Chemical Process Engineer Jobs
Chemical Process Engineer jobs are open across petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, food and beverage, and semiconductors, at every level from entry-level process engineer to principal and chief engineer, with specializations in reaction engineering, distillation and separation, and process safety. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Role Overview
The Senior Chemical Process Engineer will become the technical owner of M2X's process design, with responsibility for evaluating, improving, and scaling the company's commercial process systems. This role works across process engineering, equipment design, controls, manufacturing, commissioning, and field operations to ensure systems are safe, reliable, manufacturable, and economically competitive. The primary system is an economical gas-to-liquid conversion plant utilizing stranded methane sources.
You'll collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers (designing and building the systems) and the Operations Team (running the systems and generating data). You will lead data analysis for validation of unit operations and control systems, work with vendors on equipment sizing, selection, and procurement, and create documentation for the operation, maintenance, testing, and safety of these systems. Expectations are that this role will become intimate with the process design, economics, and manufacturability of the system — providing the vision for future design versions.
The Sr. Chemical Process Engineer must work effectively as part of a team and represent M2X Energy well with partners and customers. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional technical competence and proficiency in chemical process fundamentals and application, along with a passion for developing new technologies that mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
Key Responsibilities
- Support design, production, and deployment of modular, manufactured gas to liquid chemical plants
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering team across 3D CAD team, electrical/controls, quality, factory acceptance testing, and field deployment
- Propose design simplifications and improvements
- Perform equipment sizing, selection, and procurement for new designs
- Based on Material and Energy Balance and P&ID, size heat exchangers, gas/liquid knockout vessels, valves, and other process equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of stainless-steel equipment construction, welding
- Identify potential vendors, create RFQs, lead quoting process
- Collaborate with Principal Engineer on final equipment selection
- Place Purchase Orders with procurement team, follow equipment lifecycle through delivery and installation
- Evaluate unit op performance from operational data
- Automate data collection and analysis from Factory Acceptance Testing to Field Deployed Units
- Unit operations include heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, gas/liquid knockout, valves, filters, and more
- Evaluate control system performance
- PID controller performance and tuning
- Control valve orifice sizing
- PLC state-based controls
- Manage Technical Data Packages
- Manage P&ID revisions, redlines, and as-built with manufacturing
- Manage equipment drawings, data sheets, and design documentation
- Create documentation
- Operation and maintenance procedures and spare parts lists
- Control philosophy and schemes
- Component and system level testing
- Process Safety
Required Qualifications
- BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines.
- Knowledge of Chemical Engineering fundamentals, including control theory, heat transfer, and chemical reactors.
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience, preferably in chemical processing, energy, or industrial equipment.
- Demonstrated experience independently designing, troubleshooting, commissioning, or improving process equipment and systems.
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals including heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and process control.
- Experience developing and maintaining P&IDs and process design documentation.
- Experience sizing and specifying process equipment including heat exchangers, vessels, pumps/compressors, valves, piping, instrumentation, and related equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with equipment vendors and make technical equipment selections.
- Hands-on experience working with operating industrial equipment and troubleshooting real-world process problems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead engineering projects with limited supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- Track record of working in a team setting to develop and deliver new chemical plant designs for field or factory construction.
- 7+ years of professional experience
- Knowledge of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals, including stress analysis, CAD (Autodesk preferred), thermal expansion, equipment assembly instructions.
- Experience with Chemical Process simulation software like Aspen, ChemCAD, etc.
- Experience with biogas upgrading and chemical synthesis from syngas.
- Experience leading and participating in team settings.
- Experience with Bills of Materials.
- Ability to enthusiastically work on novel, complex engineering projects with minimal oversight.
- Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and tackle new challenges.
Compensation & Benefits
M2X Energy offers excellent benefits and career opportunities. We believe our company's strength is a product of our employees, which are the most important element of our company. Our company embraces a highly collaborative, supportive, and ambitious work culture.
- Salary: Starting at $130k base pay with compensation offer for final candidates offered based on experience and level.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off and holidays
- Professional development assistance
Job Type: Full-time
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Work Location: Rockledge, FL (in person) or Remote (US). Prefer availability for Intermittent Travel (10-20%) to project sites across the US to learn from Operators in the field.
