Explore Chemical Process Engineer opportunities for experienced professionals ready to design, improve, and scale industrial processes. Ladders features vetted professional roles paying $100,000 or more, including positions across chemicals, energy, pharmaceuticals, materials, and manufacturing.
Chemical Process Engineers develop and optimize processes that transform raw materials into valuable products. Their work may include process design, equipment selection, scale-up, production troubleshooting, efficiency improvements, and ensuring operations meet quality, environmental, and safety requirements. They often collaborate with research, operations, maintenance, and project teams.
Employers commonly seek a degree in chemical engineering or a related discipline, along with relevant industry experience. Depending on the role, useful qualifications may include process simulation, mass and energy balances, process control, root-cause analysis, project management, and knowledge of process safety and regulatory standards. Senior positions may also call for technical leadership and cross-functional communication.
Chemical Process Engineers work in sectors such as specialty and commodity chemicals, oil and gas, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and advanced materials. Career paths can lead to senior process engineering, process design, project engineering, operations leadership, technical management, or consulting.
Search Ladders for vetted Chemical Process Engineer jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more. Explore opportunities by location, experience level, and industry to find a role that aligns with your technical expertise and career goals.
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing automation solutions through troubleshooting, programming, and customer collaboration. Leverage your skills to improve machinery performance and ensure seamle...
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Drive customer success by aligning technical capabilities with needs, enhancing packaging innovation, and executing strategic initiatives through collaboration and data-driven insights to achieve meas...
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer
$135K - $160K *
Join a team that's transforming cloud infrastructure for institutional investors. You'll deploy and manage AI solutions across various cloud environments, ensuring security and compliance while collab...
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Product Manager - Aluminum Plate
$120K - $125K *
Shape the future of aluminum plate solutions by leading cross-functional teams to drive strategy and execution. This remote role requires significant travel to build partnerships and optimize processe...
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Lead the charge in developing innovative software solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams, shaping product roadmaps, and delivering high-quality user interfaces and APIs that enhance us...
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Director of Software Engineering, Platform Services
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Join a team that's redefining engineering excellence by leading platform services that enhance software development. Drive innovation, consolidate capabilities, and foster a culture of collaboration t...
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Senior Structural Designer 1 - Nuclear
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Join our structural design team to lead innovative projects, utilizing 3D modeling software to create structural layouts and solve complex design challenges. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams...
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Field Application Specialist (Chrom/TFF) -Western Region
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Engage with customers to implement and optimize downstream processing technologies, providing technical expertise and support. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance workflows and ensure successful...
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Manage a talented engineering team, driving software development and community collaboration while maintaining high-quality standards and executing on ambitious goals effectively. Engage directly with...
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Drive transformative software engineering across EPM products, lead modernization, build innovative SaaS capabilities, and enhance operational excellence in a high-impact role overseeing global teams...
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Take ownership of transformative AI solutions by embedding within business units, identifying key operational challenges, and rapidly delivering demonstrable results that drive adoption and innovation...
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Associate Director, Product Quality
$117K - $189K *
Join a team that's shaping the future of pharmaceutical quality by leading compliance initiatives and building a robust Quality Management System to support innovative therapies in a dynamic, collabor...
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Infection Prevention Specialist, Peri-op (Detroit, MI)
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Field Service Engineer III, LCMS - SF Bay Area, CA
$90K - $114K *
Join a team that's dedicated to providing expert installation and maintenance of advanced analytical equipment. You'll resolve complex issues, conduct preventive maintenance, and train users, ensuring...
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Lead Software Platform Engineer, MLOps
$200K - $270K *
Join a team pioneering AI/ML platform engineering, enhancing scalable infrastructure to empower scientific innovation. Shape the future of distributed systems and MLOps, collaborating across teams to...
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Lead transformative initiatives by optimizing manufacturing processes, enhancing efficiency, and delivering expert on-site training to elevate operations in high-stakes environments. Travel extensivel...
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Unlock potential by leading Reusable Packaging Management Service Centers, fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. Drive operational excellence while managing financial performance a...
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Environmental Impact Assessment Professional
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Shape environmental impact assessment strategies for major projects. Cultivate stakeholder relationships and lead multidisciplinary teams while driving compliance with regulatory standards to ensure s...
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Field Application Engineer - Data Center Solutions
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Empower the Data Center Solutions team by providing expert technical support, evaluating customer needs, and leading strategic projects across the Central US and Latin America, ensuring optimal produc...
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Innovate robust SaaS platforms by collaborating with cross-functional teams, building and enhancing features, and delivering customer-centric solutions throughout the development lifecycle...
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Join a team that's shaping the future of spacecraft systems engineering. Leverage your expertise to lead cross-functional teams in developing complex spacecraft designs, ensuring compliance, and drivi...
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Drive operational excellence by leading a Technical Support team, ensuring top-tier service delivery and SLA adherence while managing high-priority incidents and fostering cross-functional collaborati...
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Principal Engineer, Monetization Engineering
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Drive the evolution of a robust Fulfillment platform, shaping architecture and strategy while mentoring teams. Lead modernization efforts to enhance scalability, reliability, and performance, ensuring...
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Senior Virtual Calibration Development Engineer
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Unlock potential by developing innovative virtual calibration environments that enhance simulation-based workflows. Collaborate cross-functionally to improve calibration processes and support the inte...
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What does a Chemical Process Engineer do?
A Chemical Process Engineer designs, evaluates, and improves processes used to manufacture chemicals and other products. Responsibilities can include process modeling, equipment and facility design, production support, scale-up, efficiency improvements, and safety and compliance work.
What qualifications are typically required for Chemical Process Engineer jobs?
Many roles require a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a related field and relevant experience. Employers may also value skills in process simulation, process control, troubleshooting, project execution, and process safety; requirements vary by industry and seniority.
Where do Chemical Process Engineers work?
They work across industries including chemicals, energy, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, manufacturing, and advanced materials.
How can I find Chemical Process Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?
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