Process Engineer

About the role

The Process Engineer at AdvanSix interacts with the business, R&D, and plant groups to identify improvements and expansions to existing product lines. This position develops new products and processes that will sustain and grow the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) packages for the business segments
• Manage engineering design deliverables including: Process design narratives, scaling up laboratory and pilot scale technologies to commercialization scale, conducting design risk assessments, detailed peer reviews of process designs, mass and energy balances, process simulations, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, control system narratives, process equipment and instrumentation sizing and specification development, leading Process Hazard Analysis/HAZOP activities
• Supporting capital project engineers through detailed design, equipment purchases, construction, and startup
• Become an expert on the process chemistry, operating philosophy, and the process design basis for the equipment
• Work within teams to identify and implement longer term process improvement efforts, with the overall goal being to achieve improved safety, higher yields, better production rates, and higher attainment
• Identify and implement improvements on basic control schemes and advanced process control strategies
• Develop process economics, feasibility studies, and project justification pitches
• Aid plant operations in key growth, cost savings, or stability projects
• Ensure quality assurance of engineering calculations, process simulations, and engineering drawings

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
• 2+ years of experience in process, production, and/or manufacturing engineering within the chemical, petroleum, and/or polymer industrial manufacturing environments

Qualifications

• Experience with Front-End-Loading (FEL) and stage gate project development for major capital projects
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred
• Experience in large and small molecule production at an industrial scale
• Experience in major and minor process equipment design, selection, commissioning, and startup
• Proficient in Aspen Plus, PipeFlo, Minitab, Excel, InstruCalc, Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, Uniformance
• Familiarity with DCS programs such as Experion, Foxboro, or DeltaV
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented with proven success working independently and in a multi-functional team environment
• Excellent organizational, planning, and verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage multiple projects
• Able to use influence to accomplish goals and objectives

Pay

The base salary for this role is $76,000 to $114,000 annually. We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan. Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.