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With the commitment of approximately 6,500 employees, we are one of the six largest crop protection manufacturers globally. Opening in early 2027, FMC’s new site in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, will bring together Technical Center and R&D teams to create a global hub for technology, innovation, and collaboration, supported by new laboratories and expanded technical capabilities.\nAs we build this new organization, we are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to play a key role in shaping FMC’s future technical capabilities and business competitiveness. The Schaffhausen Technical Center will support FMC’s manufacturing network worldwide, connecting R&D with commercial manufacturing and providing expertise in technology transfer, scale-up, process optimization, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with experts across functions and geographies and to see your technical expertise make a tangible impact across FMC’s global operations.\nSenior Process Engineer\nYou will join our Active Ingredient (AI) Technical Center as a Senior Process Engineer and play a key role in supporting active agrochemical ingredients and intermediates from New Product Introduction (NPI) through their commercial lifecycle. In this role, you will drive step-change process innovations that enhance manufacturing capacity, safety, process robustness, sustainability, and cost competitiveness for both newly launched and established products within FMC's portfolio. The role also contributes to generic defense and intellectual property (IP) protection.\nWhat you will do with us:\nProvide senior chemical engineering expertise and technical leadership across process development, scale-up and commercial manufacturing.\nPartner with chemistry teams to develop safe, scalable and cost-effective processes, leading scale-up from laboratory to commercial production.\nLead process engineering and design activities, including process modelling, mass and energy balances, equipment requirements and capital project support.\nDrive technology innovation and step-change improvements to enhance manufacturing efficiency, capacity and competitiveness.\nLead engineering activities for technology transfer, site adaptation, commissioning and start-up at internal and external manufacturing sites.\nChampion process safety through PHA, HAZOP and LOPA, while troubleshooting complex manufacturing challenges.\nConduct techno-economic assessments, support manufacturing strategy and site selection, and provide technical input to external manufacturing partnerships.\nKey Requirements\nMaster’s degree in chemical engineering or equivalent; a PhD is considered an advantage.\nAt least 10 years of relevant industrial experience in agrochemical, pharmaceutical, fine or specialty chemicals, particularly in process development and/or manufacturing.\nProven experience in process scale-up, process design, technology transfer and supporting commercial manufacturing operations.\nStrong knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals, including mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering and chemical unit operations.\nSound understanding of process safety management, with practical experience in PHA, HAZOP and LOPA.\nDemonstrated ability to translate laboratory and experimental data into commercial-scale process designs, supported by strong problem-solving, data analysis and techno-economic assessment skills.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across chemistry, manufacturing, EHS, quality and engineering teams in a global environment.\nFluent spoken and written English.\nAre You Ready to Make an Impact?\nIf you're passionate about making a difference and share our values of diversity, collaboration, and quality, we encourage you to submit your application today. 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