Senior Process Engineer - Lead, Custom Equipment & Tech

Job Juncture; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join an established engineered-equipment manufacturer in Kentucky. This hands-on role involves direct customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and progressively assuming broader technical and engineering leadership responsibilities.

You will leverage a strong chemical/process engineering background to design and support equipment handling pressure, temperature, steam, gases, process liquids, heat transfer, instrumentation, and

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 a related technical role.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, pressure systems, and process controls.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Director of Engineering to understand the company’s products, technologies, equipment, and customer applications.
• Consult with customers to understand their manufacturing processes, technical requirements, production challenges, and performance expectations.
• Translate customer and process requirements into practical, safe, and reliable equipment solutions.
• Develop process concepts, technical specifications, operating requirements, and system-design criteria for custom-engineered equipment.
• Perform engineering calculations related to pressure, temperature, flow, heat transfer, steam, gases, liquids, and process performance.
• Review process-flow diagrams, P&IDs, instrumentation requirements, equipment layouts, and control-system strategies.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers throughout the equipment-design and project-execution process.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, equipment 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 applicable performance, quality, safety, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve engineering standards, technical documentation, design practices, and project-execution processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering team members.
• Assume progressively greater responsibility for engineering projects, technical decision-making, team development, and departmental leadership.

Skills

Thermodynamics

Fluid flow

Heat transfer

Process controls

P&ID review

Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Education

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

Job description

Job Juncture is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join an established engineered-equipment manufacturer in Kentucky. This hands-on role involves direct customer interaction, cross-functional collaboration, and progressively assuming broader technical and engineering leadership responsibilities.

You will leverage a strong chemical/process engineering background to design and support equipment handling pressure, temperature, steam, gases, process liquids, heat transfer, instrumentation, and