Process Engineer II

The Opportunity:

Avantor seeks a dedicated and innovative Process Engineer II to optimize our Performance Materials organization. Serving customers worldwide, The Avantor Performance Materials organization manufactures and markets chemical products such as acids, advanced silicones, biological buffers, denaturants, and electronic chemicals, as well as diagnostics solutions.

This Northeast (PA, OH, KY preferred) role is full-time remote.

The Process Engineer II while working hands-on, independently, and collaboratively on cross-functional teams will be an integral part of developing new manufacturing processes and assessing the adequacy of equipment to meet ever-changing market/manufacturing demands. Utilizing excellent communication, problem-solving, and presentation skills, this role will interact with customers, internal team members, and vendors to develop process and equipment specifications. 

If you are a Process Engineer interested in this opportunity – let’s talk!

What we’re looking for 

• Education: Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, process engineering, or related field.

• Experience: 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, in an engineering capacity involving chemical process design, transfer design input for manufacturability, and capital funds request preparation.

• Process design, optimization, control, and troubleshooting.

• Data analysis, simulation, and statistical tools to evaluate process performance and identify improvement opportunities.

• Quality standards and regulatory requirements for chemical products.

• GMP guidelines and practices for chemical and biological processes.

• Designing, developing, scaling up, and transferring manufacturing processes from lab to pilot to commercial scale.

• Process characterization, optimization, validation, and troubleshooting using statistical tools and techniques.

• Writing and reviewing process documentation, such as batch records, SOPs, protocols, reports, risk assessments, etc.

• Project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.

• Defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and resources.

• Planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling, and reporting project activities and status.

• Collaboration Tools: (IE: Microsoft Office)

• Travel: 25- 50 %; mainly domestic

Preferred Experience:

• Proficiency in using process simulation software, such as Aspen Plus, SuperPro Designer, or SimSci Pro/II.

• Familiarity with analytical methods and instruments for process monitoring and control, such as HPLC, GC, FTIR, UV-Vis, pH, conductivity, etc.

• Skills in leading, motivating, and coordinating project teams and stakeholders.

• Managing project budget, quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Managing project risks, issues, changes, and dependencies.

• Applied engineering experience in a GMP manufacturing environment is preferred.

• Working with purified water systems, blending/drying process technologies, evaporation purification systems, and aseptic processing systems is a plus.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Provides technical process ownership to core manufacturing processes, further develops process methods, equipment, and support infrastructure to optimize production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs, and quality performance. Develop new manufacturing processes and assess the adequacy of equipment to meet ever-changing market/manufacturing demands.

• Identifies new equipment and technologies to support continuous improvement and capacity expansion of core capabilities. Design, validate, and commission new production equipment and tooling, monitor modifications and upgrades, and troubleshoot existing processes.

• Develops project budgets associated with the procurement of new equipment and technologies.

• Ensuring planned engineering (process) progress with respect to the engineering deliverables for Tenders (as required) and awarded Projects, process engineering planning & scheduling, preparation of progress reports, manpower & resource forecasts, time schedules of engineers, utilization of resources effectively & efficiently.

• Provides operational leadership by managing the Process Design & Detail Engineering including performing process simulations, design calculations, Process Optimization, sizing & selection of equipment, etc. Review of Client's tender documents, specifications, datasheets, installation, start-up, and validation of new process equipment and