Project​/Process Engineer III; BSChE

Sr. Process/Project Engineer

GMM Pfaudler US Inc. is a leading supplier of highly engineered, critical equipment and process systems for energy, chemical and industrial markets. The Systems Group within GMM Pfaudler designs and fabricates complete modular process systems including Reactor Systems, Wiped Film Evaporator (WFE) Systems, Distillation Systems, and other special process design systems.

Pfaudler is seeking an experienced chemical process engineer to fill the position of Sr. Process Project Engineer (SrPE) in the Systems Group located at GMM Pfaudler in Rochester, NY.

Every process system that our Systems Group designs is custom-designed for each client's specific needs. We work with a broad range of processes for many different industries including Specialty Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Petrochemicals, Polymers, and others. Our clients rely on our Systems Group to design complete chemical process systems for their new products and for their capacity expansions of existing processes or products.

For the new product systems that we design, we take the client's pilot test data, or our own pilot test data, and scale up to design commercial scale production systems. For the systems that we design for client capacity expansions, our clients rely on our Systems Group to evaluate their existing processes and improve the designs for increased capacity, improved quality and ease of operation.

The high level summary of the SrPE's responsibilities:
1) develop the chemical process system design,
2) engineer the equipment, instrumentation and piping systems required for the process,
3) project engineering responsibilities of specifying and procuring the various components of the system,
4) work with the CAD Design Group to develop the detailed layout and drawings of the system,
5) manage the construction of the modular process system and
6) field commission the processing systems at our clients' facilities.

Essential duties for the SrPE position are listed below. The duties may be modified and/or other duties may be assigned, as necessary.

For small projects, the SrPE performs all the typical process and project engineering activities required for the successful execution of the project plus the project management responsibilities. For middle-to-large sized projects, the SrPE manages the project and also reviews/approves the work done by other support Project Engineers (PE) assigned to the project. Typical project activities include but are not limited to the following:

• Work with the customer representatives and Systems Application Engineers to define the project requirements such as applicable standards, regulations, and physical and process requirements to establish a Project Basis of Design.
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs). Complete Mass & Energy Balance (MEB) calculations along with required utilities calculations (temperatures, pressures and flowrates) and tabulate results in an MEB. Guide a CAD Designer to develop the drawing(s).
• Develop Piping and Instrumentation Diagram(s) (P&IDs) for the process. Guide a CAD Designer to develop the drawing(s).
• Define/size the equipment required for the process, such as heat exchangers, evaporators, tanks, reactors, pumps, vacuum equipment, etc.
• Define the instrumentation required for the process, such as sensors, transmitters, gauges, switches, control valves and other final control elements, to measure/control temperature, pressure, flow, etc.
• Define/size the piping items required for the process, such as piping, valves, fittings strainers, expansion bellows, flex hoses, etc.
• Participate in customer Process Hazard Analysis (PHA or HAZOP), via Teams meeting or by traveling to the customer site, to provide engineering support.
• Complete pressure relief scenario assumptions and complete pressure relief device (pressure relief valves and/or rupture disks) sizing calculations.
• Travel to the customer site after installation of the process system to provide startup and commissioning engineering support.
• Provide post start-up support to customers as needed.

Project Engineering Activities

• Participate in project meetings, model reviews, hazard reviews, etc. (both internal meetings and customer meetings).
• Work with the GMM Pfaudler Equipment Engineering Group and with Operations to ensure any GMM Pfaudler equipment (reactors, WFEs) for the project are correctly specified, designed, fabricated and completed on schedule.
• Specify and procure the equipment, instrumentation and piping items required for the process:
  Develop specification sheets, prepare bid specification packages, obtain competitive vendor bids, evaluate potential suppliers by completing technical reviews of the quotations, and then procure the items.
• Guide a CAD Designer to develop the project 3D model of the process system to ensure proper layout for the process as well as ergonomic layout for ease of operation and maintenance. Guide a CAD Designer to generate all project drawings (Equipment Layout Drawings,…