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Chemical Engineering Manager

Bend, OR, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the Chemical Engineering team to validate and improve processes for making chemicals at commercial scale, defining processes, specifying equipment, and leading new product launches.

Role type

Senior IC Chemical Engineering Manager

Builds

Commercial-scale chemical production processes and proprietary dispensing technologies

Domain

Agribusiness / Chemical Synthesis / Crop Protection

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Team leadership and mentoring, Process Safety Management (PSM), SOP and batch record management, Equipment specification and functional requirements definition, Root cause analysis, Cross-functional collaboration, Risk mitigation, Troubleshooting chemical/mechanical/electrical issues

Preferred skills

Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Knowledge of sustainable agriculture technologies

Technologies

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

Responsibilities

Recruit and mentor new engineers, Set the agenda for chemical engineering to drive new technology adoption, Publish and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) and batch records, Define functional requirements for new equipment, Devising trials for new product production capability, Determine root cause of quality issues and implement solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibility

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