Senior Process Engineer

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in high-tech facility design seeks a Sr. Process Engineer to develop innovative solutions for advanced industrial and biotech facilities. This hybrid role involves engineering complex systems for fluid transfer, waste treatment, and water purification. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in Chemical Engineering and relevant experience.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401K retirement savings plan with matching

Opportunities for professional development and training

Paid time off and holidays

Qualifications

• Experience designing systems for fluid transfer and water purification.
• Active PE license is required or obtainable within 6 months.
• Familiarity with PIPE-FLO and similar systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of complex process systems.
• Develop process flow diagrams and instrumentation diagrams.
• Provide technical direction and support for staff development.

Skills

Fluid transfer

Heat exchange

Chemical process engineering principles

Organizational skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Overview

Within SSOE's Advanced Technology division, we specialize in high-tech facility design, offering top-tier design and engineering services to a diverse array of clients and markets. Our team is composed of highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals who excel across various disciplines. We pride ourselves on our cross-disciplinary approach, which allows us to understand and address our clients' needs more comprehensively than traditional, siloed methods.

What sets us apart is our ability to seamlessly conceptualize, plan, and detail every aspect of design. Our in-house experts collaborate closely, optimizing and enhancing our work through multi-discipline strategy sessions. By leveraging cutting-edge techniques and state-of-the-art software, we deliver industry-leading technology and innovative solutions from day one.

We are currently hiring a Sr. Process Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will engage in the engineering of the world's leading high-tech enterprises. Our Sr. Process Engineers create and work on exciting design-build projects for advanced industrial, semiconductor, biotech, healthcare, pharmaceutical facilities, and other similar environments to develop innovative solutions for intricate and challenging designs, incorporating the latest design methodologies while ensuring adherence to specifications and timely project completion. The projects will consist of systems that may include: fluid transfer, heat exchange, friction loss in piping systems, designs for ultrapure/high purity water systems, specialty gas and chemical systems, solvent/acid/hazardous wastewater treatment systems or other related systems. This position will be a hybrid position, requiring occasional onsite work. Fully remote or travel work arrangements for this role are not available.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of detailed, optimized, and complex process systems for state-of-the-art industrial and high-tech manufacturing design-build projects. These complex systems can consist of systems that may require you to:
  • Lead the design and engineering efforts for systems including fluid transfer, heat exchange, and related systems to meet production requirements.
  • Develop and optimize water purification systems to maintain the highest level of water quality for critical manufacturing processes.
  • Analyze and mitigate friction loss in piping systems to ensure optimal fluid transfer and system performance.
  • Design and implement effective treatment systems for solvents, acids, hazardous waste, and other industrial effluents in compliance with environmental regulations.
  • Design and oversee systems for the safe handling and distribution of specialty gases and chemicals used in manufacturing.
• Develop process flow diagrams, process, and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), system layout plans, routing, equipment/system sizing and selection, and associated specification write-ups.
• Works to implement, improve, and expand the selection of new and innovative concepts and/or approaches to solve complex challenges, enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity.
• Performs in a role to provide technical direction and guides, supports, and develops all levels of staff throughout the department, so that we meet the client's expectations, scope, budget, and schedule.
• Identifies, champions, mentors, and coaches the development of our less experienced staff and looks for ways to elevate the technical and professional expertise of the team.
• Nurtures and promotes collaboration, communication, strategy, and support within your current team, multidisciplinary teams, and inter-company teams to ensure efficiency, quality, and staff resource sharing.
• Assists all levels of Management in articulating discipline capability requirements in support of strategic and business objectives.
• Participates in civic, discipline, and professional activities and associations, with technical publication credits as needed.
• Perform field verifications / site walks to identify, verify, resolve, and incorporate solutions into design packages. May troubleshoot design problems in the field during construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree from an ABET accredited school in Chemical Engineering or technically related discipline.
• Active Professional Engineering licensure (PE) in the state of practice or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months of employment is required.
• Experience designing systems that incompass fluid transfer, heat exchange, friction loss in piping systems, designs for ultrapure/high purity water systems, specialty gas and chemical systems, solvent/acid/hazardous wastewater treatment systems or other related systems.
• Knowledge of chemical process engineering principals, process engineering design, and/or facilities engineering within an industrial, semiconductor, chemical, or related industries.
• Experience working with AutoCAD (or similar CAD system) and Revit is required. Experience with PIPE-FLO, and/or other systems is a plus.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and ability to react to shifting priorities to meet business needs and deadlines.
• Experience performing field verifications and site walks to identify, verify, resolve, and incorporate solutions into design packages. Ability to troubleshoot design problems in the field.
• Compensation Range: $120,000 - $175,000+/year depending on location, education, experience, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401K retirement savings plan (with company matching), opportunities for professional development and training, PTO, & paid holidays.

Join us at SSOE, where your expertise will thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment dedicated to pushing the boundaries of design and engineering excellence. If you're passionate about innovation and eager to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply and become a part of our forward-thinking team.