What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Process Development Engineer/Chemist position at Evonik?
What We Offer
Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.
Click on the link to learn more about Evonik from our employees:
https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/
Your Purpose at Evonik
Join our global efforts to drive sustainable solutions in an enriching and innovative workplace. As a Senior Process Development Engineer, you'll play a critical role in scaling up innovative chemistries and delivering sustainable process technologies from lab to production. Working within Evonik's Global Process Research team, you will lead complex development projects and collaborate across R&D, business, and manufacturing to shape new products, optimize processes, and bring impactful ideas to market. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, make a tangible difference, and grow in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Process Development Engineer, you will:
Evonik values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are seeking candidates who bring curiosity, leadership, and deep technical experience in process development.
Education And Experience
This position is a unique opportunity to launch a fulfilling and impactful career. Successful candidates will have the chance to grow within R&D, Process Technology, or move into other product business lines or adjacent roles that align with their evolving interests and strengths. Evonik’s Allentown site is Evonik’s core R&D hub for North America with a vibrant and diverse community working on a wide range of scientific research where growth, mentorship, and career development are at the forefront.
The Evonik hub is also located in the Lehigh Valley which has a rapidly expanding population and economy with a current GDP of :$56 billion. This vibrant region is home to excellent restaurants, local breweries, wineries, entertainment venues, and hosts widely attended annual festivals and cultural events like Musikfest and Christkindlmarkt. Lehigh Valley is also conveniently located in short driving distance from Philadelphia, New York City, and Lancaster City/County, as well as surrounded by scenic landscapes and renowned locations for hiking, kayaking, skiing, and other outdoor opportunities. Fun opportunities abound for individuals, couples, and families alike.
The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Wenda Cenexant [C]
Company is
Evonik Corporation
Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.
Click on the link to learn more about Evonik from our employees:
https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/
Your Purpose at Evonik
Join our global efforts to drive sustainable solutions in an enriching and innovative workplace. As a Senior Process Development Engineer, you'll play a critical role in scaling up innovative chemistries and delivering sustainable process technologies from lab to production. Working within Evonik's Global Process Research team, you will lead complex development projects and collaborate across R&D, business, and manufacturing to shape new products, optimize processes, and bring impactful ideas to market. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, make a tangible difference, and grow in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Process Development Engineer, you will:
- Lead research, development, and scale-up of advanced, sustainable products across various assets.
- Design and execute experiments using reaction engineering and chemical fundamentals, leveraging tools like DOE and data modeling, while working closely with diverse teams to gain buy-in for new programs.
- Use and interpret analytical techniques such as GC FID, GC/MS, NMR, and GPC to support experimentation and tech transfer.
- Develop and deliver comprehensive technical packages for commercialization and production trials, incorporating input from a broad range of stakeholders.
- Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and lab technicians, including direct supervisory support on experimental execution.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing challenges by applying chemistry and engineering principles to identify root causes and promote shared learning.
- Drive innovation by proposing new process ideas that reduce carbon footprint, cost, or increase capacity, and contribute to expanding Evonik's innovation pipeline.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across R&D, manufacturing, engineering, EH&S, and business lines, while developing site-wide expertise in key tools and technologies.
Evonik values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are seeking candidates who bring curiosity, leadership, and deep technical experience in process development.
Education And Experience
- MS or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 7 years of industrial experience in a chemical laboratory research setting
- Experience in manufacturing or pilot plant settings strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience with process scale-up from lab to commercial scale
- Required: Reaction engineering, organic synthesis, batch processing, or separations
- Preferred: experience in heterogeneous catalysis, alkoxylation, or amine chemistry
- Familiarity with JMP, Minitab, Aspen, Python, or similar modeling/design tools a plus
- Bonus: application of AI/ML tools to enhance experimental design or modeling
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in inclusive and collaborative environments
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to work across disciplines and explain complex ideas clearly to diverse stakeholders.
- Mentorship experience, particularly supporting junior engineers on scale-up projects
This position is a unique opportunity to launch a fulfilling and impactful career. Successful candidates will have the chance to grow within R&D, Process Technology, or move into other product business lines or adjacent roles that align with their evolving interests and strengths. Evonik’s Allentown site is Evonik’s core R&D hub for North America with a vibrant and diverse community working on a wide range of scientific research where growth, mentorship, and career development are at the forefront.
The Evonik hub is also located in the Lehigh Valley which has a rapidly expanding population and economy with a current GDP of :$56 billion. This vibrant region is home to excellent restaurants, local breweries, wineries, entertainment venues, and hosts widely attended annual festivals and cultural events like Musikfest and Christkindlmarkt. Lehigh Valley is also conveniently located in short driving distance from Philadelphia, New York City, and Lancaster City/County, as well as surrounded by scenic landscapes and renowned locations for hiking, kayaking, skiing, and other outdoor opportunities. Fun opportunities abound for individuals, couples, and families alike.
The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Wenda Cenexant [C]
Company is
Evonik Corporation
