Pilot Plant & Lab Design Engineer — R&D Innovator

ExxonMobil; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Workplace Flexibility

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

ExxonMobil is seeking an experienced Pilot Plant and Laboratory Design Engineer to join our Baytown technology center, supporting global R&D with diverse pilot plant and lab projects. You will lead process design efforts and provide technical solutions to enable new research opportunities.

You will advance project scopes, develop PFDs/P&IDs, specify equipment, and guide trades during construction, while collaborating with capital project teams across business lines.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and minimum of 5 yrs. relevant experience.
• Proficient in process simulation (Pro/II or equivalent) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills to allow for effective teamwork on projects, relationship building across business lines, and sharing of results to other teams and third parties.
• Extremely self-motivated with the ability to take prompt action to accomplish objectives, effectively prioritize workload, and progress multiple projects simultaneously.
• Adaptable and approaches change with a constructive and positive attitude.
• Demonstrated experience in solving technical problems, with the ability to think critically and analyze and interpret data while evaluating problems and formulating solutions

Responsibilities

• Perform early design scoping and project development for laboratory and pilot plant projects, with a focus on technical feasibility and identification of alternative solutions.
• Create project scoping documents to consolidate and communicate findings.
• Provide technical support to Capital Projects throughout the initial project development and appropriation process.
• Complete detailed process and mechanical design work for projects.
• Develop project PFDs, P&IDs, and plot plans.
• Develop quality assurance plans and ensure quality of final work product against design specifications.
• Specify and select equipment such as pumps, vessels, and instrumentation needed to meet project goals, often with limited or changing information.
• Provide support and technical work direction to trades during construction phase as needed.
• Serve as primary interface for pilot plants designed and/or constructed at third party facilities.
• Review and support site management of change, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in unit HAZOPs and close out HAZOP findings as needed.
• Support of Global Lab Operations including any required travel.

Skills

Process simulation

Microsoft Office

Communication

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Pro/II

Visio

AutoCAD

Job description

ExxonMobil is seeking an experienced Pilot Plant and Laboratory Design Engineer to join our Baytown technology center, supporting global R&D with diverse pilot plant and lab projects. You will lead process design efforts and provide technical solutions to enable new research opportunities.

You will advance project scopes, develop PFDs/P&IDs, specify equipment, and guide trades during construction, while collaborating with capital project teams across business lines.