Process Engineer - 2026/2027 University Graduate (ETAD program)

Launch your engineering career through Evonik’s three-year ETAD program, designed to build future engineering talent through broad technical training and hands-on project experience. You will contribute to process engineering, capital projects, plant operations, and technical improvement initiatives while gaining exposure across Evonik’s business and manufacturing network. The program combines two years of broad development with one year of focused experience, preparing you to move into various technical career paths within Evonik.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and methodological assistance to production and operations areas in order to contribute additional value (e.g., by increasing plant availability, by reducing investment costs and operating costs, by increasing plant capacity via debottlenecking, by improving quality).; Identify and recommend concepts for capacity expansions, quality improvements, increased production availability, and improved operations by acting in a leading engineering role with responsibility for process design and for process safety and environmental protection within projects of small to medium investment volume.; Provide, organize, and coordinate technical support in conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases of capital investment projects.; Generate, direct, and approve designs, specifications, drawings, and instructions for capital projects and engineering service requests.; Apply skills learned from various coordinated trainings. Generate and deliver training content for future training offerings.; Support projects with universities, research institutes, and equipment manufacturers to identify or to develop improved technologies and methodologies.; Facilitate exchange of information between Evonik plants and business lines in order to promote implementation of best practices throughout Evonik.; Collaborate on a global basis with other departments within NextGen Technologies.; Discuss, analyze, and prepare process engineering proposals via scope definition and development of appropriate budgets and schedules.; Act in assigned roles within capital investment projects (e.g., Process Engineer).; Support, train, and develop other engineers and designers across various engineering disciplines.

Requirements

Receive a BS degree or MS degree in Chemical Engineering between December 2026 and August 2027.; Begin employment with Evonik Corporation between January 2027 and August 2027.; Be agreeable to relocation for support of projects and for other career opportunities.; Be knowledgeable of engineering fundamentals, process design, standard industry practices, and regulatory issues as well as cost, schedule, and operations management.; Demonstrate human relation skills with emphasis on verbal and written communication, decision making, and leadership.; Work, collaborate, and excel in a project team environment with high adaptiveness to variable situations.

Benefits

performance-based remuneration; occupational health benefits; hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork; attractive career paths; high-quality development programs