Senior Equipment Engineering Lead — Onsite Project Execution

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Evonik Corporation in Lafayette, IN is seeking an on-site Equipment Engineer Lead for Project Ascent at Tippecanoe. You will coordinate equipment scope with Process Design, translate designs into specs, and lead third-party engineering efforts to meet schedule and quality on a multi-hundred-million-dollar facility upgrade.

The role requires a mechanical/chemical/process background with 15+ years in equipment or project engineering, plus strong vendor management and international team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, or related Engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in equipment engineering or project engineering for large capital projects.
• Coordinating equipment scope with Process Engineering and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with international or distributed engineering teams and vendors.
• Strong knowledge of reactors, pressure vessels, pumps, dryers, and related equipment.
• Experience developing equipment specs, scopes of work, and procurement packages.
• FAT, vendor document management, constructability reviews, and field support familiarity.
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary onsite liaison between Process Design and Equipment Engineering, aligning scope and deliverables.
• Translate process design docs into detailed equipment specifications, execution packages, and interfaces.
• Lead equipment engineering activities by third-party firms, ensuring schedules and quality requirements.
• Partner with Procurement to develop RFQs, evaluate bids, and coordinate vendor documentation.
• Oversee supplier quality activities, FAT, and resolve technical deviations.
• Coordinate layouts, lifting plans, transport, and tie-in with Construction Management.
• Maintain engineering action, issue, and risk registers; escalate critical concerns.
• Provide technical leadership during construction, turnover, and project controls updates.

Skills

Equipment engineering leadership

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Process equipment knowledge

Vendor management

Project engineering

International teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering

Job description

Evonik Corporation in Lafayette, IN is seeking an on-site Equipment Engineer Lead for Project Ascent at Tippecanoe. You will coordinate equipment scope with Process Design, translate designs into specs, and lead third-party engineering efforts to meet schedule and quality on a multi-hundred-million-dollar facility upgrade.

The role requires a mechanical/chemical/process background with 15+ years in equipment or project engineering, plus strong vendor management and international team