Senior Process Engineer

Job description

Senior Process Engineer

The Role
We are seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead the design, optimisation, and scale-up of processes across R&D, pilot, and demonstration plants. This role sits between Process and Principal Process Engineers, combining hands-on technical delivery with mentoring and technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process design activities, including modelling, PFDs, P&IDs, and mass/energy balances
• Develop and optimise catalytic conversion and separation processes
• Translate lab and pilot data into scalable, commercially robust designs
• Support technology scale-up from lab to demonstration scale
• Lead and participate in HAZID/HAZOP and ensure strong process safety standards
• Provide process input to techno-economic assessments and proposals
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a strong safety and performance culture

Experience & Qualifications

• MEng/MSc in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Strong industrial experience in process engineering and technology scale-up
• Experience leading engineering workstreams and using process modelling tools

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Oxfordshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English