Plant Process Engineer – ASU Optimization & Ops

Air Products; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to support SEA plant operations (Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand). You will drive process optimization, perform design calculations, run simulations, and provide on-site technical support to ensure safety, productivity and cost effectiveness.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, 5–12 years of industrial gases experience with strong ASU exposure, plus hands-on plant experience and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5–12 years of process engineering experience in industrial gases with strong ASU exposure.
• Strong knowledge of ASU processes, cycles, operations and optimization.
• Experience with process design tools, simulations and P&ID concepts.
• Demonstrated improvement of plant performance, energy efficiency and gas recovery.
• Experience leading process safety activities (PHA/PSR) independently.
• Hands-on plant environment experience and fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Drive plant process optimization and generate continuous improvement ideas.
• Support plant restart, troubleshoot processes and perform root cause analysis.
• Review and approve process isolation plans for major work/modification.
• Review and approve plant operation EMOC from process perspective.
• Support process design activities: P&ID markup, calculations, equipment sizing, pressure drop simulations.
• Support new plant commissioning and plant process training.
• Promote and enforce Air Products safety programs and procedures.

Skills

Process engineering

ASU exposure

Plant optimization

Process safety

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Process design software

Process simulation tools

P&ID software

Job description

Air Products is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to support SEA plant operations (Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand). You will drive process optimization, perform design calculations, run simulations, and provide on-site technical support to ensure safety, productivity and cost effectiveness.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, 5–12 years of industrial gases experience with strong ASU exposure, plus hands-on plant experience and excellent English communication.