Process Engineer Intern: Food Plant Design & Start-Up Travel

Dennis Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. They work across controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, building systems, architecture, and more from concept to commissioning, enabling operational efficiencies.

The role involves designing P&IDs, flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, and equipment selection. They collaborate with clients, vendors, and contractors to develop cost estimates and proposals, oversee

Qualifications

• Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Familiarity with process flow diagrams and P&IDs is a plus.
• Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles and a desire learn about various food and beverage industry standards, practices, and regulations.
• Experience with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD.
• Past process experience in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or other sanitary environments is a plus.
• Have a motivated and results orientated attitude.
• GPA: 3.0 or above
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year

Responsibilities

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations.
• Develop operation specifications.
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.)
• Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Create process flow diagrams.
• Prepare mass and energy balances
• Size and specify process and process utility equipment
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation.
• Assist project management with the development of project scope, budget, and schedule for all process related work
• Help to coordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation.
• Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals.
• Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations.
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
• Oversee process and utility equipment installations
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support.
• Research process engineering best practices
• Support talent growth within our organization

Skills

Familiarity with process flow diagrams

P&IDs knowledge

Motivated attitude

Results oriented

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (or related)

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. They work across controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, building systems, architecture, and more from concept to commissioning, enabling operational efficiencies.

The role involves designing P&IDs, flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, and equipment selection. They collaborate with clients, vendors, and contractors to develop cost estimates and proposals, oversee