Senior Process Engineer - Milwaukee

Position Overview

Senior Process Engineers work with clients to produce detailed process designs and simulations for new equipment and processes, or to modify existing process designs to improve operation/expand throughput. This work involves the entire project life cycle, including creating job proposals for clients, performing the detailed process design, simulating the process, providing support during project start-up, and validating process performance after start-up.

Reports To: Operations Director

Key Responsibilities

Core Technical Leadership

• Develop and approve equipment specifications, process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs), process simulations, validation protocols, and operation specifications.
• Perform and oversee process modeling, simulations, and mass/energy balances to validate designs and support scale-up activities.
• Lead or participate in process safety reviews (HAZOP, PHA) and ensure compliance with regulatory codes and standards (PSHA, 3A, EHEDG, NFPA, etc.).
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and process optimization studies for clients.

Project and Discipline Oversight

• Provide technical oversight of junior engineers, ensuring high-quality deliverables (drawings, calculations, designs).
• Estimate engineering hours, monitor budgets, and provide schedule oversight for process deliverables.
• Develop and maintain process discipline standards, best practices, and quality procedures to ensure consistency across projects.

Client and Business Development Engagement

• Serve as primary client-facing technical advisor on process/mechanical systems.
• Act as subject matter expert in client workshops, technical reviews/audits, and proposal presentations, contributing to business growth.
• Partner with business development team to develop technical content for proposals, scopes of work and estimates.

Leadership & Field Support

• Mentor, coach, and develop engineering staff; provide feedback to support career growth.
• Support construction, commissioning, and start-ups as technical authority, both onsite and remote.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Process Engineering
• 7-12 years' experience in process engineering (F&B, pharma, chemical or related industries)
• Strong knowledge of 3D design tools (Plant 3D, laser scans)
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-discipline technical reviews and manage deliverable quality
• Excellent client communication skills; ability to present to clients/executives
• Ability to travel 20%-30% annually depending on project needs

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare and Insurance Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
• Short-Term Disability (Supplemental Option)
• Voluntary Life Insurance (Supplemental Option)
• Health Savings Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing Benefits

• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Retirement - 401K and Roth 401K w/Company Match/Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Dependent Care (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement
• Paid Time-off for Charitable Involvement