Senior Process Engineer - Custom Industrial Equipment Lead

Software Placement Group; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Somerset, KY to partner with the Director of Engineering and progressively assume broader technical leadership. The role involves direct customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on development of custom-engineered industrial equipment.

You will work with mechanical, electrical and controls engineers to design, test, and implement process solutions, while ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Senior-level experience in process/engineering roles.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, pressure systems and process controls.
• Hands-on experience with engineered industrial equipment and process conditions.
• Experience reviewing P&IDs, process-flow diagrams, instrumentation specs, and control requirements.
• Ability to collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing and field-service teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in engineering leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Director of Engineering to learn products, tech, and customer applications.
• Consult with customers to understand manufacturing processes and requirements.
• Translate requirements into practical, safe equipment solutions.
• Develop process concepts, specs, operating requirements, and design criteria.
• Perform calculations related to pressure, temperature, flow, heat transfer, steam and gases.
• Review diagrams and control-system strategies; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in design reviews, tests, commissioning, installation and startup.
• Troubleshoot equipment, process, instrumentation and control issues.
• Provide technical support to customers, manufacturing, field teams and suppliers.
• Ensure designs meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve standards, documentation, and project-execution processes.
• Provide mentorship to engineering staff and progressively lead projects.

Skills

Process Engineering

P&ID interpretation

Thermodynamics

Equipment troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

P&ID software

Control-system software

Job description

Software Placement Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer in Somerset, KY to partner with the Director of Engineering and progressively assume broader technical leadership. The role involves direct customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on development of custom-engineered industrial equipment.

You will work with mechanical, electrical and controls engineers to design, test, and implement process solutions, while ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.