Principal Process Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in United States
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Software • Design
The Role
Serve as a part-time Principal Process Engineer SME providing technical guidance, design review, process safety evaluation, and mentorship to process engineering teams on complex manufacturing projects. Support process design, pressure relief analysis, instrumentation selection, and best-practice engineering recommendations without routine project execution or client management.
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Principal Process EngineerBusiness Title:  Principal Process EngineerPosition DescriptionFunctionThe Principal Process Engineer / Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides specialized technical guidance and mentorship to Salas O'Brien's process engineering team on complex industrial and manufacturing projects. This role leverages extensive industry experience to support project teams with technical reviews, engineering problem-solving, design strategy, and best practices for specialized process engineering challenges.This position is intended as a flexible, part-time consulting role with an anticipated workload of approximately 4–8 hours per week, based on project needs. The SME will serve as a trusted technical resource and advisor to project teams and will not be responsible for routine project execution, client management, business development or regular site travel.Core Responsibilities

Technical Advisory and Subject Matter Expertise


  • Provide specialized technical guidance to process engineering staff on complex or unique engineering challenges.
  • Serve as a technical reviewer for process engineering deliverables and provide recommendations to improve quality, consistency, and accuracy.
  • Support project teams in the development and evaluation of process designs, process safety concepts, and engineering solutions.
  • Provide mentorship and coaching to less experienced engineers and support professional development within the process engineering group

 

Qualifications and Requirements
  • You have obtained Bachelor of Science in Chemical engineering from an ABET accredited program. 
  • You have 20+ years of work experience in engineering design, chemical manufacturing, and/or food and beverage manufacturing. 
  • You are familiar with capital projects and how they are executed in a manufacturing environment. 
  • Able to lead less experienced engineers with guidance and training and to check their deliverables. 
  • Experience performing pressure relief device sizing and pressure reliving system evaluations. 
  • Experience selecting and specifying process instrumentation. 

Location: Based out of Dublin, Ohio with flexibility to be Hybrid/Remote

Travel: Up to 1%

Required Behaviors

Behavior shall be consistent with Salas O’Brien's ownership values.

Safety

Salas O’Brien requires that all its employees take workplace safety as a highest personal commitment. Workplaces are to be kept free of hazards (tripping, burn, shock etc.). While at a client’s facility, all clients’ safety rules are to be observed without exception. When required, safety glasses, hard hats, ear protection, breathing protection and protective clothing will be worn, and safe work rules will always be strictly observed.           

Qualifications Education Preferred Bachelors or better. Experience Preferred You have 20+ years of work experience in engineering design, chemical manufacturing, and/or food and beverage manufacturing. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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Skills Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
  • 20+ years of engineering design experience in chemical, manufacturing, or food and beverage industries
  • Familiarity with capital project execution in a manufacturing environment
  • Ability to lead, mentor, and check deliverables of less experienced engineers
  • Experience performing pressure relief device sizing and pressure relieving system evaluations
  • Experience selecting and specifying process instrumentation
  • Based out of Dublin, Ohio with flexibility for hybrid/remote work

Salas O'Brien Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Salas O'Brien and has not been reviewed or approved by Salas O'Brien.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare options include multiple medical, dental, and vision plans with an individual medical option at no premium, plus no‑cost preventive medications and mental‑health resources. Employer‑paid disability and life coverage further strengthen the safety net.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off includes a base PTO allotment plus company office‑closure days and paid parental leave for births, adoptions, and foster placements. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave is a standout component of the package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits include a 401(k) employer match with a potential additional company stock contribution, along with RRSP support in Canada and a student‑loan payment 401(k) match in the U.S. These features provide structured long‑term savings support beyond base pay.

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The Company
HQ: Irvine, California
2,062 Employees

What We Do

Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for over a decade on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.

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