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Process Engineer
Trillium Professional is now seeking a Processing Engineer in Stoughton, MA for direct-hire!
Salary range is $120-150k (based on experience and if they a master’s in engineering; NOT required) with 30-50% Travel (mostly domestic).
We are seeking a Process Engineer with hands-on experience in industrial process vacuum systems to support the design, application engineering, and technical sale of custom vacuum solutions. This role blends strong process engineering expertise with customer-facing technical sales, supporting customers from concept development through system design, delivery, and startup.
Key Responsibilities – Process & Application Engineering
· Design, size, and specify vacuum jet (steam or gas ejector), liquid ring vacuum pump, and hybrid vacuum systems
· Evaluate customer process conditions including fluids, vapors, condensables, non-condensables, temperature, pressure, fouling, and corrosion
· Develop process flow diagrams (PFDs), basic P&IDs, and performance calculations
· Select appropriate technologies based on process requirements, energy efficiency, reliability, and lifecycle cost
· Specify materials of construction, sealing fluids, condensers, intercondensers, and ancillary equipment
· Support troubleshooting, optimization, and debottlenecking of existing systems
Technical Sales & Customer Engagement
· Serve as the technical interface between customers, sales, and internal engineering teams
· Support proposal development including technical descriptions, performance guarantees, and scope definition
· Participate in customer meetings, site visits, and technical presentations
· Explain tradeoffs between vacuum jets, liquid ring pumps, hybrid systems, and mechanical vacuum alternatives
· Support system startup, commissioning, and performance validation
Product & Market Development
· Provide feedback on customer needs, application gaps, and product improvement opportunities
· Assist with development of standardized and modular vacuum systems
· Monitor industry trends in process vacuum, separation technologies, and energy optimization
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Required Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
· 3+ years of direct experience with design, sizing and application of steam jet ejectors, liquid ring vacuum pumps, or hybrid jet–liquid ring vacuum systems.
· Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and process design.
· Ability to read and develop PFDs and P&IDs
· Comfortable working directly with customers in technical or applications roles
· Willingness to travel as required
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech, food processing, specialty chemical, or thermal power industries
· Familiarity with surface condensers, barometric condensers, condensate systems, and vacuum system energy optimization
· Experience supporting custom-engineered capital equipment sales
• Master’s degree (MS)
Skills & Attributes
· Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
· Clear communicator able to explain complex technical concepts
· Commercial mindset grounded in sound engineering principles
· Self-directed, organized, and comfortable managing multiple projects and customers
· Collaborative and customer-focused
Trillium Technical has been recruiting and placing Engineering professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of Engineering professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.
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