Scale-Up Process Development Engineer (Hybrid)

Placements24; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Medical coverage

Retirement contributions

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Process Development Engineer with scale-up focus for a hybrid role in Tembisa, Gauteng. You will translate lab innovations into pilot and full-scale manufacturing, designing experiments, assessing data, and guiding technology transfer to production.

You will leverage Aspen Plus/HYSYS for modeling, work closely with R&D and operations, and drive safety and quality throughout the scale-up process.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in process development and scale-up in chemicals.
• Strong understanding of scale-dependent phenomena and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead scale-up of processes from lab to pilot plant and commercial scale.
• Design and execute pilot plant studies to validate parameters and identify scale-up challenges.
• Analyze pilot data, interpret results, and recommend process optimization.
• Develop models to predict performance at larger scales and support tech transfer.
• Collaborate with R&D and production to ensure smooth transitions to manufacturing.
• Select equipment for pilot operations ensuring safety and quality standards.

Skills

Scale-up expertise

Data interpretation

Hybrid collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

HYSYS

Process modeling

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Process Development Engineer with scale-up focus for a hybrid role in Tembisa, Gauteng. You will translate lab innovations into pilot and full-scale manufacturing, designing experiments, assessing data, and guiding technology transfer to production.

You will leverage Aspen Plus/HYSYS for modeling, work closely with R&D and operations, and drive safety and quality throughout the scale-up process.