Senior Chemical Process Engineer

Jacobs is seeking a high-energy-focused Senior Process Engineer to support our team in Greenville, South Carolina. Join us, and you’ll have the chance to work on projects including state-of-the-art facilities for clients in diverse markets such as specialty chemicals, industrial fermentation, sustainable fuels, photovoltaic cells, and hydrogen.

You’ll be accountable for the schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. You work with a multi-discipline, highly interactive team to establish a process design basis, develop an optimized process, create calculations, and generate process drawings.

This position will:

• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) of designs for the oil and gas and alternative fuels/energy industries
• Perform conceptual and detailed designs for diverse industries, with emphasis on the oil and gas and alternative fuels/energy industries
• Use best practices and industry knowledge to solve complex engineering problems
• Interface with other disciplines, project management, and the client to provide fully coordinated projects
• Perform quality reviews on designs performed by others
• Mentor junior engineers on basic engineering applications and principals
• Participate in the development of proposals, budgets, and schedules for process-specific work

Here's what you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• At least 10+ years of experience in engineering design in the oil and gas and the alternative fuels/energy industries
• Minimum 20+ years of experience in engineering design as a facilities/plant engineer or as consulting engineer

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Working knowledge of ASPEN Plus, ASPEN Batch, and/or PRO/II
• Experienced user of Pipe Flo (Professional and Compressible), AFT Fathom, and HTRI
• Experience with relief devices calculations, including complex cases
• Familiarity with unit operations including, but not limited to, Gasification;
  Syngas Production/Handling;
  Methanol/Ethanol Production/Handling;
  Distillation, Evaporation, Centrifugation, Drying, Solids Handling; and Specialty Gas Handling.
• Experience as a functional lead for a team of multiple individuals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Forward-thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contributing with innovative ideas
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
• Willingness to travel
• Professional Engineer license a plus

Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.