Senior Process Engineer — Liquid and Cheese

Job overview

The Senior Process Engineer — Liquid and Cheese role is fully remote, with travel to customer sites and anticipated travel of 20–30%, including potential international travel one to two times per year. The annual salary range is $111,621–$151,017. Relco’s process engineering work supports industrial food and dairy processing systems and projects. The engineer designs, analyzes, and supports liquid and cheese processing systems from concept through commissioning and startup. The role coordinates with customers and cross-functional teams to develop process designs, verify performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve efficiency, reliability, and product quality.

What you'll do

• Review customer process lines and contribute to conceptual designs
• support proposals with equipment sizing and process diagrams
• calculate mass and energy balances and heat transfer
• specify process equipment
• prepare P&IDs, process descriptions, specifications, and component lists
• support fabrication reviews and factory acceptance testing
• lead commissioning and startup at customer sites
• troubleshoot performance issues
• analyze operational data and implement corrective actions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior process engineer

liquid and cheese

relco

remote

$111,621–$151,017/year

20–30% travel

dairy processing

food processing systems

process design

commissioning

mass and energy balances

p&ids

customer sites

engineering

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with company match and contribution
• HSA/FSA
• life and disability insurance
• voluntary insurance
• travel insurance
• 10 paid holidays
• vacation starting at three weeks
• 48 hours sick time
• EAP
• educational assistance
• referral bonus
• bereavement leave.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5+ years of sanitary dairy process industry experience. Anticipated travel is 20–30%, with potential international travel one to two times per year.

About the employer

Relco is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.