Process Design Engineer

Monument Chemical Houston • Port Arthur, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow. The Process Design Engineer owns and supports process-engineering activities at the site. The role supports troubleshooting, improvement, growth, and process-safety projects; develops front-end loading (FEL) packages that define project scope; and coordinates with discipline leads and stakeholders. Typical FEL activities include equipment-adequacy checks, P&ID development, safety-valve contingency analysis and sizing, equipment specifications, hydraulic evaluations, alternative selection, vendor coordination, control-valve sizing, and PHA closeout. The role also participates in incident investigations, owns process-engineering actions, and helps translate investigation outcomes into facility-improvement projects. Essential Functions Developing MOC packages Evaluate operating conditions and propose troubleshooting approaches. Evaluate processes and equipment for compliance with environmental and safety regulations. Lead small capital projects valued at less than $2 million, including plant layout, equipment purchasing, construction support, P&ID walkdowns, commissioning, and startup. Lead complete project-scope definition and obtain input from discipline leads and stakeholders. Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering from an accredited university
• 5+ years experience with an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm or a petrochemical operating company
• Equipment design for pressure vessels, tanks, pumps, heat exchangers, and control valves.
• Pressure-relief devices, including PSVs, pressure-vacuum safety valves (PVSVs), relief valves, and rupture valves.
• Process simulation
• Process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Distillation and reaction systems.

Nice To Haves

• Management of change (MOC).
• Hazard and operability studies (HAZOPs) and process hazard analyses (PHAs).
• Process safety management (PSM).
• Safety instrumented systems (SISs).
• Process control

Responsibilities

• Developing MOC packages
• Evaluate operating conditions and propose troubleshooting approaches.
• Evaluate processes and equipment for compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Lead small capital projects valued at less than $2 million, including plant layout, equipment purchasing, construction support, P&ID walkdowns, commissioning, and startup.
• Lead complete project-scope definition and obtain input from discipline leads and stakeholders.
• Continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level