Chemical engineer with 6 years in specialty chemical production, supporting reactor and distillation units. Optimized a solvent recovery column that saves $410K a year in raw materials. Experienced with Aspen Plus modeling, PSM documentation and running safe plant trials alongside operators.
Experience
Process Engineer II, Bayline Specialty Chemicals (Baton Rouge, LA)
Jan 2022 – Present
Own process performance for 3 batch reactors and a solvent recovery train producing 18,000 tons a year of coatings intermediates
Modeled the recovery column in Aspen Plus and changed reflux and feed tray location, raising solvent recovery from 91% to 97% and saving $410K a year
Led 4 HAZOPs and updated P&IDs and operating procedures under OSHA PSM
Cut batch cycle time 12% by revising heat-up profiles with DCS trend data from DeltaV
Associate Process Engineer, Gulf Bend Polymers (Lake Charles, LA)
Jun 2020 – Dec 2021
Ran mass balances and line sizing for a debottlenecking project that added 8% capacity
Investigated off-spec batches with root cause analysis, reducing rework by 30%
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University (Aug 2016 – May 2020)
Skills
Process: mass and energy balances, distillation, reactor design, heat exchanger rating
A strong Chemical Engineer resume shows the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Programming languages
System design
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
CI/CD
Testing and code review
Databases and SQL
Observability
Security fundamentals
APIs and integrations
Technical documentation
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users
Introduced contract tests and staged rollouts, reducing production incidents by 45% in two quarters
Migrated 30 services to Kubernetes with Terraform, lowering cloud spend by $250k a year
Tips from recruiters
Group skills by category (for example "Languages: Go, TypeScript") so recruiters and ATS parsers find them quickly.
Link to a repository, demo or write-up for at least one project you can talk about in depth.
Name the stack inside each bullet; keyword matching happens at the bullet level, not only in the skills list.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Tech (ATS-friendly): Developer style: mono headings and tags, sans body
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Chemical Engineer resume FAQ
What should a Chemical Engineer resume include?
A Chemical Engineer resume should show the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Chemical Engineer?
Classic, Tech and Modern work well for Chemical Engineer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Chemical Engineer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Chemical Engineer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Chemical Engineer roles are Programming languages, System design, Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD, Testing and code review and Databases and SQL.
How do I write strong Chemical Engineer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as latency, uptime and deploy frequency. For example: "Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users."