Microelectronics Ultrapure Water (UPW) Senior Process Engineer

Suez Water Technologies & Solutions; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia Group's Water Technology Business in North America seeks a senior-level Process Engineer to support UPW system design, integration, and operation for customers in the semiconductor sector. You'll apply deep technical knowledge of UPW treatment and work with cross-functional teams to balance capital, operating costs, and risk.

Responsibilities include water chemistry characterization, unit process selection, and system integration across multiple unit operations, with travel up to 10% in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical or related field.
• 10+ years in UPW treatment design and field ops is preferred.
• Experience with UPW processes and microelectronics systems.
• PE licensure or willingness to obtain licensure.

Responsibilities

• Characterize water chemistry and develop design bases for UPW.
• Select unit processes, size equipment, and guarantee performance.
• Apply advanced treatment technologies (ultrafiltration, NF/RO, ion exchange, UV).
• Own system integration across unit operations and collaborate with system integrators.
• Evaluate operations, identify failure points, and participate in HAZOPs.
• Pilot and benchmark treatability studies for design and commissioning.

Skills

UPW design

Water treatment

Process design

Communication

Engineering judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Tools

WinFlows

WAVE

GasCAD

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management. Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

About the Role

Process Engineers on our Process Engineering team are keypartners for customers in the North American market. As acreative technical leader, you'll support the successful sale,execution, commissioning, and operation of complete systemsolutions for customers' ultrapure water (UPW) treatmentneeds. To deliver winning solutions, you'll apply deep technicalknowledge of our solutions and technologies combined with an understanding of the customer's process, the market, regulations, and our competitors to continually balance capital and operating costs and technical risk with project success.

Core Responsibilities

• Water chemistry characterization and design basisdevelopment, including reclaim-to-UPW applications
• Unit process selection and design, equipment sizing, andprocess guarantees
• Application of advanced treatment technologies includingsolids separation, lowand high pressure membranetreatment (ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis -conventional and high-pH), ion exchange, UV treatment,and gas-transfer membrane processes to meet thestringent requirements specific to the microelectronicsindustry
• Owning the system integration across multiple unitoperations, and/or work in close collaboration with adedicated system integrator on complex flowsheets
• Evaluation of system operation under both design andupset conditions, identification of potential points offailure, and participation in detailed hazard and operabilityreviews (HAZOPs)
• Engagement in piloting and benchmarking treatabilitystudies as part of design, commissioning, troubleshooting,and continuous improvement of UPW treatment solutions

Key Success Factor:

• Given the complex nature of thesetreatment flowsheets, the ability to act as systemintegrator and clearly identify and communicate theimpacts that any given unit process will have on upstreamand downstream unit processes is essential.
• Industry Leadership & Expertise
• You'll build long-term relationships with customers and keyexperts in the industry and present at industry conferences andtechnical forums to position Veolia as UPW experts within themicroelectronics market. You'll serve as an expert within thebusiness, participating in innovation of solutions, technologies,and markets, and training and mentoring others in processdesign.

What We're Looking For:

We seek a Senior-level process engineering professional whocommunicates with confidence and leadership in cross-functional bidding and project-execution teams, managescompeting priorities effectively, and is strong at balancingautonomy with collaboration

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in an Engineering field -Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical preferred, orother technical discipline with a combination of processdesign and hands-on UPW system experience
• 10+ years of relevant experience in UPW treatment design- a combination of process design experience with abackground in field operations will be considered
• Demonstrated experience with UPW treatment processesand system design/operation for the microelectronicsindustry
• Proven ability to integrate multiple unit operations intocohesive, optimized treatment systems

Valuable Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Familiarity with process design software/tools such asWinFlows, WAVE, and/or GasCAD (Liqui-Cel GTM), alongwith strong proficiency with spreadsheet tools (GoogleSheets, Excel)
• Clear, concise communication and presentation skills withinternal and external stakeholders
• Ability to exercise strong engineering judgment underchanging conditions
• Strong team collaboration skills and ability to takeownership of the system integration process
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE / P.Eng. / Ing.) in aUS or Canadian jurisdiction, or willingness to obtainlicensure
• Willingness to travel up to 10% within North America

Why Veolia?

• Join a company that values Responsibility, Solidarity, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Respect.
• You'll receive comprehensive technical and commercial training, direct mentorship fromexperienced Account Managers, and a clear pathway to Account Manager promotion with directaccount responsibilities.

Career Development Path:

• This position is designed as a stepping stone to Account Manager, where you'll assume directcustomer responsibility and independent account management upon demonstrating commercialexcellence.

We realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build strongercommunities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of theladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Compensation:

• The compensation range is tied to the market for similarly bench-marked roles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure:

• We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

Vacancy Status:

• This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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