Work Authorization: Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Employer: At M2X Energy, we are working toward a low-carbon, sustainable future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our global, revolutionary products. M2X Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
About the Company
M2X Energy is a growth-stage company that converts wasted methane into low-carbon methanol through modular systems designed for real-world deployment. We help reduce emissions while creating immediate environmental and economic value from gas that would otherwise be wasted. With manufacturing scaling and deployment expanding, M2X is building the capacity to deliver at a larger commercial scale. Join a company focused on practical engineering, real execution, and measurable impact.
Role Overview
The Senior Chemical Process Engineer will become the technical owner of M2X's process design, with responsibility for evaluating, improving, and scaling the company's commercial process systems. This role works across process engineering, equipment design, controls, manufacturing, commissioning, and field operations to ensure systems are safe, reliable, manufacturable, and economically competitive. The primary system is an economical gas-to-liquid conversion plant utilizing stranded methane sources.
You'll collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers (designing and building the systems) and the Operations Team (running the systems and generating data). You will lead data analysis for validation of unit operations and control systems, work with vendors on equipment sizing, selection, and procurement, and create documentation for the operation, maintenance, testing, and safety of these systems. Expectations are that this role will become intimate with the process design, economics, and manufacturability of the system — providing the vision for future design versions.
The Sr. Chemical Process Engineer must work effectively as part of a team and represent M2X Energy well with partners and customers. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional technical competence and proficiency in chemical process fundamentals and application, along with a passion for developing new technologies that mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
Key Responsibilities
- Support design, production, and deployment of modular, manufactured gas to liquid chemical plants
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering team across 3D CAD team, electrical/controls, quality, factory acceptance testing, and field deployment
- Propose design simplifications and improvements
- Perform equipment sizing, selection, and procurement for new designs
- Based on Material and Energy Balance and P&ID, size heat exchangers, gas/liquid knockout vessels, valves, and other process equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of stainless-steel equipment construction, welding
- Identify potential vendors, create RFQs, lead quoting process
- Collaborate with Principal Engineer on final equipment selection
- Place Purchase Orders with procurement team, follow equipment lifecycle through delivery and installation
- Evaluate unit op performance from operational data
- Automate data collection and analysis from Factory Acceptance Testing to Field Deployed Units
- Unit operations include heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, gas/liquid knockout, valves, filters, and more
- Evaluate control system performance
- PID controller performance and tuning
- Control valve orifice sizing
- PLC state-based controls
- Manage Technical Data Packages
- Manage P&ID revisions, redlines, and as-built with manufacturing
- Manage equipment drawings, data sheets, and design documentation
- Create documentation
- Operation and maintenance procedures and spare parts lists
- Control philosophy and schemes
- Component and system level testing
- Process Safety
Required Qualifications
- BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines.
- Knowledge of Chemical Engineering fundamentals, including control theory, heat transfer, and chemical reactors.
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience, preferably in chemical processing, energy, or industrial equipment.
- Demonstrated experience independently designing, troubleshooting, commissioning, or improving process equipment and systems.
- Strong understanding of process engineering fundamentals including heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and process control.
- Experience developing and maintaining P&IDs and process design documentation.
- Experience sizing and specifying process equipment including heat exchangers, vessels, pumps/compressors, valves, piping, instrumentation, and related equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with equipment vendors and make technical equipment selections.
- Hands-on experience working with operating industrial equipment and troubleshooting real-world process problems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead engineering projects with limited supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- Track record of working in a team setting to develop and deliver new chemical plant designs for field or factory construction.
- 7+ years of professional experience
- Knowledge of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals, including stress analysis, CAD (Autodesk preferred), thermal expansion, equipment assembly instructions.
- Experience with Chemical Process simulation software like Aspen, ChemCAD, etc.
- Experience with biogas upgrading and chemical synthesis from syngas.
- Experience leading and participating in team settings.
- Experience with Bills of Materials.
- Ability to enthusiastically work on novel, complex engineering projects with minimal oversight.
- Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and tackle new challenges.
Compensation & Benefits
M2X Energy offers excellent benefits and career opportunities. We believe our company's strength is a product of our employees, which are the most important element of our company. Our company embraces a highly collaborative, supportive, and ambitious work culture.
