Senior Process Engineer: Lead Design & Optimization

Audubon Companies; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead design, optimization, and troubleshooting across capital projects and operating facilities. You’ll develop process deliverables, drive technical excellence, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring designs meet safety, quality, and performance standards.

In this Houston-based role, you will oversee PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and equipment sizing, using Aspen HYSYS or Aspen Plus for simulations and hydraulic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (PE license preferred).
• 8+ years of process engineering experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, or industrial facilities.
• Proficiency with process simulation software and industry codes/standards (API, ASME).
• Strong knowledge of process safety management principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead process design activities including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and equipment sizing.
• Perform process simulations and hydraulic calculations (e.g., Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus)
• Support HAZOP, LOPA, and other process safety reviews; close out action items
• Troubleshoot plant performance issues and identify debottlenecking and optimization opportunities
• Review vendor documents and support procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Mentor junior engineers and review deliverables for technical accuracy

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

PE license preferred

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

Aspen Plus

Job description

We’re seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead process design, optimization, and troubleshooting across capital projects and operating facilities. You’ll develop process deliverables, drive technical excellence, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring designs meet safety, quality, and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead process design activities including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, and equipment sizing

• Perform process simulations and hydraulic calculations (e.g., Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus)

• Support HAZOP, LOPA, and other process safety reviews; close out action items

• Troubleshoot plant performance issues and identify debottlenecking and optimization opportunities

• Review vendor documents and support procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup

• Mentor junior engineers and review deliverables for technical accuracy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (PE license preferred)

• 8+ years of process engineering experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, or industrial facilities

• Proficiency with process simulation software and industry codes/standards (API, ASME)

• Strong knowledge of process safety management principles

• Excellent analytical, communication, and teamwork skills

Working at Audubon

The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.

At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.

Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.

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