Senior Process Engineer: Industrial Equipment & Leadership

True North Consultants, Inc.; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Process Engineer to join an established engineered-equipment manufacturer.

You will collaborate with the Director of Engineering to learn technologies, understand applications, and progressively assume broader technical leadership roles. The ideal candidate has a strong chemical or process engineering background with hands-on experience in engineered industrial equipment, including pressure, temperature, steam, and heat transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Senior-level experience in process engineering, applications engineering, equipment engineering, or related technical role.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, pressure systems, and process controls.
• Hands-on experience with engineered industrial equipment involving pressure, temperature, steam, gases, process liquids, or similar conditions.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting P&IDs, process-flow diagrams, instrumentation specifications, and control-system requirements.
• Experience developing technical solutions based on customer processes and operating requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, and field-service teams.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, organizational, and technical decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to customers, engineers, suppliers, and senior leadership.
• Interest in developing into a broader engineering leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Director of Engineering to understand products, technologies, and customer applications.
• Consult with customers to understand manufacturing processes, requirements, challenges, and performance expectations.
• Translate customer and process requirements into practical, safe equipment solutions.
• Develop process concepts, specifications, operating requirements, and system-design criteria for custom equipment.
• Perform calculations related to pressure, temperature, flow, heat transfer, steam, gases, and process performance.
• Review P&IDs, instrumentation requirements, equipment layouts, and control-system strategies.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers throughout design and project execution.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, testing, commissioning, installation, and startup activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment, process, instrumentation, and control-system issues.
• Provide technical support to customers, manufacturing teams, field-service personnel, suppliers, and internal project teams.
• Ensure equipment designs meet performance, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve engineering standards, documentation, design practices, and project-execution processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering team members.
• Assume progressively greater responsibility for engineering projects and leadership.

Skills

Customer-focused problem solving

Process and equipment design

Heat-transfer analysis

P&ID review

Process-control knowledge

Equipment commissioning and Troublesh

Cross-functional leadership

Technical documentation

Engineering judgment

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process/Mechanical Engineering or related

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Process Engineer to join an established engineered-equipment manufacturer.

You will collaborate with the Director of Engineering to learn technologies, understand applications, and progressively assume broader technical leadership roles. The ideal candidate has a strong chemical or process engineering background with hands-on experience in engineered industrial equipment, including pressure, temperature, steam, and heat transfer.