Principal Technology Engineer

Axens North America•Houston, TX

10h

About The Position

The Principal Technology Engineer is a member of the Technology and Technical Support Department (T&TS) of Axens Americas Regional Operating Center (ROC). This team provides technical support to the Catalyst & Absorbents, Process Licensing and Equipment businesses for the Americas region.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or relevant discipline required
Ten or more (10+) years of experience in the petrochemical and/or refining industry and least 5 years in a Technology Engineer role.
Expertise in chemical engineering fundamentals including reaction engineering, catalyst and general chemistry required.
Experience with PRO/II simulation software (or similar) and Excel-based modelling tools required.
Strong experience in basic process design, project engineering and/or economics
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and build relationships.

Responsibilities

Provides technical expertise for a family of specialization of technology
Members of the Axens global Technical Community, and a technical leader of proposals and projects risk reviews.
Demonstrates the highest level of autonomy in their day-to-day work, provides assistance and supervision to less experienced engineers and drives best practices implementation and innovation.
Leads the development, presentation and ensures follow-up of technical projections for replacement of existing and supply of new catalysts.
Leads the development, presentation and ensures follow-up of technical proposals and studies in support of evaluation by clients of Axens technologies and integrated solutions, for grass root and revamp projects.
Supports Commercial team for the development of commercial proposals for Axens Americas ROC Catalyst & Absorbent and Process Licensing businesses.
Manages complex technical discussions with customer’s Tech Managers and SMEs.
Responsible for the development of the expert basis during the execution of awarded licensing projects and the definition of catalyst and process performance guarantees, as well as guiding engineering team and participating in client meetings throughout project execution.
Collaborates with other Axens team members, both outside and within Axens Americas ROC, to ensure technology tools and processes in Americas ROC represent the latest and most updated versions available.
Identifies and proposes improvement concepts to drive technology positioning and competitiveness for successful award of future licenses; this may include collaborating with the global technology development and improvement teams, as well as R&D teams.
Provides after sales technical service to Axens clients with the following objectives: Ensuring optimized start-up of Axens catalysts loads for achieving performances in line with projections, Ensuring safe and successful commissioning of new units, including development and review of startup/shutdown procedures, and supervision in the field, Monitoring clients’ units and catalysts performances using Axens Connect’InTM remote monitoring solution, supporting clients in optimizing their operations, troubleshooting, through remote work as well as regular visits and meetings at clients’ sites, Building long-term relationships with clients while showcasing Axens’ expertise.
Provides training sessions for Axens’ clients as well as Axens Americas ROC team members from all business divisions.
Promotes products and technologies with external parties and presents Axens solutions advantages in various meeting formats, from large industry conferences to smaller one-on-one settings.
Mentors, advises and assists other Technology Engineers.
Complies with Axens quality system requirements including contribution to the development and updates of Axens internal standards and processes as well as actively participating in internal team metrics including Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and other ISO requirements.