Process Scale-Up Engineer

About the role

Idaho National Laboratory needs Process Scale-up Engineers to design and optimize chemical processes that drive innovation in nuclear energy solutions, national security applications, and advanced energy systems. You'll document designs to ensure conformance with requirements and standards, develop processes for separating liquid and gas components or generating electrical currents using controlled chemical reactions, and implement process controls using programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Document design to ensure conformance with requirements and standards.
• Establish testing, inspection, and quality requirements.
• Ensure fabrication, construction, assembly, and procurement are done per design specifications.
• Develop processes for separating components of liquids and gases or generating electrical currents using controlled chemical processes.
• Develop and implement process controls and tracking mechanisms using programming.
• Prepare process flow diagrams and heat/material balances.
• Establish process design and operating parameters through simulations, hazards analysis, and testing.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable codes and standards.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable codes and standards.
• Identify new research opportunities, contribute to technical teams, respond to research opportunities, and assist in securing funding for research activities.
• Participate in system design, fabrication, and testing for research and development programs.
• Develop physics-based mathematical models to support and verify design.
• Perform laboratory research studies to prove new principles and concepts.
• Monitor and evaluate plant system conditions and operational performance, recommend maintenance standards, and identify vendor data and replacement parts.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-disciplinary teams to scale up processes from bench to pilot scale, at least 5 years.
• Experience with developing subroutines for process control/tracking software applications.

Qualifications

• Level 3: Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET and 5 years of relevant experience; or an Advanced degree in chemical engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET and 2 years of relevant experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET and 9 years of relevant experience; or a Masters degree in chemical engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET and 6 years of relevant experience; or a PhD in chemical engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET and 4 years of relevant experience.

Skills

• Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field from a program accredited by ABET.
• Experience with developing subroutines for process control/tracking software applications.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions).
• Paid time off (personal leave).
• Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions).
• Comprehensive Relocation Package.

Pay

• Level 3: $95,256 - $195,288.
• Level 4: $114,360 - $234,336.

Schedule

• 9x80 schedule.
• Every other Friday off.

Application Instructions

• When applying to positions please provide a resume and answer all questions on the following screens.
• Applicants, who fail to provide a resume or answer the questions, may be deemed ineligible for consideration.
• Ineligible candidates will not be considered for employment.