Process Technology Specialist I – Unit Operations

Description

We are over 40,000 people focused on safety, integrity, collaboration, and simplification—the pillars supporting our culture. **We create value** for our shareholders, customers, partners, and employees through an **integrated business ecosystem**, starting from sugarcane cultivation and extending to the production and marketing of ethanol, sugar, and bioenergy. We also operate—under license from the Shell brand—in fuel, lubricants, and other specialty products distribution across Brazil, as well as refining operations in Argentina and fuel derivatives and lubricants distribution in Argentina and Paraguay. Do you identify with this? We are seeking a **Process Technology Specialist I – Unit Operations** to work in **Piracicaba - SP.** **Responsibilities and duties** **WHAT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WILL LOOK LIKE:** * Develop and lead P&D&I projects focused on optimizing and innovating distillation and evaporation processes; * Create, validate, and apply digital twin models and process simulators to support rapid, scalable technical-economic decisions; * Conduct studies to reduce solids in wine, improve operational stability, and increase process performance; * Develop, test, and standardize CIP solutions aimed at cleaning efficiency, reliability, safety, and reduced resource consumption; * Evaluate materials, equipment, and new process configurations considering corrosion, fouling, service life, and performance; * Perform troubleshooting, debottlenecking, and industrial efficiency analyses in coordination with operations, engineering, and maintenance; * Support projects from the conceptual phase through pilot testing and industrial implementation, ensuring compliance with technical standards, process safety, and innovation objectives. **Requirements and qualifications** **WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:** * Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related fields; * Experience in industrial distillation and/or evaporation processes; * Practical experience or involvement in Research, Development, or Innovation projects applied to industry; * Knowledge of process modeling, simulation, or digital twin tools. **Your energy stands out even more if you have these items:** * Postgraduate degree, master’s, or doctorate in process-related, materials-related, or innovation-related fields; * Experience in large-scale industrial environments (e.g., sugarcane-energy, biofuels, or chemical); * Knowledge of energy efficiency and thermal integration; * Experience in managing P&D or open innovation projects. **Additional information** **SELECTION PROCESS STEPS:** Our process includes four main stages (additional ones may apply, and you’ll be informed if you advance): * Application — completing this form and any additional data, if required. * Intelligent Interview: In this stage, you will participate in an audio interview supported by artificial intelligence—a technology that helps us make the process faster and standardized. Your responses will be analyzed by the recruitment team alongside other process stages. * HR Interview — a conversation to get to know each other. * Leadership Interview: a more technical discussion to further detail daily responsibilities and challenges. Our communication will be via e-mail and phone — please ensure your contact details are up to date. We operate in ethanol and sugar production and in fuel, product, and service distribution under the licensed Shell brand by Raízen in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. We rank among Brazil’s largest private corporate groups, and our team is our greatest differentiator: over 40,000 employees and 15,000 business partners spread across the country. Want to join our company? Then come to Raízen!