Senior Process Engineer

Job Description – Process Engineer (API)

Department: Engineering / Projects

Industry: Pharmaceutical – API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients)

Reporting To: Engineering Head / Project Head

Job Purpose

To carry out basic and detailed process engineering activities for API manufacturing projects, ensuring process design accuracy, compliance with GMP requirements, and coordination with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and material balance calculations.
• Develop process equipment specifications, equipment datasheets, and equipment sizing calculations.
• Prepare process descriptions, line lists, valve lists, and other process engineering documents.
• Work on process design for reactors, storage tanks, heat exchangers, pumps, filters, dryers, distillation systems, and solvent recovery systems.
• Provide engineering inputs for process piping, equipment layout, and utility requirements.
• Coordinate with mechanical, piping, instrumentation, electrical, civil, and utility engineering teams.
• Review vendor drawings, technical specifications, and engineering documents.
• Participate in design reviews, HAZOP studies, and process safety assessments.
• Ensure compliance with applicable GMP requirements, process safety standards, and project specifications.
• Provide technical support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution.

Educational Qualification

B.E./B.Tech in Chemical Engineering.

Experience

4–8 years of relevant experience in basic and detailed engineering for API / Bulk Drug manufacturing projects.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of API manufacturing processes and chemical process engineering.
• Experience in preparing PFDs, P&IDs, equipment datasheets, and process calculations.
• Knowledge of reactors, filtration, drying, distillation, and solvent recovery systems.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and engineering documentation.
• Understanding of GMP requirements, process safety, and HAZOP studies.
• Good coordination, analytical, and problem-solving skills.