Job Description
Piper Maddox is partnered with a leading organization in the renewable fuels space seeking a Program Engineer to help support and manage their innovation portfolio while driving execution across multiple R&D programs. The ideal candidate has a combination of program management, process engineering, and project management experience. Key Responsibilities: Build and enhance process and financial models to help shape R&D strategy and optimize resource deployment. Lead project and program management across multiple initiatives, ensuring milestones, KPIs, timelines, and stakeholder communication stay on track. Serve as a key link between innovation, the project management office, process engineering, and cross-functional teams. Assist in establishing and maintaining strong external partnerships and collaborative relationships. Assess and improve current existing models (experience with tools such as Aspen Plus, PRO II, and/or HYSYS) Deliver insights and reporting to support oversight of a portfolio of scientists and ongoing projects. Qualifications: 5–10+ years in process development / process engineering. Experience across agricultural processing, chemicals, refining, or biofuels. Strong project/program management capability and ability to analyze process/financial models.