Ph.D. Career Development Program - Chemical Engineer FY2027

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in Allentown, PA, invites applications for its Ph.D. Career Development Program (CDP).

The program rotates through three 1-year assignments in R&D, Engineering, and Plant Operations, exposing participants to senior technical leaders. Candidates should be pursuing or have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, with defense by June 2027, and be willing to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
• Defense by June 2027.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally.

Skills

Process design and analysis

Process modeling

Transport processes

Reaction and combustion

Separation technologies

Data sciences / ML & AI

Cryogenic gases applications

Renewable energy

Fluid mechanics & heat transfer

Education

B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Pursuing Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Defense by June 2027

Job description

Reimagine What's Possible

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Air Products is hiring a Ph.D. Chemical Engineer who will create immediate business impact in our 50+ year old rotational innovation program, the PhD Career Development Program (PhD CDP). The participants of the Program will rotate to three unique 1-year assignments in R&D, Engineering, and/or Plant Operations. CDPs develop an extensive network throughout the company early in their career. The Program provides access to the top technical leaders at Air Products, most of whom were CDP's when they joined the Company.

Are you a Ph.D. Chemical Engineer?

We are seeking candidates with an emphasis in the applications of traditional fundamental engineering skills and a mix of experimental, computational, and theoretical focus in their schooling. Areas of expertise can include:

• Process design and analysis based on fundamentals and data-driven methodologies
• Process modeling, simulation and optimization
• Transport processes
• Reaction and combustion engineering
• Separation technologies including distillation, adsorption and membranes
• Data sciences / Machine Learning and AI
• Industrial applications of cryogenic gases
• Renewable energy
• Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

We have a wide variety of challenging opportunities ranging from fundamental and exploratory research to highly innovative processes and products development. Air Products teams use theoretical and experimental approaches in new products, process technology, and applications development. Experimental investigations are carried out at the laboratory, pilot plant, and commercial scale, at both Air Products and customer sites.

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field, and pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
• Completing or completed Ph.D. studies and defense by June 2027.
• Able to travel both domestically and internationally

Locations:

US-PA-Allentown

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.