Optomi in partnership with a liquid handling company is looking for a Project/Process Engineer to join their team. Projects span the full lifecycle-from initial process design through equipment procurement, installation, and commissioning. The team wears many hats and thrives on solving complex fluid handling and process challenges with practical, customer-focused engineering solutions
What the Right Candidate Will Enjoy:
- Variety in your day: design work, project coordination, customer interaction, and hands-on commissioning
- Owning multiple projects at different stages simultaneously
- Traveling to client sites across the U.S. (travel is paid and a company vehicle is provided)
- Collaborating cross-functionally with R&D, controls, logistics, and sales teams
- Working in a flexible, engineering-driven culture with a small-company feel
- Managing projects with high visibility and measurable impact
Responsibilities of the Right Candidate:
- Lead and manage 2-3 active process equipment projects, with oversight of up to 10 projects in various stages
- Participate in process and mechanical design using AutoCAD
- Size and specify pumps, heat exchangers, tanks, piping, and mixers
- Coordinate equipment purchasing and oversee logistics
- Manage installation and on-site commissioning of process systems
- Serve as the primary point of contact for daily customer communication and updates
- Work with control panel and automation teams to ensure seamless system integration
- Support the sales process with technical insights and site visits as needed
- Collaborate with in-house R&D to improve product and system performance
Qualifications of the Right Candidate:
Core Experience and Abilities:
- 3-10 years of mechanical or chemical engineering experience, ideally in capital projects or process systems
- Proven ability to manage project timelines, budgets, and customer expectations
- Strong communication skills and experience working directly with customers
- Willingness and ability to travel (average 25%, peaks up to 50%)
Core Technical Skills:
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite
- Familiarity with pump sizing, heat exchanger sizing, pipe/tank design, and liquid handling systems
- Hands-on experience with system commissioning, mechanical troubleshooting, and field work
- Strong knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics
- Background in sanitary process equipment (pharma, food/bev, etc.) is a strong plus