Lead Engineer, Process Engineering

Join Valmet’s Environmental Solutions Technology Unit as a Lead Engineer, Process Engineering and play a key role in delivering advanced flue gas cleaning, heat recovery, and emissions control solutions to industrial and power generation customers around the world.

In this expert position, you will support sales, project execution, product development, and customer operations by providing process engineering expertise across a broad portfolio of environmental technologies. Your work will contribute directly to the development, optimization, and successful delivery of solutions including wet and dry flue gas cleaning systems, heat recovery technologies, flue gas desulfurization, NOx reduction, and carbon capture applications.

Your responsibilities

• Participate in sales projects by developing technical concepts, performing process calculations, and supporting the selection and dimensioning of equipment.
• Prepare technical specifications and cost calculations in close collaboration with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Lead process engineering activities throughout project execution, ensuring high-quality technical solutions and successful project delivery.
• Perform process studies, simulations, calculations, and dimensioning for flue gas cleaning and heat recovery systems.
• Support commissioning, test runs, and startup activities, including customer training and technical guidance.
• Provide technical expertise during troubleshooting activities and identify opportunities for process optimization and performance improvements.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, customers, and external partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to product development and continuous improvement initiatives by sharing operational feedback and technical insights.

Expectations for you

• Master's degree in Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Solid experience within relevant industries such as energy production, environmental technologies, pulp and paper, industrial process engineering, or air emissions control.
• Strong understanding of process engineering principles, process calculations, and industrial plant operations.
• Experience working in customer-facing engineering projects and delivering technical solutions within multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality, accuracy, and customer focus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive technical topics and make sound engineering decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Fluent written and spoken English. German and Finnish language skills are considered an advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally on a regular basis.

To succeed in this role

You are a process engineering specialist who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and transforming engineering concepts into practical customer solutions. You combine strong technical expertise with a customer-oriented mindset and are comfortable collaborating across diverse teams and cultures.

We also expect you to align with Valmet's Leadership Principles:

• Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and deliver on commitments.
• Lead with courage – Challenge existing approaches, seek continuous improvement, and embrace innovation.
• Build on trust – Foster open communication, collaboration, and respect in all interactions.
• Collaborate for growth – Work across functions and cultures to create long-term value for customers and the business.

What this role offers

This is an opportunity to become one of Valmet’s key process engineering experts within Environmental Solutions. You will work on technically demanding international projects that contribute to cleaner energy production and reduced industrial emissions worldwide.

The role offers broad exposure to advanced environmental technologies, opportunities to collaborate with global customers and experts, and the chance to further strengthen your expertise in flue gas cleaning, heat recovery, and emissions control technologies. Your work will have a direct impact on product performance, customer success, and the transition toward more sustainable industrial processes.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work side-by-side with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies, services, and mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.

Join the team – and shape the future with us!

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