Senior Engineer - Process

Hamburg, Germany

Job Family Group:

Downstream Supply Chain

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 2, 2025

Business unit:

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Shell is a global company that provides energy solutions to keep people and goods moving. Its portfolio ranges from traditional fuels, lubricants, and specialties to e-charging, hydrogen, biofuels, gas, and renewable energy. Shell is investing billions of dollars worldwide in low-carbon energy, including electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen, renewable energy, and biofuels.

Shell has been present in Germany since 1902, with its German headquarters in Hamburg. Today, it employs around 4,800 people across the country in research, production, and distribution of energy solutions for private mobility and home energy, as well as energy, chemical products, and lubricants for nearly all industries.

The Shell Lubricants Hub Hamburg is the largest lubricant plant in Europe, producing more than 400 million liters annually. The site is central to Shell’s global “Powering Progress” strategy and currently being transformed into a modern and competitive supply hub to sustainably grow the lubricants business. Around 200 employees and 200 contractors ensure the supply to over one million customers in more than 160 countries. As a global leader in the lubricants sector, Shell is sustainably and future-orientedly developing this long-standing business. The plant supplies close to 50% of Shell lubricants produced in Europe, being the backbone of the European lubricants supply.

What’s the role

As the Senior Process Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of our production processes in the Lubricants Hub Hamburg. You will support day-to-day operations, lead process optimization initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement in safety, quality, and sustainability. You will be an integral part of the newly established Supply Hub Technology department, providing essential engineering support to investment projects.

What you’ll be doing

As the Senior Engineer - Process, you will be delivering engineering support and ensuring process safety to foster business growth, drive innovation, and maintain operational compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and contribute to capital projects, including design input, commissioning, and start-up support

• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis of process deviations or equipment failures

• Develop, monitor and analyze process performance using operational data and KPIs

• Define technical requirements for portfolio changes, new product introductions and formulation changes

• Scout new (digital) technologies and manage improvement initiatives, including small Capex projects

• Participate in hazard and operability studies, risk assessments, and management of change processes; manage process safety and support HEMP and R&I studies

What you bring

• University degree in Chemical or Process Engineering or a related field

• Significant years of experience in chemical plant operations (asset)

• Strong understanding of process design, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and control systems and familiarity with process simulation tools

• Strong analytical mindset for fact-based decision making

• Effective stakeholder management across various levels and external parties

• Innovative yet commercially focused mindset with emphasis on bottom-line impact

• Ability to balance risks and opportunities and communicate effectively with stakeholders

• Experience in Project Management Framework is a plus

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on critical challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working where feasible.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefit