Senior OES Process Engineer

About the role

You will support multiple ASU facilities by providing process optimization and operational engineering support. Monitor and analyze daily plant operating data to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation. Utilize process models, historical operating data, statistical analysis tools, and simulation software to optimize plant performance. Troubleshoot operational issues and provide engineering recommendations for resolution. Ensure facility documentation complies with ASU process safety standards, policies, and requirements. Validate operational data for monthly KPI reporting and performance measurement. Provide engineering support for plant turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, and thaw activities. Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and corrective action development. Identify, evaluate, and implement productivity improvement, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance. Provide remote and on-site support to facilities experiencing operational challenges. Collaborate with operations technicians, plant management, regional operations teams, logistics planners, and support personnel. Serve as a technical resource for process engineering and operational excellence activities.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple ASU facilities by providing process optimization and operational engineering support.
• Maintain and analyze daily plant operating data to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
• Utilize process models, historical operating data, statistical analysis tools, and simulation software to optimize plant performance.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and provide engineering recommendations for resolution.
• Ensure facility documentation complies with ASU process safety standards, policies, and requirements.
• Validate operational data for monthly KPI reporting and performance measurement.
• Provide engineering support for plant turnarounds, startups, shutdowns, and thaw activities.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and corrective action development.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement productivity improvement, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance.
• Provide remote and on-site support to facilities experiencing operational challenges.
• Collaborate with operations technicians, plant management, regional operations teams, logistics planners, and support personnel.
• Serve as a technical resource for process engineering and operational excellence activities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 10+ years of experience in the Air Separation Unit (ASU) industry required.
• Proven experience with air separation plant operations, including plant startups, thaw (derime), cooldown, and restart activities.
• Experience using process simulation software preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills, with the ability to effectively support and manage relationships with internal and external customers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including spreadsheets and data analysis tools.
• Proven ability to take ownership, work independently, and drive results.
• Able to travel up to 25% within the United States.
• Able to provide weekend, evening, and on-call support as needed.
• Able to carry a company-provided cell phone and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Ability to climb cold boxes, including structures exceeding 200 feet in height.

Skills

• Process optimization and operational engineering support.
• Plant startup, thaw (derime), cooldown, and restart activities.
• Use of process simulation software.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and corrective action development.
• Productivity improvement, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaboration with operations technicians, plant management, regional operations teams, logistics planners, and support personnel.
• Technical resource for process engineering and operational excellence activities.

Benefits

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.