Process Engineer I / Process Engineer II

Merrick & Company•Los Alamos, NM

6d•$72,000 - $108,200

About The Position

Merrick is hiring a junior Process Engineer to join our team of engineering and design personnel serving the Nuclear Services & Technology Business Unit in our project office in Los Alamos, NM. The Process Engineer will work on cutting edge nuclear facility and energy projects. Annual salary range for this position is $72,000- $108,200. Pay offered may vary depending on job related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from A.B.E.T accredited program
0-6 years of related engineering experience required.
Brings entry-level type engineering knowledge and develops engineering design skills with continued experience.
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities including demonstrating professional communications with coworkers and customers/clients.
Ability to work with senior engineers and learn from them.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or requests from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Exercises initiative, judgment and knowledge as required in areas of responsibility.
Possesses basic oral and written communication skills.
Listens well and follows instructions without repeated reminder of instructions or expectations. And provides clear instructions to others when delegating work.
Ability to read, comprehend and present technical topics to team.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts/inputs, and draw valid technical conclusions.
Display ability to review technical design documents/packages and be able to identify issues/pitfalls, even if solution is not identifiable.
Client projects for this position require US Citizenship
Requires the ability to sit/stand for extended periods at a computer workstation.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nice To Haves

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE / EIT) preferred.
Experience using ChemCad/Aspen/HYSYS (or similar) process simulator and AFT Fathom, AFT Arrow (or similar) for hydraulic pipe flow modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepares clear, complete, and concise calculations, including software analysis models, and provides the appropriate level of connection design as required.
Participates in internal and client meetings.
Performs site visits to client facilities, as needed.
Monitors assigned project progress, keeps appraised of deadlines, and delivers status updates to the technical lead.
Receives close supervision on all aspects of assignments.
Prepares process design deliverables including:
Process Flow Diagrams
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
Equipment sizing calculations
Process line sizing calculations
Pressure relief device sizing calculations
Mass & energy balances / process simulations
Equipment and Instrument datasheets
Piping/equipment specifications
Evaluate and solve complex problems with guidance from more senior staff.
Interpret customer requirements or code/standard requirements to establish design criteria.
Technical work/documents are relatively error free and demonstrates self-checking of work before submitting documents for peer review
Reviews and checks the work of other process engineers to determine accuracy and completeness
Coordinates with piping designers that prepare 3D piping models and piping drawings to ensure piping design aligns with P&IDs and other design documents.
Work in a multi-disciplined design team environment.
Coordinates design inputs and design activities and efforts with other engineering disciplines.
Travel to client sites, as needed.