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.
$95K - $115K *
Join a team that's managing capital investment projects, ensuring safety, quality, and cost control from development through commissioning. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive...
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$88K - $105K *
Unlock your potential by managing capital investment projects, ensuring safety, quality, and cost control from development through commissioning. Collaborate with teams to drive project success across...
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$85K - $102K *
Elevate environmental standards by managing compliance programs, ensuring regulatory alignment, and fostering collaboration across teams to enhance environmental performance at our refining and petroc...
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$80K - $95K *
Elevate your career by supporting the development and optimization of manufacturing processes in the Medical Device industry. Drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with qu...
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$100K - $120K *
Transform manufacturing processes by leveraging engineering expertise to innovate and optimize assembly for NPI hoists. Collaborate across teams, ensuring compliance and driving enhancements in qualit...
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$80K - $95K *
Elevate manufacturing operations by leading capital projects, enhancing equipment design, and driving automation initiatives to improve safety, quality, and productivity across diverse engineering env...
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$87K - $128K *
Join a cutting-edge team to develop semiconductor processes, drive hands-on experiments, and collaborate with engineering to enhance equipment performance and innovation in a fast-paced manufacturing...
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Production Engineer (Job ID:4627)
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Engineer compliance and quality assurance for missile defense systems. Oversee design, fabrication, and testing processes, ensuring adherence to aerospace standards and mission assurance criteria whil...
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Grow your career with a dynamic role focusing on mechanical design, overseeing product development from concept to market while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs and ens...
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$180K - $240K *
Unlock innovative solutions as a Principal Process Engineer, guiding mining and mineral processing projects. Collaborate with clients and teams to tackle complex challenges and influence key technical...
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Mechanical Engineer - Thermal R&D
$80K - $95K *
Join a team that's shaping the future of thermal engineering for advanced military and commercial applications. Drive innovative solutions from concept to production, utilizing cutting-edge technologi...
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Packaging Engineer (Onsite - Brookings, SD)
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Join a team that's redefining healthcare packaging by innovating and developing sustainable solutions that protect products while reducing costs. Collaborate globally to enhance healthcare delivery th...
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Chemical Delivery/Flow Control Device Quality Engineer E4
$133K - $183K *
Transform quality assurance in chemical delivery by leading technical oversight, ensuring compliance, and driving reliability in high-purity hardware. Collaborate cross-functionally to mitigate risks...
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Electrical Engineer - High Voltage
$92K - $126K *
Lead the Electrical engineering function, overseeing design, construction, and startup of projects while providing technical support for high voltage infrastructure and automation in manufacturing pro...
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$116K - $167K *
Lead the charge in process design and scale-up for innovative food solutions. Drive technical leadership across R&I, Operations, and Quality, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and consumer-preferred prod...
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$86K - $115K *
Innovate and optimize manufacturing processes from pilot to production, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness throughout the lifecycl...
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Senior Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
$110K - $125K *
Transform your career by leading innovative EI&C designs for water technologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success while managing risks, budgets, and schedules in a dyn...
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$99K - $149K *
Transform optical coating processes by leading improvements, managing projects, and training teams. Collaborate across disciplines to enhance product capabilities and ensure manufacturing excellence i...
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$81K - $121K *
Accelerate progress at our manufacturing campus by leading capital projects that enhance operations and drive efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results from conc...
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$81K - $112K *
Optimize manufacturing processes by analyzing efficiency, quality, and cost. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement improvements and ensure compliance with safety standards while support...
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$68K - $94K *
Unlock potential by applying Lean principles to enhance manufacturing efficiency, reduce costs, and drive productivity improvements through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration in a dynami...
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$90K - $110K *
Grow your career with hands-on R&D in developing sustainable high-performance materials. Collaborate with a dynamic team to innovate, test, and commercialize new products that meet challenging environ...
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$88K - $105K *
Optimize environmental compliance and continuous improvement strategies at a manufacturing facility. Collaborate with stakeholders, manage regulatory requirements, and lead initiatives to ensure adher...
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$95K - $115K *
Empower product excellence by providing engineering support for Flowline products, enhancing reliability and quality across manufacturing, sales, and field operations while driving continuous improvem...
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Manufacturing Process Engineer
$67K - $92K *
Empower innovation in manufacturing by developing and optimizing process control strategies. Drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, and productivity while integrating new technologies an...
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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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