Senior Process Engineer - Part-Time

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership in lab and pilot experiments and lead process & design engineering through PFD/P&ID, Aspen modelling, heat & material balance, equipment sizing, vendor packages, and PHA. Translate experimental learnings into commercial‑scale designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan/oversee pilot operations: troubleshooting, test planning, data validation, scale‑up evaluation.
• Define KPIs & success criteria; enforce reproducible methods and robust documentation.
• Lead conceptual & detailed PFD/P&ID; draft design basis and project schedules.
• Build/validate Aspen Plus (or equivalent) models; produce H&MB for plant configurations.
• Perform sizing (reactors, columns, pumps, tanks, instrumentation) and develop equipment lists/specs.
• Coordinate vendor engagement; review Basic Engineering Packages; lead FAT/SAT, commissioning.
• Prepare cost estimates, feed into TEA.
• Lead/participate PHA/HAZOP; author SOPs for start‑up, shutdown, emergency & sampling.
• Champion safety, continuous improvement, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering.
• 8–12+ years in process design & scale‑up, Aspen modelling, vendor mgmt., and pilot testing.
• Strong technical writing and cross‑functional collaboration.