Process Development Engineer

Process Development Engineer

-45,000 - -55,000 + 37 Days Holiday + Progression + Cutting-Edge Technology

Bristol (On-site)

Are you a Process or Chemical Engineer looking to take a hands-on role in scaling breakthrough technology from lab to pilot and beyond whilst progressing your career?

This is a rare opportunity to join a venture-backed climate tech company developing innovative chemical recycling processes to recover high-value carbon fibre for use across aerospace, defence, and industrial sectors.

This company recently received a large amount of funding and is entering an exciting scale-up phase. You''ll be at the heart of turning proven lab chemistry into real-world industrial processes.

This role focuses on scaling a lab-developed chemical process up to pilot level by designing and running structured experiments, analysing results, and turning them into practical process decisions. It involves hands-on work with pilot plant operations, solving scale-up challenges such as heat and mass transfer, and improving process performance through root cause analysis.

The Role
You will play a key role in developing and scaling a novel chemical process, working across lab and pilot plant environments.

• Design and run structured experimental programmes
• Translate lab-scale chemistry into pilot-scale processes
• Analyse process data and optimise performance
• Investigate scale-up challenges (heat transfer, kinetics, mixing, etc.)
• Support pilot plant operations and commissioning
• Produce technical documentation (SOPs, reports, process data)

This is a highly practical, hands-on role where you''ll be solving real engineering challenges, not just theoretical work.

The Person

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or similar
• Strong understanding of reaction engineering, unit operations, and mass/energy balances
• Experience in process development or scale-up
• Hands-on lab or pilot plant experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.