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Process Engineer

Evonik · Lafayette, IN

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Level
Engineer
Team
Process
Degree
Required
Industry
Chemicals
Posted
8 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level process role at Evonik (chemicals) in Lafayette, IN. Provide technical support for established manufacturing processes, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and continuous improvement.

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degree required

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Process Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $85k–$113k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 22 process engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 21 other live process postings in Indiana.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 45%
  • Team leadership 36%
  • Six Sigma 32%
  • Root cause 27%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%

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This plant: Evonik in Lafayette

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Provide technical support for established manufacturing processes, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and continuous improvement. Support minor process modifications and scale-ups while ensuring equipment reliability, product quality, and production efficiency.
  • ◆Apply core engineering principles—mixing, heat and mass transfer, drying, filtration, and material science—to optimize operations, eliminate bottlenecks, and identify opportunities for capital investment and productivity improvement.
  • ◆Lead or support process improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and risk assessments. Serve as the process engineering lead on cross-functional teams, contributing to project execution and resolution of equipment-related quality events.
  • ◆Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, safety, health, and quality standards. This includes proper PPE usage, documentation practices, deviation reporting, housekeeping, and timely training to protect both personnel and product integrity.
  • ◆Actively participate in and lead safety and quality initiatives, including Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Equipment Hazard Analyses (EHA), and inherently safer design efforts. Promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within engineering and operations.

Requirements

  • ✓Bachelors Degree in chemical engineering or engineering related field
  • ✓Any chemical or pharmaceutical engineering manufacturing experience (preferred)

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal . Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html .

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

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What we offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer

https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik

https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Apply process engineering knowledge and skills to support the synthesis of starting materials pharmaceutical intermediates and final bulk products in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner. Specifically, the Process Engineer is responsible for demonstrating process understanding, monitoring, and managing process performance.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager

Mary Shang [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation

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