Senior Process Engineer

Koch•Rosemount, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Process Engineer, you are a member of the Process Technology & Project Development team. Senior Process Engineers at Pine Bend gain valuable experience for both technical and leadership careers at FHR, which is part of the global family of Koch Industries employing 120,000 people worldwide. As a part of the team, you will leverage your process knowledge to advance the company's environmental/health/safety/stewardship goals by designing innovative solutions to create competitive advantages for our business. Additionally, you will contribute by identifying refinery improvement opportunities with your process knowledge and determining risk position through participation in process safety-related activities such as MOC and PHA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher of Science in Chemical Engineering
Eight (8) years or more of experience in the refining or chemical processing industry
Experience with common industrial process equipment (pumps, compressors, fractionators, heat exchangers, fired process equipment and how they work, including optimization/troubleshooting)
Experience with process control fundamentals
Experience with project support, including Process Design experience with project management functions (including option selection , economic evaluations, process design basis, P&ID’s, commissioning, and project closeout)
Experience working with simulation software and hydraulic calculations

Nice To Haves

Ten ( 10 ) years or more of experience in the refinery or chemical processing industry
Experience supporting hydroprocessing operations and/or refinery utility systems
Experience with refinery economics and how to apply to project analysis
Experience with agile project and experiment execution
Layer of Protection Analysis/Quantitative Risk Analysis/Process Hazard Analysis engineering experience
Experience with API 520/521 Relief Design standards
Experience with process support for Turnaround events (procedures, chemical cleaning, catalyst selection and loading)

Responsibilities

Lead process design for capital projects
Deliver innovative experiments and process optimizations to improve site competitiveness
Troubleshoot production processes and apply Root Cause Analysis methodologies
Build strong collaborative relationships with other teams and leaders across the site and the business
Actively participate in the site's PSM execution (MOC Process, PSSR, PSI, PHA, MI, etc.)
Provide process engineering and technical support to plant operations for production units on site
Stay up-to-date with industry trends, learnings and innovations to advance the business strategy
Utilize interpersonal skills to contribute positively in a team-oriented environment
Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Have a commitment to ongoing learning and development of new skills