Senior Process Engineer

About the Role

Join TAI's Phoenix Regional Office as a Process Utilities Engineer SME and be the driving force behind our new regional process engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your 10+ years of engineering design and 5+ years of consulting experience to lead projects, provide mentorship, and contribute to business development across diverse markets like life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and industrial sectors.

If you're an experienced engineer with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to build something new, apply now to deliver innovative, high‑impact solutions for our expanding client base in the Phoenix region!

TAI has been a leading multidisciplinary firm for over 35 years, providing expert engineering, management, and technical services to industrial, manufacturing, commercial, and mission critical markets. With over 300 skilled professionals, 16 different divisions, and 6 offices across the US, TAI offers sole‑source solutions for complex projects, built on long‑term client partnerships and a culture that attracts top talent. Team members at TAI are capable, well‑rounded, flexible, and optimistic.

We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

The Senior Process Engineer position is responsible for growth and leadership of a new process engineering team.

• Responsible for startup and growth of a regional process engineering team with support from corporate process engineering management and resources.
• Perform at a senior engineering level for selected projects.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and performing process engineering design, including researching codes and standards, preparing engineering calculations, preparing studies and analyses, and preparing preliminary and detailed engineering design documents.
• Responsible for managing scope of work, budget, and schedule for process engineering and design in the regional office.
• Direct CAD designers for the preparation of construction drawings.
• Perform design quality control.
• Provide subject matter expertise for teams and projects.
• Comply with corporate standards for project management.
• Comply with corporate process engineering and design standards.
• Comply with corporate safety and quality control programs.
• Provide mentorship to enhance the growth and advancement of staff.
• Provide participation and oversight of candidate interview and selection process.
• Bring knowledge and creativity to the position as well as discipline to drive results and follow established fundamental processes.

• Attend site walks and on‑site meetings.
• Collaborate with the business development team across all TAI capabilities and service lines, contributing to proposals, client engagements, and discussions on TAI’s process engineering expertise and technical approach.
• Assist in engineering fee estimation for opportunities identified by the business development team.
• Liaison with corporate managers for process engineering scope and fee development.
• Manage relationships of existing process clients to promote maintenance and growth of those relationships.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering Licensure or the ability to obtain a PE.
• Minimum 10 years of process, mechanical, or related engineering design experience.
• Minimum 5 years of consulting engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of applicable experience managing projects, including collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams, conducting quality control reviews, and coordinating interdisciplinary efforts.
• History of experience in semiconductor or chemical industries preferred.
• Proficiency in PFD and P&t, equipment, piping, instrument, and support specifications, layout and design.
• Proficiency in industry codes and standards.
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