Remote Chemical Process Scale-Up Engineer for Sustainability

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Retirement contributions

Remote work

Digital collaboration tools

Training & advancement

Job summary

Placements24 is partnering with a global leader in sustainable chemical production to hire a Remote Chemical Process Scale-Up Engineer. The role focuses on bridging lab innovation and full-scale production across South Africa, using simulations, design, and rigorous testing from a fully remote setup.

You will collaborate with R&D chemists, plant engineers and PMs to optimize processes, ensure safety and environmental compliance, and deliver scale-up reports for implementation.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering required.
• 7+ years' experience in chemical process scale-up and development.
• Proven scale-up success in fine chemicals, pharma or polymers.
• Experience with Aspen Plus or gPROMS and statistical analysis tools.
• Strong reactor engineering, heat and mass transfer knowledge.
• Remote collaboration and communication skills, with project management ability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scale-up from pilot to commercial production.
• Prepare PFDs and P&IDs for scaled-up operations.
• Run process simulations to predict performance.
• Design and execute pilot plant tests and analyze results.
• Ensure safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Coordinate with R&D, plant engineers, and PMs in a remote setup.
• Troubleshoot scale-up issues and propose solutions.
• Produce scale-up reports and implementation recommendations.

Skills

Process scale-up

Process design

Remote collaboration

Project management

Data analysis

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

gPROMS

Job description

Placements24 is partnering with a global leader in sustainable chemical production to hire a Remote Chemical Process Scale-Up Engineer. The role focuses on bridging lab innovation and full-scale production across South Africa, using simulations, design, and rigorous testing from a fully remote setup.

You will collaborate with R&D chemists, plant engineers and PMs to optimize processes, ensure safety and environmental compliance, and deliver scale-up reports for implementation.