Development Engineer

ABOUT US:

Startec Compression & Process is dedicated to providing innovative solutions to meet your unique challenges and opportunities. We are an integrated project and engineering equipment fabricator specializing in the modularized design and packaging of process, refrigeration, and rotating equipment solutions. Most of our solutions are related to Energy Transition and carbon reduction industries.

Startec Compression & Process is currently recruiting a Development Engineer to work at our Glenmore Office (Suite 240, 4000 Glenmore Court SE, Calgary, AB, T2C 5R8). The Development Engineer provides technical, research, and estimation support to the Business Development group, contributing to early-phase project development, technical assessments, and proposal preparation.

This is a hybrid technical and commercial engineering role, with approximately 25% focused on product development and innovation (new technologies, vendor relationships, and process concept development) and 75% focused on process engineering and estimation activities (simulation, sizing, optimization, and cost evaluation).

The Development Engineer plays a key role in bridging technical feasibility with commercial opportunity—ensuring that proposed solutions are both innovative and executable.

• Develop simulations for new and existing process systems.
• Use simulation tools (e.g., Symmetry, Pro Max, or equivalent) to evaluate process efficiency, mass/energy balances, and equipment performance.
• Evaluate Vendor Supplier equipment using Vendor Software i.e. Ariel, Frick, Evonik etc.

• Generate Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) to define system design concepts.
• Perform equipment sizing and selection for vessels, compressors, exchangers, valves, and other mechanical components.
• Prepare and review heat exchanger designs using HTRI software.

• Create Packaging Plan using Startec tools i.e. Visio
• Develop Project Estimates using Startec Estimation Tools.

• Prepare and issue Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for major process equipment following Startec’s procedures.
• Review vendor submissions and evaluate against project requirements, ensuring technical and commercial alignment.

• Prepare design reports, summaries, and calculations supporting business cases and client proposals.
• Clearly communicate process designs and assumptions to internal stakeholders and external clients.

• Assess customer requirements and propose technically and commercially viable design options.
• Work with estimating tools or Application team to obtain vendor budgetary quotes and align costs with proposals.
• Develop techno‑economic analyses for proposed solutions.

• Provide clear and concise technical inputs for client‑facing materials and presentations.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to coordinate & progress technical initiatives on projects.
• Develop the required technical deliverables.

• Prepare final reports for Feasibility & FEED Studies.
• Support the Business Development team in preparing proposals for projects.

• Research emerging technologies, vendors, and solutions applicable to process and energy transition markets.
• Develop technical summaries and recommendations based on performance, cost, and risk analyses.
• Support the development of strategic vendor partnerships to expand Startec’s technology portfolio.

• Contribute to conceptual engineering of new process systems or modular equipment packages.
• Evaluate technical feasibility and cost‑benefit of novel or alternative process designs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to prototype or pilot new system configurations and performance improvements.

• Conduct comparative case studies of process configurations and document…