Senior Process Engineer

Novoloop is offering a remote Senior Process Engineer role with a salary of USD 150,000 per year. The position focuses on process scale-up, capital-project execution, commissioning, start-up, and plant optimization, with you serving as the technical owner across the project lifecycle alongside internal teams, EPC firms, technology licensors, equipment vendors, and plant personnel. The role is remote in the United States with frequent travel to China for the demo plant, including the possibility of extended stays during commissioning.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Responsibilities

• Assist with process scale-up activities from pilot toward full-scale implementation
• Lead capital-project execution efforts and drive disciplined project management
• Oversee commissioning activities and coordinate with operations teams
• Support plant start-up and initial operations to reach target performance
• Optimize plant performance through data-driven analysis and process improvements
• Act as the technical owner across the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with goals
• Collaborate directly with internal teams, EPC firms, technology licensors, equipment vendors, and plant personnel
• Blend solid process-design fundamentals with hands-on plant and commissioning experience

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in chemical engineering or related discipline
• 8+ years of relevant experience in chemical-process engineering, capital projects, commissioning, or plant operations
• Experience with FEED and detailed engineering for chemical or industrial process facilities
• Hands-on commissioning, start-up, plant-operations, or process-troubleshooting experience
• Strong knowledge of process equipment, utilities, controls, PFDs, P&IDs, and heat and material balances
• Experience overseeing EPC firms, technology licensors, or equipment vendors from the owner’s perspective
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management systems and tools, including HAZOP, LOPA, Management of Change, facility siting, Process Safety Information, incident investigation, and root-cause analysis
• Fluent English and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with international EPCs, vendors, and plant teams
• Ability to travel internationally, including project and manufacturing sites in China
• Experience with techno-economic analysis (TEA) and COGS-reduction initiatives
• Experience with EPC selection, contractor interviews, and techno-economic bid evaluation
• Experience preparing or reviewing equipment datasheets, specifications, and vendor documents
• Experience providing technical sign-off of equipment prior to fabrication
• Experience with FAT/eFAT and vendor acceptance testing
• Construction-support experience, including RFIs, field changes, and engineering redlines
• Experience with pre-commissioning and commissioning planning
• Capital-project execution experience, including FEL packages, contractor management, and schedule and cost control
• Mandarin language preference

Technologies

• ProSim

Engineering team deliverables

• A validated process design basis for Novoloop’s demonstration plant and first commercial plant, including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and simulation models
• FEED and detailed-engineering packages accepted by internal stakeholders and EPC partners, with technical scopes, datasheets, and specifications ready to bid and fabricate
• Equipment and vendor packages transitioned from bid evaluation through technical sign-off, FAT/eFAT, and delivery on scope and schedule
• Process-safety deliverables closed out for each project stage, including HAZOP and LOPA actions, facility siting, Process Safety Information, and Management of Change records
• Successful commissioning and start-up, with pre-commissioning plans executed, performance-test criteria met, and operations handed over at demonstrated rate and quality
• Documented improvements in throughput, yield, reliability, energy use, CAPEX, and COGS, with analyses captured for future facilities
• Design, procedural, and training improvements informed by plant learning fed back into future US and China facilities

Location and travel

Remote in the United States with frequent travel to China for the demo plant. In 2026, expect 2 to 3 trips to China, followed by the ability to stay in China for 4+ weeks during commissioning.

Job type

Full-time

Salary

USD 150,000 per year

Application questions

• Briefly describe your experience in scaling new chemical technology - what scale did you start from and eventually finish at? Did the plant succeed?
• How much experience do you have designing chemical plants? Which design phases are you experienced in? What size of plant and what product?
• What is your experience in new plant commissioning and startup?
• What is your experience in plant operation?
• Are you willing to travel to China for demo plant related work trips?