Chemical Process Engineer

Location: Washington Works site, Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States; onsite manufacturing role.

Annual pay range: $85,801–$134,064 USD. Annual bonus target: 6%.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures chemistry-based products for clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate-friendly cooling, paints, coatings, and other industrial applications.

What you will do

• Monitor monomer production processes and troubleshoot manufacturing performance issues.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to improve reliability, capacity, efficiency, uptime, and process safety.
• Implement process changes involving operating conditions, piping, valves, controls, and procedures.
• Support process engineering projects, equipment installations, plant upgrades, and capital-project execution.
• Maintain Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, block flow diagrams, and other process documentation.
• Support field assessments, audits, process experiments, commissioning, startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, and equipment restoration.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• At least 6 months of chemical engineering-related experience, including qualifying co-op or internship experience.
• Experience or exposure to chemical processing, process troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Commitment to workplace and process safety.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Immigration sponsorship, including H-1B, F-1 OPT, TN, or other non-immigrant status, is not available.

Nice to have

• 1–5 years of professional chemical engineering experience in industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, petrochemical, refining, or a similar environment.
• Hands-on exposure to reaction vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, piping systems, instrumentation, control valves, and process-control systems.
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management, Process Hazard Analysis, and Management of Change.
• Familiarity with P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and Aspen Plus or similar process-simulation tools.
• Exposure to process improvement, reliability programs, procedure development, or capital-project execution.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits packages and competitive compensation.
• 401(k) match, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, and commuter benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Inclusion and diversity initiatives and a company-paid volunteer day.
• Employee-focused talent development and engagement programs.