Remote Process Development Engineer

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Fully remote

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Process Development Engineer to join their R&D division. The role focuses on transforming chemical technologies from lab concepts through pilot scale toward commercialization, all in a fully remote setup.

You will design experiments, optimize processes, and collaborate with scientists and manufacturing teams to overcome technical challenges and drive product development in a virtual environment.

Qualifications

• Requires PhD or Master’s in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in process development and scale-up.
• Strong background in reaction engineering, separation technologies, and process design.
• Proficiency in experimental design, data analysis, and statistical modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and work effectively in a remote setting.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize chemical processes from bench-scale to pilot-plant scale.
• Design and execute experiments to characterize kinetics, thermodynamics, and separation performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges in process development and scale-up.
• Collaborate virtually with researchers, project managers, and manufacturing teams.
• Prepare detailed process development reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Evaluate and recommend process equipment and control strategies.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

Reaction engineering

Experimental design

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Remote collaboration

Technical writing

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering

Master's in Chemical Engineering

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking an innovative Remote Process Development Engineer to join their forward-thinking research and development division. This position is fully remote, enabling you to contribute to the design and scaling of novel chemical processes from anywhere. You will be involved in taking new chemical technologies from laboratory concept through pilot scale and towards commercialization, focusing on identifying and overcoming technical challenges. This role is perfect for a creative and experienced engineer who excels in a virtual environment and is passionate about bringing new products and processes to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize new chemical processes from bench-scale to pilot-plant scale.


• Design and execute experiments to characterize reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and separation performance.


• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges encountered during process development and scale-up.


• Collaborate virtually with research scientists, project managers, and manufacturing teams.


• Prepare detailed process development reports and present findings to stakeholders.


• Evaluate and recommend appropriate process equipment and control strategies.

Requirements

• PhD or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering.


• Minimum 8 years of experience in process development and scale-up.


• Strong background in reaction engineering, separation technologies, and process design.


• Proficiency in experimental design, data analysis, and statistical modeling.


• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and work effectively in a remote setting.


• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and annual bonus.


• Fully remote position with a focus on work-life integration.


• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.


• Generous budget for professional development and conferences.


• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking technologies and shape future chemical manufacturing.