Chemical Process Engineer

Company Overview Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps heat exchangers process systems services and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo Japan with over $1.5 B in annual revenue 8000 + employees worldwide and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Nikkiso Cosmodyne is a leading provider of cryogenic process systems for the industrial gas hydrogen and natural gas industry. We are part of the Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases group which is a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo Japan with over $1.5 B in annual revenue 8000 + employees worldwide and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

As a supplier of process systems our clients are continuously asking us to provide more balance-of plant scope and additional scope that requires a large portion of vendor purchases. As our projects become larger our need to ensure proper cost basis for our bids becomes more critical.

Job Overview

This role will be responsible of the design of cryogenic liquefaction and distillation facilities. A strength in heat transfer and thermodynamics is required. A fluency with basic computers skills and proficiency in Excel is expected. Familiarity with thermodynamic property estimation tools, process simulation tools, or programming languages is preferred.

Responsibilities

- Model and optimize system performance in the Symmetry process calculator

- Specify evaluate and select major and minor system components including:

- Compression equipment

- Expansion equipment

- Heat exchange equipment

- Distillation columns

- Valves

- Piping

- Create and modify Process Flow Diagrams Heat & Material Balance tables and P&IDs

- Write and review operating and testing procedures

- Calculate plant performance gather preliminary pricing and other engineering information and draft technical proposals for Cosmodyne process plants

- Review safety documentation and scenarios and participate in HAZOP meetings

- Attend remote and onsite support for commissioning activities including plant operation training and troubleshooting

- Development of process tools to improve or streamline design/selection of equipment

- Perform engineering calculations to estimate system size or utility demands

- Review customer specifications and incorporate into existing or new systems

- Work closely with Sales Team Design Team Project Engineers and Field Service Engineers

- Recruiting & training of any junior process engineers

Qualifications

- Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering or other engineering disciple with significant study of refrigeration systems

- Experience working in an engineering research or testing environment

- Experience using process calculators for process system modeling (Symmetry HYSYS CHEMCAD etc.) or significant experience utilizing thermodynamic databases (REFPROP NIST steam tables etc.)

- Experience in a process engineering position or equipment design position for process equipment (turbomachinery or heat exchange equipment)

EEOC Statement

Nikkiso CE&IG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Salary: $59,800 - $102,357