Principal Engineer, Energy Solutions

Senior Process Engineer

Tract Capital adopts a unique approach to digital infrastructure investment. Leveraging experience and strategic insights honed over three decades of creating successful companies in the space, we excel in nurturing and advancing leading-edge digital infrastructure enterprises. Our team of specialized experts are united by a singular purpose: to support the growth of digital infrastructure. Tract Capital goes beyond simple investment by acting as a strategic partner and catalyst for innovation within the sector.

We ensure our engagements not only generate strong financial results but also develop essential digital infrastructure to meet growing demands.

The Senior Process Engineer is Tract's subject-matter expert for process safety and process design across behind-the-meter (BTM) power solutions supporting large-scale data centers. This role builds and owns our process safety standards, process design basis, and hazard analysis practices for fuel and generation-adjacent systems (gas supply, exhaust/emissions, ventilation, ancillary skids).

You will define process safety strategy, lead process hazard analyses (PHA) such as HAZOP, HAZID, What-If, and LOPA, and ensure that Tract's BTM assets are safe, compliant, auditable, and repeatable across campuses.

How you will make a difference?

• Own BTM process design and safety standards
• Lead process hazard and risk assessments
• Embed process safety in design, commissioning, and operations
• Support permitting, compliance, and auditability
• Strengthen operations, MOC, and learning culture
• Provide field and stakeholder support

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Safety Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in process safety and/or process engineering in industrial environments such as:
• Power generation (gas-fired, CHP, or similar)
• Oil & gas / midstream / LNG
• Petrochemical / refining
• Large-scale industrial or energy infrastructure

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in process safety and PHA, including hands-on experience planning and facilitating:
• HAZOP, HAZID, and What-If studies
• LOPA and other quantitative/qualitative risk assessments.
• Experience developing and owning process design standards and documentation, including:
• Design basis narratives
• PFDs and P&IDs
• Process calculations (e.g., line sizing, relief and vent systems, hydraulics where applicable)
• Structured review and approval workflows.
• Direct experience with fuel-handling and generation-adjacent systems, such as:
• Reciprocating gas engines (RICE), turbines, or fuel cells
• Fuel-gas supply, pressure reduction/conditioning, and metering
• Exhaust and emissions control systems, ventilation, and combustion air.
• Strong understanding of:
• Risk assessment and risk tolerance/acceptance criteria
• Management of Change (MOC) and its integration into design, construction, and operations
• How to drive mitigation actions to closure across project phases.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams to:
• Embed safeguards, alarms, and interlocks into design and control strategies
• Translate complex process safety concepts into clear requirements, procedures, training content, and field guidance.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites (including active construction and operating facilities) to support PHAs, field reviews, PSSRs, and incident investigations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with behind-the-meter or distributed generation solutions (e.g., engine plants, peakers, hybrid engine + BESS).
• Familiarity with relevant codes, standards, and best practices, such as:
• CCPS process safety guidance
• IEC 61511 / ISA 84 (SIS/SIF)
• NFPA and API/ASME standards for combustion equipment, gas systems, and pressure relief.
• Experience working within PSM- or RMP-like process safety management systems or equivalent corporate frameworks.
• Professional certifications such as P.E. (Chemical/Process/Mechanical), CSP, CCPSC, or equivalent process safety credentials.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or serving as PHA leader/facilitator of record

Required Traits

• Safety Leadership:
  Treat safety as non-negotiable; role-model a strong process safety culture and challenge unsafe practices at any level.
• Operational Paranoia:
  Anticipate risks, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively implement safeguards to protect people, environment, availability, and scale.
• Effective Communication:
  Clearly explain process hazards, safeguards, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders; comfortable presenting to leadership and field teams.
• Critical and Analytical Thinking:
  Apply structured reasoning and sound engineering judgment to complex problems; back recommendations with data, calculations, and field evidence.
• Influence and Persuasion:
  Able to hold the line on safety while building trust; influence design and operational decisions without compromising relationships.
• Collaboration…