Process Engineer III: Scale-Up & Innovation (Onsite, Cary)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; MacGregor Park (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin's Parker Lord PMD Division is seeking a Process Engineer III to develop and scale new intermediates and products in a Cary, NC chemical lab and pilot plant environment. The role ensures safety, quality, manufacturability and technical performance for global manufacturing plants, leading projects of moderate to high complexity.

You will collaborate with Product Development, Applications, Manufacturing and regional teams, communicate with management and decision makers, and drive

Qualifications

• BS in Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science or similar.
• MS with 4 years of relevant work experience.
• PhD with 0 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Project leader for new innovative process development projects and scale-up projects of medium to high complexity.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert for polymer synthesis chemistry, raw material interactions, reaction/process controls, and manufacturability requirements for structural adhesive intermediates and products.
• Collaborate with Product Development/Application Engineering/Manufacturing/Regional teams/Business teams and Process Development staff to achieve project results.
• Communicate verbally and in writing regarding various topics to management, manufacturing facilities, peers, and decision makers.
• Actively invents, develops and implements new process technologies/solutions.
• Able to evaluate current chemical manufacturing processes and identify areas of improvements regarding safety, quality, throughput, cost of manufacture, simplify process, and/or eliminate waste
• Strategic technical leadership by identifying new solutions, new equipment, new suppliers for existing challenges
• Responsible for ensuring achievement of appropriate safety, quality, quantity, cost-effectiveness, reproducibility, and timeliness of results.
• Leads external trials with suppliers.
• Design of experiments, utilize advanced statistics, chemical analysis sensors to troubleshoot process problems.
• Promotes safety and may lead in the development of new lab safety procedures.
• Conducts training for staff.
• Requires up to 20% travel within the US, with likely international travel

Skills

Process engineering

Polymer chemistry

Scale-up

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis

DOE

Education

BS in Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science or similar

MS with 4 years of relevant work experience

PhD with 0 years of relevant work experience

Job description

Parker Hannifin's Parker Lord PMD Division is seeking a Process Engineer III to develop and scale new intermediates and products in a Cary, NC chemical lab and pilot plant environment. The role ensures safety, quality, manufacturability and technical performance for global manufacturing plants, leading projects of moderate to high complexity.

You will collaborate with Product Development, Applications, Manufacturing and regional teams, communicate with management and decision makers, and drive