ENGINEER - Chemical Engineer - Carbon Capture and Utilization

SWRI • Full-time • San Antonio, Texas, United States • 1d ago

Support and lead technical engineering design for first of its kind technologies.
Key focus on CCU technologies but not limited to.
Conduct business development for existing and new areas. Focus on novel idea generation that can have large environmental impact.
Support overall chemical engineering department with emphasis on department safety culture, waste disposal, procedure generation.
Lead pilot plant buildup and modification work for new and existing pilot plants to generate value added data for end clients.
Become an expert in equipment and instrumentation design and procurement along with supporting inventory control for pilot plants.
Grow into design lead for the CCU-PD section.

Design processes or unit operations for chemical or refinery systems.
Plan and conduct research and process development work in carbon capture and utilization areas. Expand particular area of expertise (ideally decarbonization, batch/CSTR kinetics, absorption/desorption).
Support ongoing projects through pilot plant operations (Shift work may be required), data compilation, mass and energy balances, operator training, procedure development, laboratory upkeep, maintenance, and safety review/document preparation.
Department safety is a daily responsibility.
Opportunity to operate pilot plants as a lead operator during processing campaigns (requiring shift work and/or weekends). Create process simulations using commercial software in addition to input/output, process flow and process instrumentation diagrams.
Conduct strategic business development activities.
Provide technical supervision to other engineers, technicians, analyst, and pilot plant operators.
This role entails an emphasis on proposal writing and publications.
Communicate with vendors, clients, and operators to set up equipment and construct systems for new processes.
Promote and secure new work as trained through mentorship and internal business development training.

Requires a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering
Shift work required
0-2 years: Direct experience with chemical engineering process development work (developing Excel spreadsheets for chemical engineering calculations and data compilation) to include designing and conducting lab scale to pilot scale experiments.
0-2 years: High attention to detail in calculations, design, and operations. Must be able to develop process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, I/O diagrams, and process control strategies
0-2 years: Must be able to communicate clearly and interface with clients or potential clients as needed during the project or proposal process
Must be able to conduct tasks in parallel
0-2 years: Experience in any of the following areas: biofuels, hydrotreating, carbon capture, carbon utilization, plastics recycling, pyrolysis, delayed coking, distillation, electrolysis, clean hydrogen, biomass conversion
Experience with actual hands-on buildup of processes and test systems is helpful.
Possibility of required full-face respirator
Required to work with chemicals, fumes, odors, etc.
Some tests require extreme temperatures
Pilot units may require shift work and may be outside
A valid/clear driver's license is required

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