Senior Process Modeling Engineer – Sustainable Fuels

Airco; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (Day 1)

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

HSA and FSA accounts

Short-Term Disability

Paid time off including holidays and S

Paid family leave

Weekly catered lunch

Job summary

AIRCO is a world leader in carbon conversion technology, delivering SAF from CO2 and hydrogen. We seek a researcher to develop first-principles process simulations and scale-up strategies for challenging systems.

You will convert lab results into engineering design information, guide pilot campaigns, and work with teams from development through commercial deployment. A PhD or MS in Chemical/Mechanical Eng and strong modeling skills are required.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Significant experience in process development, process modeling, simulation, and scale-up engineering.
• Strong grounding in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and separation fundamentals.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and extract mechanistic insight from data.
• Experience with first-principles or mechanistic models for chemical reaction and separation systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain first-principles process simulations and mechanistic models for reaction, separation, and integrated SAF production systems.
• Apply modeling, simulation, and data analytics to predict performance and support scale-up decisions.
• Convert laboratory and pilot-scale results into Engineering Design Information and design inputs.
• Lead experimental strategies and pilot campaigns to validate models and reduce risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance technology from development to commercial deployment.

Skills

Process development

Process modeling

Scale-up engineering

Data analysis

First-principles modeling

Education

MS/PhD in Chemical or Mechanical Eng

Tools

Aspen

MATLAB

Python

Job description

AIRCO is a world leader in carbon conversion technology, delivering SAF from CO2 and hydrogen. We seek a researcher to develop first-principles process simulations and scale-up strategies for challenging systems.

You will convert lab results into engineering design information, guide pilot campaigns, and work with teams from development through commercial deployment. A PhD or MS in Chemical/Mechanical Eng and strong modeling skills are required.