Process Engineer, Senior

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Process Engineer, Senior - Full Time - Houston (TX), United States

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

POSITION: Sr. Process Engineer

WORKSITE: 900 Threadneedle Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas, 77079, United States

JOB DUTIES: Provide process engineering services to the systems business for highly complex projects. Prepare conceptual process designs, computer simulations, equipment designs, technical proposals, process descriptions, and operating and start-up instructions. Participate in HAZOP studies and lead plant start-ups for highly complex projects. Support Sales / Market Managers, Applications Engineers and Operations as needed. Evaluate customer inquiries to ensure they are in line with capabilities and contain all information required to submit a quotation. Liaise with customers to obtain any missing information. Collect physical property, vapor/liquid equilibrium, and plant operating data required to complete process designs for highly complex applications. Conduct basic process design for highly complex process applications, including computer simulations, PFD and Heat and Material Balance, and P&ID. Prepare design/operating details for pilot studies for highly complex applications. Interpret results of pilot test studies and/or operating data from commercial / industrial plants for highly complex applications. Conduct detailed process design of highly complex equipment such as columns, including the selection of column internals, vessels, heat exchangers and pumps. Prepare equipment/process data/specification sheets. Prepare instrument list with key process data. Prepare process descriptions, including functional design specifications, alarm and interlock matrixes, and operating instructions. Prepare commercial and technical proposals for highly complex systems. Prepare FAT/SAT protocol, pre-commissioning checks, and Commissioning/Start-up Plans. Lead FAT/SAT, Plant inspection, Commissioning & Start-up, and troubleshooting from process side at site, including Performance Guarantee completion for highly complex applications. Lead R&D for new products, processes and applications. Serve as subject matter expert and technical consultant. Assist in the development of new engineers in all quoting/order activities. Review and approve Process deliverables prepared by other Process/Application Engineers. Participate in client meetings. Participate in industry technical forums. Respond to questions and inquiries from the customer regarding technical problems and issues that arise and provide technical support or assistance.

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Eight (8) years of experience as Chemical Engineer or Chemical Process Engineer; Applications Technology Engineer or Manager, or Applications Engineer. The required experience must have included design engineering for refinery applications, interpretation of customer requirements for refinery applications, and the preparation of customer proposals for refinery applications.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 20% domestic and/or international travel required.

About us

Sulzer is a global leader in critical applications for core infrastructure and processes for large essential industries around the world. We ensure the security, quality and durability of critical goods and services by supporting energy security, natural resource management and efficiencies in process industries. This in turn supports the transition to a circular economy. Our integrated solutions add significant value by enabling energy efficiency, carbon emissions and pollution reduction, and process efficiency improvements. Customers benefit from our commitment to innovation, performance and quality through our responsive network of 160 world-class manufacturing facilities and service centers across the globe. Sulzer has been headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, since 1834. In 2023, our 13'130 employees delivered revenues of CHF 3.3 billion. Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SUN). www.sulzer.com

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