What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Process Engineer position at FMC?
FMC is seeking an experienced process development engineer for commercialization of new agricultural active ingredients to join our staff at the Stine Research Center. Our business has a robust pipeline of new products and solutions that anticipate our customers’ needs and contribute to their long-term prosperity while advancing agriculture.
This role requires chemical engineering/organic chemistry knowledge, as well as work experience in process development, pilot plant or commercial operations. The successful candidate will conduct laboratory-based programs to develop commercial manufacturing processes as part of a cross-functional team of process chemists, analytical chemists, and engineers. The role involves engineering support through all phases of process development, with responsibility from early stage to commercial launch.
Responsibilities of the role include:
Develop process concepts and cost analyses for chemical synthetic routes/manufacturing processes.
Design and conduct laboratory experiments to demonstrate commercial process feasibility and to establish essential engineering parameters.
Design, direct, and coordinate work with external research partners to supplement internal experimental program.
Evaluate reactive chemistry hazards and guide the interpretation leading to safe operating conditions.
Develop basic engineering design data, define operating conditions and critical limits, and establish safety parameters for the commercial process through scale-up and modeling of unit operations.
Effectively document and transfer technology and know-how for the design, construction, and operation of commercial facilities and product registration.
Participate in the pre-campaign planning and start-up of commercial operations.
Manage all aspects of laboratory EHS and apply technical knowledge to advance laboratory safety of the group.
Qualifications
B.S. / M.S. / Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Minimum 10 plus years for B.S. or 8-10 years for M.S. / Ph.D. with relevant R&D-process development experience in agricultural, pharmaceutical, fine or specialty chemicals industry required.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate technical and non-technical information with global internal and external partners required.
Manufacturing or scale-up experience ideal.
Experience in separations technologies ideal.
Experience in process safety management and reactive/thermal hazards evaluation strongly preferred.
Flexible work schedules to accommodate different geographies required.
Travel to international sites may be required (less than 10%).
