Senior Process Engineer – 24/7 Production Facility Pasadena, Texas

The role and impact
As a Senior Process Engineer in our Plant Engineering department, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of our chemical manufacturing processes. Your expertise will be instrumental in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing plant systems to maximize efficiency, reduce downtime, and uphold the highest standards of product quality. You will collaborate closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges, implement process improvements, and support both capital and reliability initiatives. Your contributions will directly advance our continuous improvement culture, enhance process safety, and ensure regulatory compliance across the facility.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Safety and Compliance
• Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective actions for process-related issues
• Develop and execute process modifications to improve reliability, capacity, and energy efficiency
• Support project engineering in the design and implementation of process changes and equipment upgrades
• Analyze process data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to align process and reliability strategies.

Your work will have a direct impact on plant profitability, compliance, and operational excellence.

What you’ll bring
You bring a strong foundation in chemical engineering, with a proven ability to optimize complex manufacturing processes. Your technical expertise is complemented by a collaborative mindset and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Key qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a related field

• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of relevant process engineering experience in a chemical, petrochemical, or manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in process operations, heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics
• Experience with process modeling tools, data analysis software, and process instrumentation
• Familiarity with industry standards such as API and ASME, and experience with Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams. Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM) and SAP is highly valued.

Why join us

At Topsoe, we’re problem solvers. In every role, across every office, you’ll find people passionate about finding the right answers. For over 80 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, always focused on solving some of the world’s biggest challenges together. We believe great results start with collaboration and respect, where every idea is heard and can drive real change. You’ll join a team of dedicated experts, united by a commitment to perfecting our craft and delivering real impact. We don’t just promise change – we make it happen. And with your contributions, we’re shaping a more sustainable future with solutions that truly matter.

We prioritize the safety and well-being of our employees and are committed to maintaining a safe work environment where everyone looks out for each other's health and safety.

Your new team

The Process Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager. Key interfaces include Process Operators, Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Production Supervisors, Planners, EHS staff, and Capital Project Engineers.

How you can apply
If you would like to be part of a team of skilled and professional colleagues in an informal organization, please submit your documents in English.

Application deadline:  Applications will be assessed on a running basis until the right candidate is found.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, irrespective of their gender, age, religion, disability, ethnic background, and geographical location. We encourage individuals from diverse cultures and countries to apply and contribute to our global team.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

To ensure a secure and trustworthy work environment, our recruitment process may include background checks and criminal record requests.

To headhunters: Thank you for your interest in our company. However, we would like to inform you that we have a dedicated internal team managing our recruitment process. We kindly request that you refrain from reaching out to us regarding potential candidates. Thank you for your understanding.

About us

Topsoe is a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition.

Built on decades of scientific research and innovation, we are working with customers and partners to drive energy resiliency and to achieve their sustainability goals.

We offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals, and we provide technologies needed to produce low-carbon and conventional fuels and chemicals as well as ensuring clean air.

We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit www.topsoe.com.