Senior Process Engineer (Agrochemical Manufacturing)

Location: Schaffhausen, Switzerland; in-office

Company

hirify.global Agricultural Solutions develops crop protection products and is establishing a new Technical Center in Schaffhausen to support its global manufacturing network.

What you will do

• Provide senior chemical engineering expertise across process development, scale-up, and commercial manufacturing.
• Partner with chemistry teams to develop safe, scalable, and cost-effective processes for active agrochemical ingredients and intermediates.
• Lead process modelling, mass and energy balances, equipment definition, and capital project support.
• Drive technology transfer, site adaptation, commissioning, start-up, and process improvements at internal and external manufacturing sites.
• Lead process safety activities including PHA, HAZOP, and LOPA while troubleshooting complex manufacturing issues.
• Conduct techno-economic assessments and support manufacturing strategy, site selection, and external manufacturing partnerships.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in chemical engineering or an equivalent qualification; a PhD is advantageous.
• At least 10 years of relevant industrial experience in agrochemical, pharmaceutical, fine, or specialty chemicals, particularly in process development and/or manufacturing.
• Experience with process scale-up, process design, technology transfer, and commercial manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering, and chemical unit operations.
• Practical process safety management experience with PHA, HAZOP, and LOPA.
• Ability to translate laboratory and experimental data into commercial-scale process designs, with strong problem-solving, data analysis, and techno-economic assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across chemistry, manufacturing, EHS, quality, and engineering teams in a global environment.
• Fluent spoken and written English required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an in-office Technical Center opening in early 2027 in Schaffhausen.
• Collaborate with R&D, chemistry, manufacturing, EHS, quality, and engineering experts across global operations.
• Contribute to a new hub focused on technology, innovation, and collaboration.
• Support improvements in manufacturing capacity, safety, robustness, sustainability, and cost competitiveness.