Junior Chemical Process Engineer - Systems & Optimization

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a process engineer to support the design, evaluation, and optimization of cryogenic processing systems and major equipment.

You will model process flows, collaborate with Sales, Design and Field teams, and help prepare technical proposals and safety analyses; experience with process calculators and thermodynamics is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Experience working in engineering research or testing environment.
• Experience using process calculators for process system modeling (Symmetry HYSYS CHEMCAD etc.) or thermodynamic databases (REFPROP NIST steam tables etc.)

Responsibilities

• Model and optimize system performance in the Symmetry process calculator
• Specify and evaluate major and minor system components including compression, expansion, heat exchange, distillation columns, valves and piping
• Create and modify Process Flow Diagrams, Heat & Material Balance tables and P&IDs
• Write and review operating and testing procedures
• Draft technical proposals for Applied Technologies process plants
• Review safety documentation and participate in HAZOP meetings
• Attend remote and onsite support for commissioning activities
• Develop process tools to improve design/selection of equipment
• Perform engineering calculations to estimate system size or utility demands
• Work with Sales, Design, Project Engineers and Field Service Engineers
• Recruiting and training of junior process engineers

Skills

Process modeling experience

Engineering research experience

Thermodynamics data usage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related engineering field

Tools

Symmetry HYSYS

CHEMCAD

REFPROP,NIST steam tables

Job description

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a process engineer to support the design, evaluation, and optimization of cryogenic processing systems and major equipment.

You will model process flows, collaborate with Sales, Design and Field teams, and help prepare technical proposals and safety analyses; experience with process calculators and thermodynamics is valued.