Sr. Process Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

· B.S. in Engineering minimum (Chemical preferred).

· 7-10 years or more (10+ years preferred) relevant hands on experience required. Experience in related industries or research facility preferred.

· Must have strong hands-on experience as well as effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment.

· Must have experience working in an industrial plant.

· Incumbent must be self-motivated and able to self-prioritize tasks with minimal guidance.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

· Educational or working knowledge about several technical areas including but not limited to, combustion, high temperature materials, material handling, heat & material balance programs, waste heat recovery, environmental engineering processes, and project management.

· Strong chemistry or chemical engineering background a plus

· Excellent Computer skills required

· Good communication & inter-personal skills a plus

· Knowledge and hands-on experience in the use of process modelling software is a plus

· New Product Development, New Process Development and/or Process/Project Engineering a plus

· Experience in Large Scale Environmental Controls such as flue-gas desulphurization systems is preferred

· Experience in Large Scale Environmental Controls such as flue-gas desulphurization systems is preferred

· Ability to design, specify, start-up, and troubleshoot process systems is required.

· Experience working in a process plant environment, with experience analyzing plant data to validate heat and material balances, and optimize operations to maximize efficiency is preferred.

· Experience working and supporting cross-functional project teams is highly desirable

· Experience in a laboratory environment a plus

· Strong experience with statistical analysis a plus.

Job Description

· Researches and provides recommendations for technical opportunities and priorities of the company.

· Researches processes and equipment being developed or implemented worldwide in related industries.

· Develops conceptual alternatives for processes and equipment for improvement of existing processes and development of new processes

· Performs data mining and statistical analysis of past plant operations data from data historian to troubleshoot and to improve plant performance

· Develops and executes test protocols in order to determine the viability of a new technology

· Leads multifunctional groups in the development, proof-of-concept testing and application of new technologies

· Evaluates technologies and operations through the application of heat/material balances and engineering fundamentals

· Writes or manages the preparation of final test reports with conclusions and recommendations

· Works with Project Development, Engineering, Operations, Purchasing and Business Development to develop designs, test protocols and implementation of changes

· Interfaces with Engineering and Operations during and after implementation of new technology, follows up with Operations to measure success and solve problems that may have developed

· Manages vendors of materials and services to provide special needs for testing and for newly designed equipment

· Visits domestic (countrywide) customers for technical support and to run trials of new technology or products

· Prepares formal presentation materials from technology development activities/tests

· Assists Business Development in the technical evaluation of new business opportunities

· Performs scientific discovery by managing laboratory activities, developing test methods and analyzing lab results

· Assist with patent applications

· Extensively travel to the Jewell facility in Vansant, VA for support of Foundry Coke Initiatives.