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.
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
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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 DisabilitiesThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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