Process Development Engineer - Membrane Filtration

Process Development Engineer - Membrane Filtration

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$85,000.00/yr - $/yr

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GEA Group, founded in Germany in 1881, is a global leader in engineering solutions, serving industries such as food and beverage, pharma, dairy, and more. With over 18,000 employees worldwide and a strong U.S. presence since 1929, GEA combines the heritage of a well‑established company with the innovation of a forward‑thinking industry leader. At GEA, we’re not just building equipment, we’re building lasting careers with an average employee tenure range from 5 to over 11+ years, reflecting the strong culture, growth opportunities, and support we provide.

• Start strong – Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on your first day
• Recharge and refresh – Enjoy 12 paid holidays, including a flexible floating holiday, and 136 hours of PTO to relax or explore
• Invest in your future – A 7% 401(k) employer match helps grow your retirement savings faster
• Keep learning – Take advantage of tuition reimbursement to further your education or skillset
• Live well – Our wellness incentive program rewards healthy habits
• Get support when you need it – Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal or professional guidance
• Save smart – Flexible Health Savings and Spending Accounts to manage out‑of‑pocket expenses

GEA Group, located in Hudson, WI, is searching for a Process Development Engineer to join our growing team! The Process Development Engineer will support sales, engineering, commissioning and optimization of GEA Process systems in the Membrane Filtration and Liquid Technologies Department. The role includes designing and improving equipment configurations, process flows, and systems. The engineer will ensure that the processes developed meet or exceed GEA standards and customers’ overall objectives.

Process Development engineer is also responsible for the company’s and clients’ standards for quality, safety, and environmental compliance.

• Participate in project phases from initial customer meetings through pre-award sales support, support cost estimation, proposal generation, engineering, commissioning, and optimization.
• Responsible for specific technical areas of the project, ensuring adherence to design standards and optimization of designs to meet customer specifications within time, budget, and contract constraints.
• Work collaboratively with project team to accomplish project milestones and goals.
• Support identification and justification of scope changes, as it relates/impacts the process design over the full project life cycle.
• Provide technical solutions that meet customer expectations and requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of meetings, discussions, correspondence, and technical documents.
• Develop Block Flow Diagrams (BFDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and heat and mass balances.
• Develop process equipment specification.
• Specify and/or design utility consumptions.
• Contribute to general arrangement of plant plot and elevation view drawings.
• Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Develop process & functional descriptions of operation.
• Lead and facilitate software FAT. Confirm operation according to process description/ functional description (FDS).
• Plan and implement test procedures and commissioning plans.
• Provide technical support through troubleshooting to resolve customer concerns regarding equipment/system performance.
• Complete plant audits.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations, safety standards, environmental regulations, and industry standards such as sanitary requirements.
• Support safety evaluations such as HAZOP meetings.
• Collaborate with team members, technology centers, and GEA European Centers of Competence for technology improvements and successful project execution.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to minimize deficiencies, errors, and omissions in…