Chemical Engineer - Pilot

Ammobia•San Francisco, CA

12d•$105,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ammobia is seeking a motivated and creative Chemical Engineer to develop, test, and demonstrate our ammonia production process at the pilot scale. You will conduct and/or manage test operations, analysis, and system maintenance as a core member of our pilot plant team. You're experienced getting your hands dirty with high pressure and temperature equipment, working alongside scientists, engineers, and technicians. You're a chemical engineer oriented towards hands on scaleup, equipment, and process development, and you come from an industrial chemical/energy background. You enjoy fast paced, creative, and collaborative work and you thrive with high levels of autonomy and ownership. There is significant opportunity to grow your role alongside the company.

Requirements

3+ years’ experience in a relevant industrial setting
Hands on experience designing and operating pilot scale chemical processing equipment, especially high temperature and pressure fluid systems
Demonstrated expertise in chemical process development and test engineering, especially high temperature and pressure fluid systems
Deep functional knowledge of chemical processing equipment, including compressors, heat exchangers, flow and pressure controllers, pressure vessels
Working knowledge and deep experience working with chemical plant controls systems
Sophisticated data analysis skills, especially for time-series data from dynamic processes, e.g. with Python, MATLAB, or similar
Intuitive understanding of thermodynamics, kinetics, heat and mass transport
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work both independently and collaboratively
Hands on experience in a startup or similar environment

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in reaction engineering, heterogeneous catalysis, gas sorption
Experience in gas separations, PSA, TSA, membrane, distillation, or similar
Experience in ammonia synthesis, cracking, or separations
Degree(s) in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Responsibilities

Perform test engineering for pilot reactor and process skids: Develop and plan experiments, write test plans, manage test operations, etc.
Troubleshoot, maintain, shakedown, and serve as SME for plant equipment including compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, flow and pressure meters, etc
Produce and analyze test data to quantify performance in a range of process conditions and durability tests
Write comprehensive test documentation suitable for external sharing, investor and customer development
Interface with plant process design and R&D teams
Integrate pilot plant learnings into plant design at increasing scales: Interface with external engineering and EPC groups to design and execute subsequent commercial scale designs