Senior Process Engineer
Jacobs · North Las Vegas, NV
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $136k–$225k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Jacobs (industrial) in North Las Vegas, NV.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $136k–$225k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $93k–$130k. This one lists $136k–$225k.
Median of the low and high ends of 353 live postings that list pay, out of 1001 process engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Nevada plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 12 other live process postings in Nevada.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 54%
- FMEA 38%
- Lean 31%
- Tooling 31%
- EHS / safety 23%
- New product launch 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Jacobs
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Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
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?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Full description from JacobsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Here's what you'll need
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
- ✓At least 10+ years of project experience working on the design of similar Life Science facilities, preferably in an EPCM environment
- ✓Working knowledge of current cGMP regulations and best practices
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Are you the right candidate for this opportunity Make sure to read the full description below.
Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
Capabilities: Chemical
Office Setup: Hybrid, Remote
Salary: $135,800.00 - $225,000.00
Company: Jacobs
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we don't settle – always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don't settle until we give our best and know that we're making a difference.
We're looking for a Senior Process Engineer (Remote/Hybrid) in Life Sciences North America Boston MA, Cary NC, Cincinnati OH, Conshohocken PA, Indianapolis IN, San Francisco CA, Houston, TX, Richmond, VA who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients' business. Join us and you'll have the chance to work on Life Science projects, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, Fill/Finish, Monoclonal Antibody (MaB), Gene Therapy and other biopharma facilities. You'll be accountable for process budget, schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks, as you gain familiarity with the client's expectations. You will lead a Process team to establish process design basis, develop process options and optimizations of selected design, and calculate and organize data for process flow sheets, develop P&IDs and process equipment specifications. You'll also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise mentoring junior team members to help your team discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward.
Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we'll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
Ideally, you'll also have
- •Professional Engineer (PE) prefer, or desire to seek registration
- •Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- •Forward thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contribute with innovative ideas
- •Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base
- •Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
LifeSciences, #Bio/Pharma, #EPCMV, #globallifescience, #Construction, #Engineering
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Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. xhuatnn If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment proc
