Job Description
The Process Engineer at Sila is responsible for designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting chemical processes and equipment in a high-growth battery materials manufacturing environment, ensuring safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement through data analysis and project management.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and optimize chemical processes to improve efficiency, safety, and product quality
- Provide engineering expertise for rotating equipment, monitor performance, troubleshoot failures, and collaborate on maintenance strategies
- Collect and analyze process data to identify trends, diagnose issues, and implement corrective actions
- Investigate and resolve operational problems, process deviations, and equipment malfunctions
- Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards
- Lead and manage engineering projects for process improvements and new technology implementation
- Collaborate on the design and implementation of process automation and control systems
Requirements
- Highly analytical and experienced Process Engineer with a strong background in chemical plant operations including rotating equipment.
- Adept at using data and process simulation to monitor, optimize and support complex chemical processes.
- Possess exceptional troubleshooting skills to maintain continuous, safe, and efficient production.
- Ability to lead technical projects in a dynamic, high-growth manufacturing setting.
- Experience in process design optimization, including designing new chemical processes and continuously optimizing existing unit operations to enhance efficiency, safety, product quality, and material yield.
- Provide process engineering expertise for rotating equipment such as pumps and compressors, including monitoring performance, troubleshooting failures, and collaborating with Maintenance Reliability teams to implement upgrades and preventative maintenance strategies.
- Oversee ongoing operations by collecting and analyzing high-volume process data (e.g., using Seeq) to identify trends, diagnose potential issues, and implement data-driven corrective and preventative actions.
- Lead investigation and resolution of complex operational problems, process deviations, and equipment malfunctions to ensure continuous, uninterrupted production targets are met.
- Conduct thorough Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and ensure all processes and equipment strictly adhere to safety standards and environmental regulations.
- Lead and manage engineering projects focused on process improvement or new technology implementation, coordinating with cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Automation teams on the design, configuration, and implementation of new process control systems (DCS, PLC) and equipment to advance process automation and data acquisition capabilities.
- Possess a strong foundational understanding of chemical engineering principles, unit operations (e.g., reactors, heat exchangers, material handling), and expertise in chemical plant equipment, particularly rotating equipment.
- Demonstrated experience in a chemical plant or high-volume manufacturing environment working directly with process equipment and control systems.
- Proficiency in Google and Microsoft applications, along with experience using process control systems (DCS, PLC) and data analysis tools.
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and data analysis skills to interpret complex data, conduct process capability studies, and make informed, timely decisions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting findings, writing procedures, and collaborating effectively with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
- Proven ability to plan, prioritize, manage resources, and execute technical projects to completion.
- Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment including a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes.
- Ability to move items weighing up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts.
- Ability to move long distances such as from building to building and remain stationary for extended periods.
- Ability to reach low shelves or items on the floor, enter spaces narrower than 3 feet, and climb stairs or over containment walls.
- Ability to perform precise and repetitive handling of a range of material quantities.
- Operate a computer and other office equipment such as a laptop, copier, and printer in a fixed location.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $121,000 to $152,000 (base pay, dependent on experience and skills)
Work environment perks: Onsite work, ability to wear respiratory protection, use of personal protective equipment, movement of items up to 50 lbs, and ability to work in narrow spaces and climb stairs
Any additional benefits: Competitive total rewards package including benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses
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