Employers hiring for Chemical Engineering on this page include Merck, Phillips 66, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Chemical Engineering roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Chemical Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Chemical Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 20 open roles requiring Chemical Engineering across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Chemical Engineering hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Chemical Engineering roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Chemical Engineering candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Chemical Engineering on current listings.

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60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$111k – $121k

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Merck · Hybrid · Ballydine, Ireland

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Associate Principal Scientist, Downstream Bioprocess Modeling, Digital Insights

Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

2027 University Intern- Midstream Engineering

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Phillips 66 · Onsite · Houston or Bartlesville

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$67k – $103k

2027 Future Talent Program - Animal Health Formulation and Analytical Sciences - Intern

Merck · Onsite · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$39k – $111k

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Chemical Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 20+ chemical engineering jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 11 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Phillips 66, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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