Remote Chemical Process Engineer – Specialty Chemicals

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 720,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Remote work stipend for home office

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Placements24 invites a Chemical Process Engineer for a fully remote position in the specialty chemicals sector. You will translate lab discoveries into scalable processes and work closely with R&D chemists and engineers from a distributed team.

The role focuses on design, optimization, and scale-up of processes, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while delivering efficient, high-quality products in a remote, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in process development or process engineering.
• Experience with process simulation software and data analysis.
• Strong understanding of reaction engineering and separations.
• Excellent remote collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize chemical processes for specialty chemical production.
• Conduct process simulations and modeling to evaluate design options and predict performance.
• Design and oversee laboratory experiments and pilot-scale trials.
• Analyze process data, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements for yield and efficiency.
• Prepare technical reports, PFDs, P&IDs, and scale-up documentation.
• Ensure processes meet safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and project teams in a virtual environment.
• Support the transfer of processes from R&D to manufacturing.
• Evaluate new technologies and equipment for process enhancement.
• Manage project tasks related to process development, adhering to timelines and objectives.

Skills

Process engineering

Process optimization

Process modeling

Data analysis

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

Time management

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

ChemCAD

Job description

Placements24 invites a Chemical Process Engineer for a fully remote position in the specialty chemicals sector. You will translate lab discoveries into scalable processes and work closely with R&D chemists and engineers from a distributed team.

The role focuses on design, optimization, and scale-up of processes, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while delivering efficient, high-quality products in a remote, collaborative environment.