Process Engineer - Anchorage, AK

Responsibilities

• Designs and plans layout of projects engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment to carry out processes on commercial scale.
• Develops process flow diagrams (PFDs) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Uses computer modeling software to design processes.
• Aids in preparing scopes of work and manhour estimates for new project work.
• Primarily responsible for developing process flow diagrams, heat and material balances and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P& IDs).
• Designs equipment to control movement, storage, and processing of petroleum liquids and gases.
• Designs process safety systems including PSV sizing and ESD control philosophy.
• Performs hydraulic calculations.
• Determines most effective arrangement of unit operations exercising judgment to compromise between process requirements, economic evaluation, operator effectiveness, and physical and health hazards.
• Participates in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) of process systems, and assists in addressing resultant findings.
• Assesses system performance through stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
• Affords assistance in development of operating procedures for new process systems and facilitating operator training on new or modified systems.

Qualifications

• Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution; and A minimum of 2 years of work experience, with oil and gas industry experience preferred; and Engineer in Training certificate (EIT) or passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred.
• Senior Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution; and 4-10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry; and PE license strongly desired.
• Staff Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution, 8-15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience.
• Senior Staff Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution, 15+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or Bachelor’s degree and 20+ years of experience.
• Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering field from an ABET-accredited institution, 20+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or Bachelor’s degree and 25+ years of experience.