Process & Gas Applications Engineer

airliquidehr; Alberton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide in South Africa is seeking a Process & Gas Applications Engineer to identify, design, and deliver high-impact industrial gas solutions that improve process efficiency and sustainability on-site.

You will lead deep-dive audits, engineer gas-based technologies, and manage pilot trials to prove performance at customer facilities while collaborating with commercial teams to demonstrate ROI and secure long-term contracts.

Qualifications

• University degree in Chemical, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5+ years of industrial process engineering experience in mineral processing or similar industries.
• Nice to have understanding of Industrial Gas business or ability to acquire quickly.
• Minimum 5 years in Business Development or strategy consulting.
• Proven track record of end-to-end process development and optimization, taking concepts through to full commercial rollout.
• Ability to write clear, concise, well-structured memos for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive technical audits of customers' existing manufacturing processes with the intention to identify opportunities where industrial gases can be introduced or utilized to further optimise their processes.
• Design and engineer innovative gas-based solutions to enhance the customers. processes translating theoretical concepts into practical, proven and deployable technologies.
• Lead proof-of-concept testing and pilot trials at customer facilities. Install temporary gas equipment, monitor performance data, and troubleshoot process deviations in real-time to prove the viability of the new application.
• Partner with the commercial sales team as the technical subject matter expert. Present engineering solutions to customer plant managers, operators, and technical directors to demonstrate ROI and secure buy-in.
• Calculate required flow rates, pressures, and thermodynamic properties to design and specify the gas control skids, injection lances, or sparging systems needed to integrate the gas into the customer's pipeline.
• Ensure all newly developed applications comply with strict industry safety standards regarding the handling, storage, and utilization of compressed and cryogenic gases. Conduct HAZOP reviews for all new customer installations.

Skills

Process engineering

Business development

Technical sales

ROI analysis

Pilot testing

Education

University Degree in Chemical, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

As a Process & Gas Applications Engineer, you will be responsible for identifying, designing, and delivering high-impact industrial gas solutions that drive process efficiency, yield, and sustainability across customer facilities. Functioning as the technical authority and business development bridge, you will lead deep-dive process audits at manufacturing sites, engineer innovative gas-based technologies, and manage hands-on pilot trials to prove performance directly on the plant floor. Partnering closely with commercial teams, you will be responsible for building compelling ROI business cases from trial data to demonstrate value to key stakeholders, secure new long-term contracts, and ensure all process modifications adhere to the highest standards of safety and compliance.

• Conduct deep-dive technical audits of customers' existing manufacturing processes with the intention to identify opportunities where industrial gases can be introduced or utilized to further optimise their processes.
• Design and engineer innovative gas-based solutions to enhance the customers. processes translating theoretical concepts into practical, proven and deployable technologies.
• Lead proof-of-concept testing and pilot trials at customer facilities. