As a chemical engineer, I have many jobs that I can apply to and they do not necessarily have to be in the engineering world; however, I would like to be able to stay in the engineering world. As I was researching jobs that would allow me to stay in the engineering profession, I came across a process engineer from P&G. P&G is known for its varying products and is also really good at letting people try many different posts in their company, as long as the employee qualifies for it.
Here is a screenshot of the job posting and the qualifications for it.
This job allows me, as an engineer, to work with people from Process Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Purchasing, Planning, and MPD Process in order to understand and be able to complete different and new projects from start to finish. As a process engineer, you are given full ownership of your project in order for you to deliver change and results as the project continues. In order to get this job, not only would I have to meet each qualifications, I would also have to exceed them because there are thousands others who are applying to the exact same job as me. First of all, I would have to graduate college with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, as it is the preferred field. I need to have at least two industry experience, at least two leadership roles, a few special skills, be willing to travel plenty, and willing to relocate to Cincinnati.
In order to be qualified for this job, here is my to do list:
- Participate in two or more co-ops/internships during the summer and semester
- Earn two or more leadership roles that are relevant towards my degree
- Be able to lead a team through a technical process or equipment
- Be able to lead a team through addressing a community’s basic needs, such as clean water, heat, shelter, etc.
- Improve in my ability to speak french
- Improve my ability in a coding language, whether it be MATLAB, Java, or Solidworks
- Graduate with a BS in Chemical Engineering
In order to accomplish each of these things, I need to be really active in my community. This is really tough right now due to COVID but I am really hoping that things will go back to normal soon and I will be able to participate in engineers without borders to gain the humanitarian experience. I would like to participate in a co-op that is in another country, specifically France, in order to improve my french. I would like to do another co-op in another city that broadens how I view the world and improves my ability to work with people for all kinds of different backgrounds and allows me to gain experience in a technical field. Using internships, I can possibly work on a plant somewhere to be able to learn how to use and lead machinery. To improve my coding skills, I need to take a coding class that is specific towards one of the languages listed above. To improve my leadership skills, I could be a part of the ENR council and on the board of a few other clubs or associations that are provided at OSU.
I think I will be able to achieve all of these goals in order to be extremely qualified for the job of a process engineer.