Principal Process Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Title:
Principal Process Engineer

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

KBR employs approximately 29,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across two synergistic global businesses.

We bring together the best and brightest to deliver technology and solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In doing so, we strive to create a better, safer and more sustainable world.

A Career at KBR could see you:

1. working in a challenging environment as part of a team that strives to deliver high-quality and innovative engineering solutions to our customers.
2. develop your skills and gain experience in an inclusive environment which will open a range of career opportunities.
3. join a Team of Teams of passionate professionals, working together in a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages creative problem-solving and teamwork to make a positive impact to the world.
4. Work for a company that understands the importance of work-life balance and empowers employees to have the time and the tools they need to deliver their goal.

What do KBR offer?

We offer challenging opportunities, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes Private Medical Insurance, Employer Pension Contributions, Life Assurance, Personal Accident cover, Income Protection and much more. We also offer flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to make a real difference in the world.

About the Opportunity:

This role sits within STS in the Technology business unit. The Technology business unit is a leading global provider of innovative, proprietary process technologies and catalysts used across numerous downstream industries. KBR technologies are known for producing clean, sustainable end products, mitigating environmental impact and reducing operational hazards.

In this position you will be responsible for leading studies, process design packages, basic engineering design related to syngas processing plants such hydrogen and ammonia (conventional, blue and green).

The position is ideally based in KBR's Leatherhead Campus. Flexible working can be discussed.

What you'll be doing

Working as part of a friendly team under the supervision of director of Technology, you will lead the production of the following:

1. Perform screening, feasibility and conceptual studies for revamping of existing plants, designing of new plants, developing new process schemes, improving existing process flow sheets.
2. Development of process simulations to produce heat and material balances.
3. Development of process flow sheets and utility flow diagrams.
4. Development of equipment process data sheets.
5. Calculations for the preliminary design or rating of equipment and apparatus such as heat exchangers, vessels, reactors, etc. and development of preliminary system design parameters.
6. Preparation of process hydraulic calculations for pump and line sizing.

What you will need

1. Bachelor's or Master Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
2. Process Simulation experience (Pro II, Hysis, AspenPlus etc.).
3. To be willing and available to travel domestic and/or internationally.
4. Collaborative working ethic.
5. Exceptional technical skills and attention to detail.
6. Analytical thinker with interpersonal skills.
7. Articulate communicator who is comfortable clients facing.
8. Awareness and consideration of Environmental, Health and Safety importance.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

1. Certification as a Licensed /Chartered Professional Engineer.
2. Design knowledge and experience in Syngas technologies, with particular focus on Ammonia, Methanol and Hydrogen processes.
3. Competent in ASPENPLUS.
4. Previous experience in development of Feasibility Study, Basic Engineering Design Packages (BED), Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for licensed technologies.
5. Experience in developing and optimizing process flow schemes.
6. Knowledge of process related standards.
7. Presentations skills.
8. Familiarity with operating hydrogen and/or ammonia plants would be considered as a plus.

KBR COMPANY INFORMATION

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we're defining tomorrow's challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.

As the needs of the world change, we're ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

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