Chemical Engineering

The Hershey Company

Full-time · Hershey, PA

This role leads product development for Hershey's confectionery portfolio, taking formulations from the lab through manufacturing scale-up and commercialization. It suits scientists or engineers with food industry experience who want to drive innovation across hard candies, gummies, and other sweets while collaborating across marketing, quality, and manufacturing teams.

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Merck

Full-time · Elkton, VA · $142,400 – $224,100

This role leads technical operations for a biopharmaceutical manufacturing site producing oral solid dose medications, overseeing process scale-up, technology transfer, and commercial production. It suits experienced pharmaceutical engineers and process specialists ready to manage manufacturing transitions from development to market while building team leadership capabilities.

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General Mills

Internship · $29 / hour

General Mills seeks engineering students for a 10-week summer internship in manufacturing operations, offering exposure to production systems, plant leadership, and capital projects with the goal of converting interns into full-time roles. The program prepares technical professionals for leadership in food manufacturing supply chain.

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Unilever

Full-time · Jonesboro, AR · $88,600 – $133,000

A technical leadership role optimizing manufacturing processes for safety, efficiency, and cost control across batching and utility systems. This suits chemical engineers with 3-5+ years in process design and improvement who want to drive capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives in a multinational manufacturing environment.

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Samsung Semiconductor

Full-time · Taylor, TX · $76,000 – $145,000

Samsung is seeking a senior chemical equipment engineer to own bulk and specialty chemical systems at their semiconductor facility, troubleshooting equipment issues, driving improvements, and coordinating with operations teams and vendors. This role suits engineers with 7+ years in semiconductor, chemical, or oil & gas operations who want technical leadership in a complex manufacturing environment.

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Voyager

Full-time · Pueblo, CO · $200,000 – $230,000

This role leads a team of chemical engineers in designing and scaling up chemical and energetic materials manufacturing processes for defense applications. It suits experienced engineering managers with a strong background in chemical synthesis, pilot-scale operations, and regulated manufacturing environments who are ready to work in a security-sensitive role.

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Merck

Full-time · Elkton, VA · $117,000 – $184,200

A senior technical role leading small molecule drug substance manufacturing at a new U.S. facility, responsible for process ownership from design through commercial production. Suits experienced process engineers ready to drive technical excellence and guide technology transfers in a fast-paced biopharmaceutical setting.

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Samsung Semiconductor

Full-time · Austin, TX · $76,000 – $145,000

Samsung is hiring a mechanical systems engineer to lead their facilities team managing critical exhaust and vacuum systems for a semiconductor fabrication plant. The role suits someone with 8+ years of engineering experience who wants to take on strategic leadership while solving complex reliability and operational challenges in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

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Merck

Full-time · Elkton, VA · $142,400 – $224,100

Lead technical operations for small molecule drug manufacturing at a newly built U.S. site, overseeing process scale-up, technology transfer, and commercial production of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Suited to experienced pharmaceutical process engineers seeking to drive operational excellence and build manufacturing capability from startup through commercialization.

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Merck

Full-time · Elkton, VA · $117,000 – $184,200

A senior technical role leading spray drying and drug product intermediate manufacturing at a biopharmaceutical facility, suitable for experienced process engineers ready to own particle engineering and scale-up from technology transfer through commercial production.

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