Remote Process Engineer — Membrane Water Treatment Design

W3 North America; Calgary, Toronto, Quebec; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

W3 North America is seeking an experienced Process Engineer with a membrane treatment background to own process design for drinking water and industrial water projects. The role supports opportunities from quotation through to detailed design, testing, and commissioning, collaborating with Mechanical, Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing teams.

You will conduct membrane system sizing, prepare P&IDs, perform hydraulic analyses, and coordinate across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical or related engineering.
• 5 to 15 years of process engineering experience in drinking water or industrial water treatment.
• Hands-on design experience with ultrafiltration and/or reverse osmosis systems is strongly preferred.
• Background with an equipment manufacturer, packaged systems provider or OEM is ideal, whether in applications engineering, detailed design or a mix of both.
• Strong command of water treatment processes and the engineering documentation that goes with them, including specifications, P&IDs and technical drawings.
• Organised, comfortable coordinating across disciplines, and able to manage several projects at once.
• AutoCAD Plant 3D experience, familiarity with PLC-controlled process systems, and SAP experience are all a plus.
• P.Eng or EIT is a plus.
• Based in Canada, eligible to travel to the US, and open to occasional travel to manufacturing facilities, project sites and customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead process sizing and technical input on quotations and applications engineering for UF and RO systems, including budgetary estimates and proposal support.
• Develop detailed process designs for awarded drinking water and industrial water treatment projects.
• Prepare and maintain Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Perform process calculations, membrane system design, hydraulic analyses and equipment sizing.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering through project execution.
• Review vendor documentation and confirm equipment compliance with project requirements.
• Support procurement with technical evaluations and engineering clarifications.
• Resolve technical issues during fabrication, assembly, factory acceptance testing, installation and commissioning.
• Take part in design reviews and engineering change management, and act as a technical resource for less experienced engineers.

Skills

Process engineering

UF/RO design

P&ID development

Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Environmental/Mechanical Engineering

P.Eng or EIT (plus)

Tools

AutoCAD Plant 3D

SAP

Job description

W3 North America is seeking an experienced Process Engineer with a membrane treatment background to own process design for drinking water and industrial water projects. The role supports opportunities from quotation through to detailed design, testing, and commissioning, collaborating with Mechanical, Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing teams.

You will conduct membrane system sizing, prepare P&IDs, perform hydraulic analyses, and coordinate across disciplines.