Process Design Engineer

About the role

The Process Design Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing process design changes that support facility operations, chemical processing, waste handling, and system integration. This role ensures process modifications maintain performance, safety, and compatibility with upstream and downstream facility interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop process calculations, design inputs, technical evaluations, and system modifications.
• Prepare and revise process flow diagrams, P&IDs, process descriptions, and equipment/process datasheets.
• Evaluate impacts of design changes on flow, pressure, temperature, chemistry, batch timing, and throughput.
• Support design changes affecting tanks, transfer systems, filtration, solvent extraction, chemical addition, and waste routing.
• Define process requirements for other engineering disciplines.
• Support hazards reviews, design reviews, test planning, and implementation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in process engineering or process design in industrial or chemical facilities.
• Knowledge of process calculations and process documentation.
• Experience in radioactive waste processing, chemical separations, or hazardous process systems.
• Familiarity with batch processing and waste transfer systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in radioactive waste processing, chemical separations, or hazardous process systems.
• Familiarity with batch processing and waste transfer systems.

Other Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance.

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Employee benefit packages including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
• A pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

Work With EdgeWater Technical Associates

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

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