Process Design Engineer

Job Summary:

The Process Design Engineer is responsible for ownership of process design during the bid and execution phases. Duties include aiding the other engineers by understanding technical specifications, determining appropriate equipment selection, performing process design calculations, overseeing and updating design standards for the R3 group, as well as coordinating with other product group’s design engineers. In addition to normal communication via phone and email, the position will intermittently be required to attend face to face meetings, site visits, and provide technical presentations for customers.

The Rental and Rapid Response (R3) Group specializes in delivering quality OEM equipment packages to both domestic and international customers in shortened/truncated lead times. Project portfolios can include various complex systems that must be delivered in critical windows to keep customers operational. The equipment can vary and be made up of a subset of equipment from the other major product lines within Zeeco. Order complexity and delivery schedule varies, as well as day to day operations during the design phase. The position will interact closely with the sales team and execution group during quoting, order award and project lifecycle. Once initiated, the design engineer will be the technical specialist from bid inquiry to the project being turned over to the execution team. Once a job is won, the design engineer will coordinate with applications (AE) and project engineering (PE) teams to ensure the equipment is designed to meet the project process requirements.

Our customers rely on proactive efforts and communication as they are most often dealing with equipment requirements that are a critical path with direct impact to their revenue stream. The reduced timeline often requires that the process engineer strike a balance between the limited equipment available and ability to modify it for the specific application. This position enables the design engineer to function in a role that is professionally fulfilling and results in exponential experience gain compared to the same timeline with equivalent positions.

Job Description/Duties:

· Determine the best fit equipment to achieve the deliverables from associated bid package and technical specifications as well as potential schedule needs.

· Confirm AE design or provide full process design package for equipment to meet customer requirements.

· Completing detailed process design packages and mass energy balances

· After bid is won, help complete/confirm design details for turnover package to bring all relevant parties in the execution group up to speed to initiate the project execution phase.

- Complete required calculations and sketches to establish equipment design

- Review and determine suitability of shop drawings and submittals

- Risk assessment & conflict resolution

- Travel to customer offices & facilities as required for design development, technical review, troubleshooting, etc.

- Blueprint reading

- HAZOP coordination, documentation, and implementation into equipment design

- Assist in equipment commissioning efforts

· Coordinate with internal resources (i.e. drafting, execution, etc.) to ensure the equipment meets the project deliverables (i.e. drawings, data packages, bill of material, equipment, etc.).

· Coordinate with controls engineering department and provide process parameters/operating scenarios that will be required in the control logic.

· Compile/approve final design package to submit to execution.

· Perform additional duties as assigned/required.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Preferred: Chemical, Mechanical, Aerospace) preferred or equivalent background as justified.

Prefer experience (related) in any of the below:

· Custom Equipment Design

· Process Design

· Internship relating to technical design, process design, facility engineering, etc.

Above can be excluded if provided with equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must be proficient in standard personal computer skills and professional correspondence. Employee is expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times, both inside and outside the workplace. Travel will be less common but the ability to present in front of small to large audiences is expected. Due to the quick turnaround cycle of the group, pace of work can be very quick and the ability to think outside the box to provide flexible solutions is required.