Catalyst Modeling Specialist — Kinetics & Data Engineering

Ketjen Corporation; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Diverse resources for professional and personal support

Job summary

Ketjen Corporation is seeking a Modeling Specialist in Amsterdam. In this role, you will design and develop models that assist in assessing catalyst performance and creating technical proposals for global clients. Your work will impact catalyst selection in refineries and renewable fuel applications.

Required qualifications include a PhD or MSc in a relevant field along with over 4 years of industrial experience in kinetic modeling. Candidates should have strong software development skills and experience with data visualization tools. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industrial experience in kinetic and reactor modeling.
• Strong software development skills focused on reliability and code quality.
• Proficient in data analysis and visualization of large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain models for catalyst performance forecasting.
• Act as a subject-matter expert in kinetic modeling and modeling standards.
• Support the development of data infrastructure for laboratory and commercial data.

Skills

Reactor engineering

Kinetics

Thermodynamics

Statistics

Software development

Data analysis

Data visualization

Education

PhD or MSc in Chemical Engineering, Computational Science, or related field

Tools

Excel/VBA

FORTRAN

Python

SQL databases

AspenPlus

Job description

Ketjen Corporation is seeking a Modeling Specialist in Amsterdam. In this role, you will design and develop models that assist in assessing catalyst performance and creating technical proposals for global clients. Your work will impact catalyst selection in refineries and renewable fuel applications.

Required qualifications include a PhD or MSc in a relevant field along with over 4 years of industrial experience in kinetic modeling. Candidates should have strong software development skills and experience with data visualization tools. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.