Job Description
Position: Process Engineer – Piping, Fluid & thermal systems
Location: Westchester, IL 60154
We are seeking a Process Engineer to join the Sterling team. In this role you will design and develop industrial process systems supporting manufacturing and production projects. This position is responsible for fluid flow, piping, thermal systems, equipment selection, and process documentation from initial concept through detailed design.
The Process Engineer will work closely with Project Engineers, Project Managers, designers, equipment vendors, and customers to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective process solutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define process requirements, operating conditions, flow rates, and system specifications.
- Perform fluid-flow, pressure-drop, pump-sizing, heat-transfer, and heat-loss calculations.
- Size and specify piping, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and related process equipment.
- Develop and review Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
- Design stainless steel, sanitary, and industrial piping systems.
- Select appropriate materials and components based on process, sanitary, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop process equipment specifications and coordinate with vendors through selection and procurement.
- Manage process-design deliverables, milestones, equipment costs, and technical documentation.
- Participate in design reviews with project engineering and project management.
- Ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, serviceability, operator-interface, and safety requirements.
- Review process designs for compliance with applicable ASME, ASME BPE, ASME B31.3, NFPA, and industry standards.
- Communicate design progress, technical risks, scope changes, and project needs to the project team.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Five or more years of process engineering experience supporting industrial or manufacturing system design.
- Demonstrated experience taking process designs from initial specifications through concept and detailed design.
- Strong knowledge of fluid dynamics, pressure-drop calculations, thermal management, and heat-loss analysis.
- Experience designing piping systems and selecting pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and process equipment.
- Experience developing PFDs, P&IDs, process specifications, and equipment documentation.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and SolidWorks is required.
- Working knowledge of ASME BPE, ASME B31.3, NFPA, and other applicable process-system standards.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Stainless steel and sanitary piping-system design.
- Food, beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, or hygienic manufacturing environments.
- Process simulation, piping design, and pipe-stress analysis tools.
- Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS, COSMOS, or similar software.
- Vendor coordination, equipment procurement, installation support, or system commissioning.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys owning the technical details of process-system design while collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Westchester, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.