Process Engineer - Sanitary PTS

Process EngineerGEA 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 8 + years, reflecting the strong culture, growth opportunities, and support we provide. The Process Engineer will support sales, engineering, commissioning and optimization of GEA Process systems in the Sanitary Powder and Thermal Separations (PTS) 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 engineer is also responsible for the company's and clients' standards for quality, safety, and environmental compliance. The role provides the opportunity for a hybrid working schedule (up to two days per week remote).Essential duties/responsibilities: Participate in project phases from execution hand-off, engineering, commissioning, and optimization. Occasionally support the Technical Offer Management Department from initial customer meetings through pre-award sales support, cost estimation, and proposal generation. 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 plot plant 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 project technical document and specifications. Develop relationships with key technical stakeholders for process design & operation considerations. Provide pre-sale and post-sale support including site evaluations, pilot trials, presentations, and training. Technically evaluate third-party supplier proposals and equipment selections. Work with customers in support of sales managers and build/maintain relationships. Lead or support commissioning activities on site. Train customer personnel on GEA process systems during commissioning. Provide ongoing troubleshooting support, train customer personnel, and report any process improvement initiatives. Act as a mentor for other Process Engineers.