant process equipment experience.
• 10+ years of engineering experience targeting process equipment/lining systems.
• Ability to perform accurate engineering calculations and produce traceable design docs.
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and document process engineering calculations for towers, vessels, and related equipment sizing.
• Develop design basis docs, datasheets, BOMs, sketches, and drawings markups.
• Review process chemistry, temperatures, pressures, and material selections for lining materials.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subvendors for submittals, data, tests, and lead times.
• Support QA/QC planning, drawings reviews, and field installation input.
• Assist estimating and proposals with technical scopes and BOMs.

Skills

Engineering calculations

Communication skills

MS Excel

Reading drawings

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Process simulation tools

ERP systems

Scheduling tools

Job description

Description

Job Title: Process Engineer- Chemical Equipment and Lining

Reports to: Project Services Manager

Exempt Position

Location: East Canton, OH

The Process Engineer - Chemical Equipment and Lining - prepares and checks engineering calculations, design documentation, and technical deliverables for chemical-resistant masonry lining systems, packed towers, process vessels, and related industrial equipment. The role supports projects from proposal and design basis through supplier coordination, fabrication review, manufacturing support, limited field installation support, and commissioning/startup assistance. The Process Engineer works closely with customers, project managers, internal engineering/design disciplines, steel pressure vessel fabricators, masonry and lining material suppliers, manufacturing, QA/QC, and field installation crews to deliver safe, accurate, constructible, and well-documented engineered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, checks, and documents process engineering calculations for packed towers, mass transfer internals, process vessels, pressure drop, heat/mass transfer, and related equipment sizing.
• Develops design basis documents, calculation packages, datasheets, technical clarifications, bills of material, sketches, drawing markups, and engineering change records.
• Reviews process chemistry, temperature, pressure, erosion/abrasion, thermal cycling, and service history to support chemical-resistant lining and material selection.
• Supports masonry and membrane lining system design for process vessels, towers, nozzles, compression rings, corbels, impingement zones, and other lining-critical areas.
• Reviews vessel and fabricator information for lining-critical geometry, including shell dimensions, nozzles, weld overlay interfaces, supports/ledges, tolerances, and data-book requirements.
• Coordinates with suppliers and sub vendors to review technical submittals, material data, test reports, inspection/test plans, lead times, substitutions, and nonconformance dispositions.
• Supports QA/QC planning and documentation, including drawing/specification review, critical dimensions, material receiving records, curing/dryout requirements, deviations, and final records.
• Supports estimating and proposals by preparing technical scopes, material estimates, BOMs, schedule assumptions, alternative product solutions, exclusions, risk items, and technical clarifications.
• Provides limited field and commissioning support, including installation troubleshooting, inspection/repair input, startup or cure support, punch-list resolution, and lessons learned.
• Captures and apply historical project data, standards, service experience, and lessons learned to reduce design errors, rework, warranty risk, and repeated problem solving.
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering required; related engineering degree may be considered with directly relevant process equipment or lining-system experience.
• 10+ years of engineering experience for Process Engineer level; demonstrated growth toward independent technical ownership expected.
• Ability to perform accurate engineering calculations and prepare clear, traceable design documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for customers, suppliers, fabricators, manufacturing, field, and internal engineering interfaces.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, especially Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, and document control practices.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, datasheets, purchase requirements, and supplier documentation. Commitment to safe work practices, technical accuracy, confidentiality, and sound engineering judgment.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with chemical process equipment, masonry-lined pressure vessels, packed towers, autoclaves, slurry heaters, flash vessels, acid service, corrosion-resistant materials, or industrial field execution.
• Familiarity with acid-resistant brick, mortars, membranes, PTFE, ceramic/graphite/plastic internals, silicon carbide shapes, nozzle linings, curing, startup procedures, and inspection/repair practices.
• Working knowledge of ASME pressure vessel interfaces, API 936-style masonry QA/QC practices, ASTM masonry testing concepts, surface preparation requirements, and client specification compliance.
• Experience with AutoCAD or similar drawing-review tools, process simulation/calculation tools, ERP systems, scheduling tools, or structured root-cause/corrective-action methods.
• Engineer in Training (EIT), API 936, Lean/Six Sigma, or other relevant technical certification is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based with prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift to 30 pounds at times and access/navigate departments within company facilities.
• Must be able to travel up to approximately 10% to customer sites, fabrication shops, manufacturing areas, or field installation locations and comply with applicable PPE and site safety requirements.

Competencies

• Manages Complexity
• Decision Quality
• Ensures Accountability
• Communicates Effectively
• Collaborates
• Plans and Aligns
• Business Insight
• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Nimble Learning

Benefits: Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and paid parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. employer uses E-Verify