ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Chemical Engineer - Fuels and Energy Development

Overview

Design and lead pilot plant research for fuels and energy development

Key Responsibilities

• process design
• pilot plant
• process simulation
• technical supervision
• business development
• safety management

Tasks

-Design processes or unit operations for chemical or refinery systems. -Conduct business development for existing and new areas. Focus on novel idea generation that can have impact in Fuels and Energy Development. -Plan and conduct research and process development work in fuels and energy development areas. Expand particular area of expertise. -Provide technical supervision to other engineers, technicians, analyst, and pilot plant operators. -Communicate with vendors, clients, and operators to set up equipment and construct systems for new processes. -Promote and secure new work as trained through mentorship and internal business development training. -Support overall chemical engineering department with emphasis on department safety culture, waste disposal, procedure generation. -Conduct strategic business development activities. -Become an expert in equipment and instrumentation design and procurement along with supporting inventory control for pilot plants. -Support and lead technical engineering design for first of its kind technologies. Key focus on Fuels and Energy Development but not limited to. -Support ongoing projects through pilot plant operations (Shift work may be required), data compilation, mass and energy balances, operator training, procedure development, laboratory upkeep, maintenance, and safety review/document preparation. Department safety emphasis. -Lead pilot plant buildup and modification work for new and existing pilot plants to generate value added data for end clients. -Create process simulations using commercial software in addition to input/output, process flow and process instrumentation diagrams.

Requirements

• excel
• process development
• p&id
• biofuels
• proposal writing
• bsc chemical

What You Bring

-0-2 years: Direct experience with chemical engineering process development work (developing Excel spreadsheets for chemical engineering calculations and data compilation) to include designing and conducting lab scale to pilot scale experiments. -0-2 years: Must be able to communicate clearly and interface with clients or potential clients as needed in the course of the project or proposal process. Must be able to conduct tasks in parallel. Experience with actual hands-on buildup of processes and test systems is helpful. -Shift work required. -0-2 years: High attention to detail in calculations, design, and operations. Must be able to develop process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, I/O diagrams, and process control strategies. -A valid/clear driver's license is required. -0-2 years: Experience in any of the following areas: biofuels, hydrotreating, carbon capture, carbon utilization, plastics recycling, pyrolysis, delayed coking, distillation, electrolysis, clean hydrogen, biomass conversion. -full-face respirator may be required. -Emphasis on proposal writing and publications. -Requires a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering.

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Benefits

-Opportunity to operate pilot plants as a lead operator during processing campaigns (requiring shift work and/or weekends).

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