Process Development Chem Engineer: Scale-Up & Innovation

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus

Health & wellness programs

Paid time off

International travel opportunities

Innovative work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a forward-thinking Process Development Chemical Engineer to join our client’s expanding operations in George, Western Cape. The role focuses on developing, scaling up, and validating new chemical processes from lab bench to pilot plant and eventual commercial production.

The ideal candidate will drive techno-economic evaluations, design PFDs and P&IDs, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and safety teams to ensure safe, compliant implementation.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive process development and scale-up experience in specialty chemicals or pharmaceuticals.
• Expertise in reaction kinetics, separations, and process design.
• Experience with DOE and data analysis techniques.
• Strong project management and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and scale-up of new chemical processes from concept to full-scale implementation.
• Design and conduct laboratory and pilot plant experiments to optimize process parameters.
• Perform techno-economic evaluations of new process designs and existing improvements.
• Develop PFDs and P&IDs.
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and safety to ensure project execution.
• Ensure all process designs comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

DOE

Data analysis

Project management

Technical communication

Teamwork

Education

MSc/PhD in Chemical Engineering or related

Tools

PFD/P&ID design

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a forward-thinking Process Development Chemical Engineer to join our client’s expanding operations in George, Western Cape. The role focuses on developing, scaling up, and validating new chemical processes from lab bench to pilot plant and eventual commercial production.

The ideal candidate will drive techno-economic evaluations, design PFDs and P&IDs, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and safety teams to ensure safe, compliant implementation.