STRATCO Alkylation: Process Engineer & Technical Advisor

Colonial Group; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Elessent Clean Technologies is seeking a Technical Services Process Engineer to support STRATCO sulfuric acid alkylation customers across North and South America. You will provide process engineering, troubleshooting, startups, reliability improvements, training, and technical consulting to help optimize operations.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Business Development to identify growth opportunities, equipment upgrades, and service enhancements, and travel 40–60% domestically and

Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering required.
• 5–7 years of refinery or petrochemical experience.
• 2–3 years as a Process Engineer supporting a STRATCO sulfuric acid alkylation unit.
• Strong understanding of alkylation, fractionation, refrigeration, hydraulics, process control, and refinery operations.
• Outstanding written, verbal, presentation and public speaking skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 40–60% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, troubleshooting, optimization, startup and turnaround support.
• Develop operating recommendations, technical reports and best practices.
• Develop and deliver customer operator and engineer training programs.
• Support reliability, maintenance, inspections and revamps.
• Partner with Sales to identify aftermarket equipment, reliability improvements and upgrade opportunities.
• Present technical papers and represent Elessent before customers and industry organizations.
• Develop innovative technical solutions, new service offerings and future STRATCO technology improvements.
• Develop working knowledge of BELCO wet scrubbing and IsoTherming hydroprocessing technologies and progressively support those businesses.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Technical training

Public speaking

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Elessent Clean Technologies is seeking a Technical Services Process Engineer to support STRATCO sulfuric acid alkylation customers across North and South America. You will provide process engineering, troubleshooting, startups, reliability improvements, training, and technical consulting to help optimize operations.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Business Development to identify growth opportunities, equipment upgrades, and service enhancements, and travel 40–60% domestically and