Sr. Process Design & Project Engineer

Company Description

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. is a company of diverse businesses unified by shared values and vision. We serve the agriculture, mining, industrial and water reclamation markets with a broad range of products and technologies, worldwide. Serving these customers well is a passion and a commitment-one that the people of Tessenderlo Kerley find rewarding, empowering and meaningful.

If you want the work you do to make a positive impact on the world in which we live, and work alongside innovative, quality-focused people of vision, Tessenderlo Kerley is the right place for you.

Job Description

Are you the go-to process/design engineer when projects get complex? Step in as our Senior Design & Project Engineer in Phoenix and set the engineering standard across multiple plants – owning capital projects from concept through startup, mentoring a small team, and turning novel chemistries into safe, scalable operations.

Why Join Us?

🚀 Lead the Standard – Define and formalize best-in-class engineering practices to be used across multiple production plants.
🧪 Build What’s Next – Partner with R&D and agronomy to translate new chemistries into practical designs, pilots, and full-scale solutions.
🏭 Own the Lifecycle – Guide projects through FEP/FEL/FEED, redline P&IDs, model processes, and support safe, successful startups.
🤝 Mentor & Multiply – Lead a small team of engineers while collaborating with HSE, Operations, Project Services and Plant Managers.
📈 Optimize at Scale – Troubleshoot plant upsets, debottleneck processes, and create reusable designs that lift performance company-wide.

What You’ll Do:

✅ Set and enforce Tessenderlo Kerley engineering standards, procedures and design practices (schedules, tools and policies).
✅ Drive new project/chemistry development with R&D; plan and run lab work, pilots and simulations/models.
✅ Lead scope development and estimates; execute/manage plant projects from FEP/FEL/FEED to handoff.
✅ Create, review, and redline P&IDs, spec sheets and equipment drawings; develop M&E balances and PFDs.
✅ Participate in HAZOPs and MOC/What-If reviews; ensure documentation aligns with HSE compliance.
✅ Troubleshoot chemistry/quality issues, process upsets and equipment failures; recommend optimization and debottlenecking projects.
✅ Mentor and train engineers; provide DCS instrumentation/hardware guidance and startup leadership.
✅ Build internal tools and monthly KPI reporting; support plant budgeting for CIP/major maintenance.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

✔ BS in Chemical Engineering.
✔ 10+ years in chemical manufacturing with a focus in sulfur chemistry.
✔ A proven record of implementing non-standard process solutions and reverse-engineering equipment.
✔ Strong independence and prioritization; excellent communication with cross-functional partners.
✔ A safety-first mindset, and experience leading HAZOP/MOC and startup best practices.
✔ Team leadership experience and the ability to influence across Operations, HSE and Project Services.

Role Details

📍 Location: Phoenix, Corporate (Technical Services, Operations)
🧳 Travel: ~30% to plant sites and project locations

Additional Information

Why join Tessenderlo Kerley:

Working at Tessenderlo Kerley

• Work/life balance
• Fun and rewarding environment
• Learning, development and teamwork
• Community involvement/outreach
• Challenging and meaningful work

Benefits & Rewards:

• Medical-Dental-Vision-Prescription (Low employee premiums!)
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first 5% of employee contribution
• 401(k) company retirement contribution at year-end, equal to 4% of annual base salary
• Short-term incentive awards based on measured performance criteria
• Life Insurance (2x annual base salary)
• Paid vacation and sick time, and 10 paid holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,000 per calendar year (non-taxable)
• Adoption Assistance: Up to $7,500 in reimbursement assistance
• Paid maternity and parental time off
• Business Travel Life & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Telemedicine program for you and your dependents
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• Company referral program

Tessenderlo Kerley is part of Tessenderlo Group, an industrial group that focuses on agriculture, valorizing bio-residuals, machinery, mechanical engineering, electronics, energy, and pro