Chemical Engineer Cottage Grove, MN

Location

Cottage Grove, Minnesota / Quapaw, Oklahoma

Permanent, Full Time

The Chemical Engineer will function as an on-site engineer at both Cottage Grove, MN and Quapaw, OK, along with supporting other facilities remotely.

At Cottage Grove, MN:
The engineer will help support our customer's chemical facility as an engineer and project manager, designing and facilitating construction of process equipment and piping, troubleshooting, P&, and SOP writing. Presence at the facility is required at least 2-3 days a week.

At Quapaw, OK:
The engineer will help support closure of engineering related tasks including design of process equipment and piping, P&, SOP writing, and other PSM related activities. The duration of this portion of the job will last 6-12 months, requiring travel up to 50% during that period. After the Quapaw project, the engineer's primary job function will remain the same at Cottage Grove, MN, with remaining time spent supporting other customers remotely.

Travel to other customer sites will be approximately 10%.

• B.S. Chemical Engineering preferred, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering considered with the correct supplemental experience
• 5-10 years of prior experience in a chemical manufacturing (or similar) environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Familiarity with CAD software (i.e. AutoCAD, Solid Works, etc.)
• US Citizenship (required by some customers for certain intellectual property)
• Expertise in steam system design or ASME pressure vessel design a plus

• Project budgeting, scheduling, and management, with a focus on the process mechanical design
• Project estimation based on engineering/design requirements as well as equipment, instrumentation, and mechanical purchase and installation
• Create process flow diagrams and P&'s
• Size equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, condensers, relief devices, etc.
• Model fluid flows to size piping, equipment, and instrumentation
• Create project instrument and valve lists, and work with vendors to procure quotations
• Offer guidance on control logic for proper process control and safety elements
• Provide process mechanical expertise to design reviews and Process Hazard Analysis
• Work with design team to model processes and create an end deliverable being a complete mechanical bid package for construction
• Generate piping isometrics for field installation
• Install and start-up support

Salary: $100K - $120K (based on experience and qualifications)

Work Location:

Cottage Grove, MN:
This position requires full-time presence at the facility during initial training, when not traveling to Quapaw, OK. Once training is complete, on-site presence reduces to 50%, about 2-3 days a week. The remaining time will be work from home, or from the C-P Systems' office, if desired.

Quapaw, OK:
Up to 50% on-site presence, conducted as week-long durations during the 6-12 month project period.