Associate Process Engineer

About the Role

Harris Group is seeking an entry-level Associate Chemical/Process Engineer to join our Life Sciences group in Thousand Oaks, CA. This role offers hands-on experience on complex projects in the biotech industry, positively impacting both community and environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource on designs, advancing engineering theories, concepts, principles, and processes.
• Show a strong drive to work independently, manage project tasks, and meet deadlines, with a proactive approach to communicating progress with your team.
• Perform process and mechanical design, collaborating with process staff and coordinating with other disciplines.
• Prepare design calculations and documentation to support the project design basis.
• Prepare process and mechanical drawings through the use of designers or drafters, and develop specifications.
• Coordinate design with vendor-supplied equipment.
• Prepare P&IDs, equipment layouts, and general arrangements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Working knowledge of process and chemical engineering techniques commonly used in industrial capital projects.
• Familiarity with process system design and equipment including pumps, fans, heat exchangers, cooling towers, boilers, chillers, conveyors, and air handlers.
• Ability to identify, interpret, and apply relevant codes and standards to engineering designs.
• Proficient with MS Office suite.
• Experience with AutoCAD, CADWorx, or Revit is a plus.
• Knowledge of Caesar or Autopipe pipe stress software is a plus.
• Knowledge of PIPE-FLO preferred.
• This role is based on-site at our Thousand Oaks, CA location; daily on-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of relevant experience preferred (new graduates welcome to apply).
• Entrepreneurial mindset and genuine passion for chemical and process engineering.
• Eagerness to grow in a multi-discipline environment.