Principal Investigator- Process Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead chemical/process engineering activities from process development and scale-up through technology transfer, validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Develop and review PFDs, P&IDs, mass/heat balances, process descriptions, equipment fit assessments, and engineering packages.
• Lead process safety and risk assessments, including HAZOPs, investigations, root-cause analysis, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
• Provide technical leadership during kilo/pilot and commercial-scale manufacturing at CDMOs and manufacturing sites, including troubleshooting and process stabilization.
• Apply chemical engineering fundamentals, modeling, and data analysis to improve yield, purity, safety, robustness, cycle time, sustainability, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Master’s/Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering required, with a strong foundation in chemical engineering and preferably organic chemistry.
• 7–15 years of R&D/process development experience in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, or specialty chemicals.
• Hands-on experience in process development, scale-up, pilot plant and/or commercial manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of reaction engineering, heat/mass transfer, mixing, separations, filtration, drying, process safety, and equipment design.
• Proficiency with engineering/data tools such as Aspen, MATLAB, Minitab, or AutoCAD, along with strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.