Job Description

What We Are Looking For

Experience:

4-6 years in process engineering, with hands-on exposure to plant design, commissioning, and operations - ideally in chemicals, polymers, or recycling.

Education:

B.Tech/M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Process Engineering.

Pilot-to-Commercial Experience:

You've scaled processes from pilot to commercial. You understand that what works at 100kg behaves differently at 10 tonnes - and you know how to bridge that gap.

Process Fundamentals:

Deep fluency in PFDs, P&IDs, mass/energy balances, process narratives, and control philosophies. You don't just draw diagrams - you defend every line.

Equipment & Mechanical Sense:

You select the right equipment (reactors, vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, filters, dryers) and understand how it actually behaves - clearances, wear, vibration, sealing, thermal expansion, maintenance access. You can guide mechanical design inputs: nozzle orientation, internals, agitation, baffles, metallurgy selection, and corrosion allowance.

Troubleshooting Mindset:

You don't hand off P&IDs and disappear. You stay through commissioning and operations, lead root cause investigations for trips and failures, and build practical fixes - instrument changes, control modifications, interlocks, equipment tweaks.

Fail-Safe Thinking:

You predict failure scenarios: "what fails, what happens next, what protects us?" You drive HAZOP, relief/venting philosophy, ESD/interlocks, and alarms rationalisation. Learnings become engineering safeguards, not just reports.

EPC & Vendor Management:

You evaluate and select EPC partners and critical vendors. You hold them accountable on datasheets, sizing, GA drawings, and FAT/SAT readiness - without micromanaging. You ensure design aligns with pilot intent and commercial reliability.

Bonus - Simulation & CFD:

Experience with process simulation (steady-state/dynamic) for scale-up, equipment sizing, and debottlenecking. Working knowledge of CFD for reactor/mixing performance, dead zones, and distribution risks.

Startup Mentality:

Comfortable with ambiguity, resource constraints, and building from scratch.

Purpose-Driven:

You want to build something that matters - not just another plant.

Location:

Willing to spend considerable time in Pune, India - this is not a remote role.

What You'll Do

Pilot-to-Commercial Design Ownership:

Translate pilot plant PFDs/P&IDs and operating learnings into robust commercial process design. Lead development and validation of PFDs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, process narratives, and control philosophies.

Equipment Selection & Mechanical Guidance:

Select the right equipment for commercial scale. Review and guide mechanical design inputs - nozzle orientation, man-ways, internals, agitation/mixing, supports, lining, and metallurgy.

P&ID Leadership & Troubleshooting:

Own P&IDs from design through commissioning and operations. Lead root cause investigations for trips, quality deviations, and process upsets. Build practical fixes that stick.

Safety & Fail-Safe Design:

Drive safety studies (HAZOP, LOPA/SIL where applicable), relief/venting philosophy, ESD/interlocks, and hazardous area considerations. Convert learnings into engineering safeguards.

EPC & Vendor Technical Authority:

Evaluate and select EPC partners and critical vendors. Review deliverables, hold vendors accountable, and ensure commercial reliability without losing pilot intent.

Simulation Support (Bonus):

Use process simulation for scale-up validation, utilities planning, control strategy, and debottlenecking. Apply CFD where relevant for reactor/mixing and heat-transfer performance.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ?1,000,000.00 - ?2,000,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Provident Fund
Work Location: In person