Chemical Process Engineer – New Plant Startup

Voyager Technologies; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Premium health coverage

Gym membership reimbursement

401(k) company match

Wellness programs

Mission-driven environment

Job summary

Voyager Technologies seeks a Chemical Engineer to help establish a new chemical manufacturing facility by specifying, procuring, designing, building, testing, and commissioning process equipment.

The role reports to the Chief Engineer within the Chemicals and Explosives Team and is on-site in Penrose, CO with a move to Pueblo, CO planned within the year. Strong design, test, and scale-up experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related discipline OR 4+ years of chemical engineering experience
• Experience taking a process through design, testing, iteration, and scale-up
• Experience delivering a project on schedule, within budget, and to required quality standards
• Working knowledge of mass and energy balances, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics
• Working knowledge of common unit operations employed in chemical manufacturing
• Ability to communicate effectively through written, verbal, and presentation channels to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Translate lab data into process requirements and equipment specifications
• Procure existing industrial equipment meeting cost, schedule, and performance requirements
• Develop and build first-principles solutions with the technician team where equipment falls short
• Test, refine, and commission equipment to bring systems into operation
• Contribute to safe development and operation of equipment
• Identify, communicate, and track engineering risks and mitigations

Skills

Mass and energy balances

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

Process instrumentation

Chemical process design

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related discipline OR 4+ years of experience

Job description

Voyager Technologies seeks a Chemical Engineer to help establish a new chemical manufacturing facility by specifying, procuring, designing, building, testing, and commissioning process equipment.

The role reports to the Chief Engineer within the Chemicals and Explosives Team and is on-site in Penrose, CO with a move to Pueblo, CO planned within the year. Strong design, test, and scale-up experience is required.