Principal Engineer, Process Design
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Job Description
The Position
We are seeking a Principal Engineer, Process Design to join our team. This role will report to our Director of Engineering. This position will contribute technical leadership on engineering flowsheet development, process simulation and design, process mass and heat balance generation, process equipment selection and design, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment datasheets etc. This role will be a part of our Engineering department, and will work closely with our scientists, engineers, and operations team. This role is based in Brooklyn, NY.
What you get to do.
- Lead the development of Process Design Package (PDP) to be used for EPC to do FEED and detailed engineering design for the new technologies developed from R&D
- Lead process synthesis, simulation and design, generation of material & heat balance, equipment selection and design, PFD and P&ID generation, equipment data sheet generation, process hydraulics calculation for commercial units based on carbon dioxide conversion technologies developed by Air Company
- Serve as a leading process engineering in HAZOP reviews
- Serve as liaison for Air Company with EPCs and customers for FEED and detailed design activities; Perform data analysis, presenting findings and recommendations in oral presentation and/or written reports
- Ensure compliance with relevant engineering design standards/guidelines, as well as, environmental, health and safety regulations for all the Air Company developed technologies and processes.
- Represent Engineering department to participate in new technology development reviews in R&D
- Represent Air Company to attend the customers' meeting to present engineering solutions and design packages
What you bring to AIR COMPANY
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Petroleum Engineering
- 15+ years of industrial working experience as a process design engineer within any of the following industries: petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, renewable energy.
- Expertise in industry-standard process simulation modeling software (i.e. Aspen Plus, HYSYS)
- Expertise in generating commercial scale PFDs and P&IDs and familiar with industrial standards [e.g. ISO, ISA, DIN, PIP, ANSI..etc]
- Familiarity with yield estimates development, phases of FEL studies and FEED studies
- Work experience with the detailed design, development and down=selection of equipment
- Work experience with process economics
- Work experience with EPC companies or in EPC companies
- A strong knowledge and commitment to personal and process safety protocols
- Great attitude with an ability to work collaboratively, proactively and independently along with an eagerness to share knowledge and learn from others
- Team player with a strong passion for fostering a safe collaborative work environment
Bonus Points
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) credentials
- Work experience as a process engineer within a technology development or EPC company
- Operational experience of large scale production plants
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