Microelectronics Ultrapure Water (UPW) Senior Process Engineer

Veolia; Idaho City (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for the North America UPW team. You will lead design, integration, and optimization of ultrapure water systems for the microelectronics market, balancing capital costs with process reliability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver turnkey UPW solutions, mentor others, and contribute to innovation in water treatment technologies. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Engineering with process design and hands-on UPW system experience
• 10+ years of UPW treatment design experience, including field operations
• Experience with UPW treatment processes and microelectronics system design/operation
• Ability to integrate multiple unit operations into cohesive, optimized treatment systems

Responsibilities

• Water chemistry characterization and design basis development for UPW systems
• Unit process selection, sizing, and design to meet microelectronics requirements
• Apply advanced treatment technologies (filtration, RO, ion exchange, UV) for UPW
• Own system integration across unit operations and coordinate with system integrators
• Evaluate operations under design and upset conditions; participate in HAZOPs
• Engage in piloting and benchmarking treatability studies during design and commissioning

Skills

UPW design

System integration

Project leadership

Water chemistry

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

10+ years UPW experience

Microelectronics UPW

PE license (US/Canada)

Tools

WinFlows

WAVE

GasCAD

Google Sheets/Excel

Job description

Company 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

This position can be based anywhere in North America

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 capitaland operating costs and technical risk with project success.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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

Qualifications

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

Additional Information

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. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

We invest in our employees with a competitive benefits package that includes:

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

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****

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