Senior Process Development Engineer — Remote Scale-Up

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Comprehensive health benefits for home

Flexible work hours

Advanced training opportunities

Remote-first collaboration

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Process Development Engineer to lead the development and scaling of novel chemical processes from lab concept to pilot plant and commercial production, working remotely with a focus on the Cape Town area.

You will collaborate with global R&D, engineering, and manufacturing teams to translate ideas into robust, sustainable manufacturing processes, delivering technical reports and recommendations from a home office.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in process development and scale-up.
• Proven expertise in laboratory experimentation, pilot plant operations, and chemical process design.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with statistical design of experiments (DoE).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of experiments for process development and optimization in a remote setting.
• Develop and validate new chemical synthesis routes and manufacturing processes.
• Utilize process simulation and modeling tools to predict process behavior and identify scale-up challenges.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, data analysis, and recommendations for process implementation.
• Collaborate with global R&D, engineering, and manufacturing teams through virtual platforms.
• Ensure all process development activities comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Process development

Remote work

Design of Experiments

Education

Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Process simulation software

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Process Development Engineer to lead the development and scaling of novel chemical processes from lab concept to pilot plant and commercial production, working remotely with a focus on the Cape Town area.

You will collaborate with global R&D, engineering, and manufacturing teams to translate ideas into robust, sustainable manufacturing processes, delivering technical reports and recommendations from a home office.