Principal Process Engineer

The Role:

As the Principal Process Engineer, reporting to the Director - Process Engineering, you will drive process safety excellence, lead process optimization initiatives, develop innovative process designs for capital projects, and provide high-impact technical support to plant teams.

How You Will Make an Impact:

Drive Excellence in Process Safety

PHAs: Provide technical assistance with PHAs/LOPAs, CAPAs, specify SIF requirements

MOCs: Initiate and execute MOCs for process improvements and capital projects, as needed

Process Design: Develop Heat and Material Balances (HMBs), PSV calculation basis, capital project process design basis, process control functional specification narratives for new processes and collaborate with production to address gaps in current Process Safety Information (PSI)

Incident Investigation: Provide technical support as needed to ensure root causes are correctly identified

Create Value Through Innovation in Process Optimization

Identify, evaluate, and execute medium-term initiatives to drive improvements in yield, energy usage, capacity, and quality

Partner with cross-functional teams including production and maintenance to ensure solutions are sustainable

Leverage global process knowledge to ensure best practices are shared to drive improvements

Lead/support plant trials, as needed, for process improvements to mitigate business, quality, safety, and production risks and to document and trial data and results

Develop Innovative Designs

Develop process design basis for capital projects

Lead feasibility studies for potential new initiatives

Ensure technically sound detailed process engineering design is delivered to project team, including external engineering work

Participate in commissioning and startup teams, as needed

Own Technology of Plant Assets

Coordinate with process technology to ensure successful implementation of new products and process technologies

Lead/support plant trials, as needed, for new or improved products and new process technologies to mitigate business, quality, safety, and production risks and to document trial data and results

Develop big picture step change improvements of strategic plant assets

Develop strategic options for asset/product line footprints

Provide Technical Production Support

Provide technical assistance to plants for high impact issues and troubleshooting, as needed

Partner with process technology and other cross functional teams, to develop practical solutions to plant problems, as needed

Provide mentoring to production engineers

Creating Extraordinary Starts With:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering

Minimum of 15 years of experience in chemical process and/or production engineering

Working knowledge of distributed control systems (DCS) and safety instrumented systems (SIS)

Working knowledge of standards such as API, ASME, NFPA, etc.

What We Value: We strive for all employees to nurture physical, mental and emotional health both personally and professionally. Our commitment to health and wellness centers around prevention, early detection and embracing a healthy lifestyle. Some offerings may vary by role or region, but may include:

Physical Health benefits including competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision packages, company contribution to Health Savings Account, cash incentive for Annual Physical and reimbursement

Financial Wellness opportunities including company paid life insurance and disability plans, 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous company match, and certified Financial Planning & Investment services

Mental Health benefits including generous Paid Time Off and 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Bonding Leave, and much more!

Essential Solutions with Extraordinary Results

SI Group is a global leader in the innovative technology of performance additives, process solutions, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and chemical intermediates. Our solutions are essential to many diverse industries and applications, creating extraordinary results. We drive value by enhancing the quality, performance, and durability of countless items we use every day.

We are on a journey to captivate our customers at every level. Whether that means expanding our capabilities, global reach, or providing new innovations and technologies that create value. Our approach is customized to exceed customer needs and deliver superior performance.