Process Systems Engineer II: Chemical Design & Projects

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Marketing Regular Full Time Indirect Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

PROCESS / PROJECT ENGINEER

Engineer custom process systems from concept through commissioning.

This is not a narrowly defined process-engineering or project-coordination role. You will develop the process, engineer the equipment and instrumentation, guide the physical system design, manage suppliers and fabrication, and help bring the completed system online at the customer site.

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

We are seeking an experienced chemical process engineer to join the PST Group as a Process / Project Engineer. The position is based in our Rochester, NY office.

Every system we design is custom engineered for a client's specific process and production needs. Our work serves a broad range of industries, including specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, petrochemicals, polymers, and others. Projects may involve converting customer or GMM Pfaudler pilot-test data into a commercial-scale production system or evaluating and improving an existing process to increase capacity, product quality, and ease of operation.

The Process / Project Engineer has broad technical and execution responsibility. The role combines process design, equipment and instrumentation engineering, piping-system definition, technical procurement, 3D-model and drawing coordination, modular-system fabrication oversight, documentation, factory acceptance testing, startup, and field commissioning.

You will work directly with customers, Application Engineers, CAD Designers, equipment engineers, operations personnel, vendors, contractors, and fabricators. The result is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of complex, custom-engineered systems and see your engineering decisions become operating process plants.

• Own engineering work across the complete project lifecycle, from Basis of Design through startup.
• Apply core chemical-engineering principles to real custom systems involving heat transfer, fluid flow, mass transfer, evaporation, reaction, vacuum, distillation, and related unit operations.
• Engineer the complete system, including equipment, instrumentation, piping, utilities, relief protection, and operating requirements.
• Work on varied projects across multiple process industries rather than repeatedly executing one standard product design.
• Collaborate directly with customers and guide designers, vendors, fabricators, and contractors in turning the process design into a buildable modular system.
• Monitor the equipment and modules being fabricated and help commission completed systems at customer facilities.

Depending on the size and structure of the assignment, the Process / Project Engineer may lead the technical execution of a project or support the Project Manager and other senior engineering personnel. In either case, the engineer is expected to take active ownership of assigned work, coordinate across disciplines, identify and resolve issues, and help drive the project to successful completion.

Duties may be modified, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.

• Work with customer representatives and PST Application Engineers to define applicable standards, regulations, physical constraints, process requirements, performance expectations, and other information required to establish the Project Basis of Design.
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs). Complete mass and energy balance calculations and required utility calculations, including temperatures, pressures, and flow rates. Tabulate the results in a Mass and Energy Balance (MEB) and guide the CAD Designer in preparing the associated drawings.
• Develop Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for the process and guide the CAD Designer in preparing and revising the drawings.
• Define and size process equipment such as heat exchangers,…