Ph.D. Career Development Program – Chemical Engineer FY2027

Air Products•Allentown, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible Air Products is hiring a Ph.D. Chemical Engineer who will create immediate business impact in our 50+ year old rotational innovation program, the PhD Career Development Program (PhD CDP). The participants of the Program will rotate to three unique 1-year assignments in R&D, Engineering, and/or Plant Operations. CDPs develop an extensive network throughout the company early in their career. The Program provides access to the top technical leaders at Air Products, most of whom were CDP’s when they joined the Company. We have a wide variety of challenging opportunities ranging from fundamental and exploratory research to highly innovative processes & products development. Air Products teams use theoretical and experimental approaches in new products, process technology, and applications development. Experimental investigations are carried out at the laboratory, pilot plant, and commercial scale, at both Air Products and customer sites.

Requirements

Ph.D. Chemical Engineer
Emphasis in the applications of traditional fundamental engineering skills.
Mix of experimental, computational, and theoretical focus in schooling.
B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field, and pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
Completing or completed Ph.D. studies and defense by June 2027.
Able to travel both domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Process design and analysis based on fundamentals and data-driven methodologies
Process modeling, simulation and optimization
Transport processes
Reaction and combustion engineering
Separation technologies including distillation, adsorption and membranes
Data sciences / Machine Learning and AI
Industrial applications of cryogenic gases
Renewable energy
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

Responsibilities

Rotate to three unique 1-year assignments in R&D, Engineering, and/or Plant Operations.
Develop an extensive network throughout the company early in their career.
Utilize theoretical and experimental approaches in new products, process technology, and applications development.
Conduct experimental investigations at the laboratory, pilot plant, and commercial scale, at both Air Products and customer sites.