Process Engineer - USA
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Posting Date: March 10, 2026
- Job Order ID: 1048989
- Consultant: Jesse Zulak
- Industry: Engineering
MacDonald Search Group has been asked by our industrial manufacturing / building materials client to find a first-class Process Engineer to join their team in the United States (remote / hybrid). The primary responsibility of this role will be to drive process optimization, safety, and innovation across lime, limestone, and low-carbon cementitious manufacturing operations.
Some of what you will do in this role includes:
- Champion safety and participate in cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives
- Troubleshoot and optimize manufacturing processes, including pyro-processing and materials handling
- Perform heat and mass balance analyses to improve process performance and efficiency
- Support equipment selection, commissioning, and plant improvement projects
- Collaborate with plant, technical, and HSE teams to ensure operational and environmental compliance
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls Engineering, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience in lime, cement, industrial minerals, or heavy industrial manufacturing
- Strong understanding of process control systems, instrumentation, and pyro-processing
- Experience with plant commissioning, project support, and process optimization
- Willingness to travel up to 50% across the U.S. and Canada