- Salary: Starting at $130k base pay with compensation offer for final candidates offered based on experience and level.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off and holidays
- Professional development assistance
Job Type: Full-time
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Work Location: Rockledge, FL (in person) or Remote (US). Prefer availability for Intermittent Travel (10-20%) to project sites across the US to learn from Operators in the field.
Work Authorization: Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Employer: At M2X Energy, we are working toward a low-carbon, sustainable future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our global, revolutionary products. M2X Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
About the Company
M2X Energy is a growth-stage company that converts wasted methane into low-carbon methanol through modular systems designed for real-world deployment. We help reduce emissions while creating immediate environmental and economic value from gas that would otherwise be wasted. With manufacturing scaling and deployment expanding, M2X is building the capacity to deliver at a larger commercial scale. Join a company focused on practical engineering, real execution, and measurable impact.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate
- Chemicals & Materials
- Retail
- Medical Devices
- Science & Research
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in chemical process engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in chemical engineering from an ABET-accredited program
- Proficiency in process simulation software such as Aspen Plus or HYSYS
- Experience with process safety management and HAZOP studies
- Familiarity with P&ID development, PFDs, and process design documentation
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards including EPA and OSHA PSM
- Professional Engineer licensure or active progress toward PE certification
Tips for Your Chemical Process Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to process specifics
List the unit operations you've worked with directly, such as distillation, heat exchange, or reactor design, and name the simulation tools you've used. Generic chemical engineering resumes get filtered out fast when hiring managers are scanning for exact process experience.
Highlight your process safety credentials
Many chemical process engineer openings require or strongly prefer PSM experience, HAZOP participation, or a Process Safety Management certification. Calling these out near the top of your resume signals you understand the compliance environment before the interview starts.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists chemical process engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target job postings by feedstock or chemistry type
Search using terms like refinery, polymer, API manufacturing, or specialty batch rather than just your job title. Companies often write postings around their process chemistry, so matching your search language to theirs surfaces roles that generic title searches miss.
Prepare a process improvement example before interviews
Interviewers at chemical companies almost always ask for a specific example of a process you optimized, a yield you improved, or a downtime issue you solved. Have one story ready with real context about the unit operation, what you changed, and the measurable outcome.
Negotiate around relocation and site assignment
Many chemical process engineer roles are tied to a specific plant or production site, so negotiate relocation support, reporting structure, and future site-transfer options before accepting. These details are rarely in the offer letter and become much harder to revisit once you start.
Chemical Process Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most chemical process engineers?
The companies hiring the most chemical process engineers right now include Marketech International Corporation USA, Tesla, and Jacobs, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Ohio, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand tends to be heaviest at integrated energy, specialty chemicals, and large pharmaceutical manufacturers.
How many chemical process engineer jobs are remote?
About 22% of chemical process engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, which is lower than most engineering disciplines because the work is tied to physical plant operations. Roles that do offer remote flexibility tend to be in process design, simulation modeling, or technical sales support rather than day-to-day production engineering.
How do you become a chemical process engineer?
Start with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from an ABET-accredited program, which covers thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mass transfer, and reactor design. Internships or co-ops at a refinery, chemical plant, or pharmaceutical manufacturer during school are the fastest way to build the plant-floor context employers want. After graduation, many engineers pursue a Professional Engineer license as their experience grows, which opens doors to senior design and consulting roles.
Can you get a chemical process engineer job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level chemical process engineer roles exist specifically for recent graduates, though employers expect you to demonstrate hands-on process exposure from co-ops, internships, or senior capstone design projects. Highlighting specific unit operations you worked with, any simulation software you used in coursework, and any lab safety or compliance training you completed helps your application stand out against others with similar academic credentials.
What does the chemical process engineer interview process look like?
Most chemical process engineer interviews run in multiple rounds, starting with a phone screen focused on your process background and education, followed by a technical interview that covers thermodynamics, process design, and safety principles, sometimes including a case study or take-home problem. A final on-site or virtual panel typically includes engineers, a hiring manager, and occasionally a plant operations lead, who will probe your experience with specific unit operations and your approach to troubleshooting process upsets.
Where can I find and apply to chemical process engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to chemical process engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your process background and specialization, and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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