Lead Process Design Engineer – CO2 Conversion & FEED Leadership

AIRCO; New Britain Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

HSA/FSA

Catered lunch

Job summary

AIRCO is seeking a Lead Engineer, Process Design based in New Britain, PA. This on-site role reports to the Manager of Engineering and provides technical leadership across flowsheet development, process simulation, and equipment selection for AIRCO’s carbon conversion technologies.

You will work closely with scientists, engineers, and operations to deliver robust Process Design Packages for FEL, FEED, and detailed engineering, while mentoring teams and ensuring compliance with EH&S standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10–15 years of design experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical, gas processing, or related process industry.
• Expertise in industry-standard process simulation modeling: Aspen Plus, HYSYS.
• Experience generating commercial scale heat and material balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment datasheets.
• Strong knowledge of process equipment design, development, sizing, and selection.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Process Design Packages for new technologies developed by AIRCO; provide technical basis for FEL, FEED, and detailed engineering by EPC contractors.
• Lead process synthesis, simulation and design, generation of material & heat balance, equipment selection and design, PFD and P&ID generation, equipment data sheet generation, process hydraulics calculation, HAZOP reviews for commercial units.
• Serve as the primary process-engineering liaison among R&D, operations, EPC contractors, customers and other engineering disciplines throughout project development, construction support, commissioning, and startup.
• Support process-economic evaluations, cost estimates, project planning, and technical decision making by communicating assumptions, findings, risks, and recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, internal design guidelines, and EHS regulations for AIRCO technologies.
• Represent AIRCO in external meetings and present engineering solutions, technical recommendations, and process-design packages.
• Develop engineering standards and work practices, mentor internal teams, and promote a safe, collaborative, and high-quality engineering environment.

Skills

Chemical engineering

Process design leadership

Mass & heat balance

PFDs & P&IDs

Equipment design

Education

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

HYSYS

Job description

AIRCO is seeking a Lead Engineer, Process Design based in New Britain, PA. This on-site role reports to the Manager of Engineering and provides technical leadership across flowsheet development, process simulation, and equipment selection for AIRCO’s carbon conversion technologies.

You will work closely with scientists, engineers, and operations to deliver robust Process Design Packages for FEL, FEED, and detailed engineering, while mentoring teams and ensuring compliance with EH&S standards.