Sr. Chemical Engineer
Job Summary
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Chemical Engineer with a strong background in research & development process development and new product commercialization. The ideal candidate will have expertise in chemical processing mixing technologies scale-up from laboratory to production and solving complex engineering challenges across industries such as pharmaceuticals batteries/energy storage energetics or other advanced industrial applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead R&D projects involving advanced chemical processes and mixing technologies from concept through commercialization.
- Develop and optimize batch continuous-batch and continuous chemical processing systems.
- Design evaluate and scale chemical processes involving solid-solid liquid-solid and liquid-liquid mixing systems.
- Conduct research involving mass transfer heat transfer reaction processes process control and process optimization.
- Develop process requirements experimental plans reaction protocols and technical investigations.
- Support development of advanced processing equipment and technologies from bench scale to full production.
- Prepare technical reports grant proposals and present findings to customers investors government agencies and internal teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to develop innovative products and manufacturing solutions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering (MS or PhD preferred).
- Minimum 5 10 years of experience in chemical engineering R&D product development or process development.
- Strong knowledge of chemical process design process scale-up and commercialization.
- Experience with mixing technologies chemical reactions and industrial processing equipment.
- Background in industries such as pharmaceuticals batteries/energy storage energetics specialty chemicals or advanced materials.
- Strong analytical problem-solving technical writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage projects independently from concept to completion.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience with advanced mixing technologies continuous crystallization mechanochemical processes or novel manufacturing methods.
- Experience writing technical proposals research reports and grant applications.