Chemical Process Engineer - Nuclear Power (On-Site, Austin)

Aalo Atomics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Aalo Atomics in Austin, TX seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to design and optimize steam generation and feedwater systems for a nuclear plant. You will improve efficiency, reliability, and safety while coordinating with operations, maintenance, EHS, and projects.

The ideal candidate has 5–10+ years in power/ petrochemical environments, deep thermodynamics knowledge, and experience with process safety practices. On-site role with opportunities for growth and impact.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of relevant engineering experience in large‑scale operations.
• Experience in power generation, petrochemical, refining, chemical manufacturing, or similar industrial operations.
• Strong understanding of chemical process principles, thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial process systems in a plant environment.
• Familiarity with process safety practices, including HAZOP, PHA, MOC, and root cause analysis.
• Experience interpreting PFDs, P&IDs, and engineering specifications.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and environmental/safety regulations.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with engineering calculations, spreadsheets, and process data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain process documentation such as PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, operating envelopes, and control philosophies.
• Lead or support process hazard analyses, management of change reviews, and incident investigations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce energy consumption, emissions, waste, and operating costs.
• Work closely with operations and maintenance teams to improve plant uptime, equipment performance, and process stability.
• Provide technical support for unit startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, and commissioning activities.
• Evaluate process data and prepare engineering calculations, reports, and recommendations for plant modifications or capital projects.
• Support the specification and selection of process equipment such as pumps, valves, heat exchangers, tanks, reactors, separators, and control systems.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in process control strategy development and work with instrumentation/controls engineers to improve automation and monitoring.
• Support contractor and vendor review, technical bid evaluations, and project execution as needed.

Skills

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Mass transfer

PFDs/P&IDs interpretation

Process safety

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering calculations

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

Aspen Plus

ChemCAD

DCS/SCADA

Excel

Job description

Aalo Atomics in Austin, TX seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to design and optimize steam generation and feedwater systems for a nuclear plant. You will improve efficiency, reliability, and safety while coordinating with operations, maintenance, EHS, and projects.

The ideal candidate has 5–10+ years in power/ petrochemical environments, deep thermodynamics knowledge, and experience with process safety practices. On-site role with opportunities for growth and impact.