Senior Chemical Engineer - Water & Process Innovation

Qua Group; Canonsburg (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

401K plan

Job summary

Aquatech in Canonsburg, PA is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer for full-time work in our Canonsburg office. The role focuses on process design, optimization, and client-facing project development within water treatment technologies.

You will collaborate across engineering teams to deliver pilot tests, heat and material balances, and equipment selection, supporting proposals and turnover packages. Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in chemical engineering, strong communication, and ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in chemical engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the sales team to develop markets and project opportunities.
• Interface with clients to understand their needs.
• Develop a quantifiable customer value proposition for each project.
• Review client project specifications and clarify the level of compliance.
• Design pilot test plans and participate in pilot testing.
• Manage proposal preparation.
• Apply process optimization strategies, including recycle/reuse/zero-liquid-discharge, resource recovery, and crystallization purification strategies, to process design.
• Perform heat and material balance, hydraulic calculations, and equipment selection.
• Initiate technical data sheets for proposals and turnover packages.
• Develop a design in collaboration with other engineering departments.
• Obtain negotiated price quotations from vendors and handle communications until a project is awarded.
• Prepare material cost estimates for thermal systems.
• Provide support in technical clarification meetings with clients and address related proposals, budget, and estimation inquiries.
• Prepare turnover packages for the project team when the job is awarded, including related budget costs.
• Resolve budget conflicts on awarded jobs.
• Provide technical data to process engineers as requested.
• Collect information from vendors regarding new equipment and technologies.
• Participate in design validation, including pilot testing and laboratory testing.
• Complete post-contract engineering activities as needed.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Multi-tasking

Independent with attention to detail

Problem solving

Strong communication

Leadership

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Process simulation software

Process design fundamentals

Mechanical aptitude

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s in chemical engineering or related field

Tools

Process simulation software

Job description

Aquatech in Canonsburg, PA is seeking a Senior Chemical Engineer for full-time work in our Canonsburg office. The role focuses on process design, optimization, and client-facing project development within water treatment technologies.

You will collaborate across engineering teams to deliver pilot tests, heat and material balances, and equipment selection, supporting proposals and turnover packages. Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in chemical engineering, strong communication, and ability to