Chemical Process Engineer I

Company Overview

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8000 + employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Job Overview

Position Summary:

As a supplier of process systems our clients are continuously asking us to provide more balance-of plant scope and additional scope that requires a large portion of vendor purchases.  As our projects become

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Model and optimize system performance in the Symmetry process calculator
• Specify, evaluate, and select major and minor system components including:
• Compression equipment
• Expansion equipment
• Heat exchange equipment
• Distillation columns
• Valves
• Piping
• Create and modify Process Flow Diagrams Heat & Material Balance tables and P&IDs
• Write and review operating and testing procedures
• Calculate plant performance and gather preliminary pricing and other engineering information and draft technical proposals for Applied Technologies process plants
• Review safety documentation and scenarios and participate in HAZOP meetings
• Attend remote and onsite support for commissioning activities including plant operation training and troubleshooting
• Development of process tools to improve or streamline design/selection of equipment
• Perform engineering calculations to estimate system size or utility demands
• Review customer specifications and incorporate into existing or new systems
• Work closely with Sales Team Design Team Project Engineers and Field Service Engineers
• Recruiting & training of any junior process engineers

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or other engineering discipline with significant study of refrigeration systems.
• Experience working in engineering research or testing environment.
• Experience using process calculators for process system modeling (Symmetry HYSYS CHEMCAD etc.) or significant experience utilizing thermodynamic databases (REFPROP NIST steam tables etc.)

 

Environmental Safety Requirements:

• New Employee Safety Training is required by all newly hired employees, including Safety Awareness
• All safety related training is provided and tracked by the EHS Director
• Job specific training modules deemed necessary by employee’s Manager or Director will be required of all employees on an ongoing basis

 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 annually

EEOC Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Nikkiso CE&IG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.