Process Engineer
Bayer · Muscatine, IA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $63k–$95k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Bayer (pharma & life sciences) in Muscatine, IA. Provide support to plan, coordinate, and execute technical activities needed to support manufacturing operations while ensuring safe, efficient, productive, and environmentally sound manufacture of active ingredients or intermediates.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $63k–$95k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Iowa: typical posted base $71k–$107k. This one lists $63k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 10 process engineer openings in Iowa, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Iowa plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live process postings in Iowa.
- Base pay
- About 12% below similar roles
Typical $71k–$107k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 30%
- Power BI / Tableau 20%
- Root cause 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Bayer
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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This plant: Bayer in Muscatine
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Full description from BayerAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Provide support to plan, coordinate, and execute technical activities needed to support manufacturing operations while ensuring safe, efficient, productive, and environmentally sound manufacture of active ingredients or intermediates.
- ◆Assist area management and operations personnel in evaluating and achieving area performance goals related to safety, quality, waste minimization, capacity, reliability, and operability, subject to supervisory review.
- ◆Coordinate with corporate and site production planners on production timing and raw material availability; develop and track key performance indicators.
- ◆Participate in investigations of area performance issues and support implementation of technical solutions related to safety, quality, environmental impact, capacity, reliability, and operability.
- ◆Support investment projects, maintain and develop area operating documentation, collaborate on plant trials, compile environmental data, coach peers and area personnel, and support Site and Area Production System improvements including OnePSS.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, another engineering discipline OR knowledge BS/BA completed by August 2027.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience, or MS and 0+ years of experience.
- ✓Experience in process measurement and applications in a manufacturing, industrial or engineering environment.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $63,040.00 - $94,560.00per year. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
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of this unique opportunity and want to empower growers to unlock their full potential, we encourage you to apply now. we're building a focused, fast-moving team, and we'd like to hear from you.
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Location
United States : Iowa : Muscatine
Division
Crop Science
Reference Code
891486
Contact Us
Email: hrop_usa@bayer.com
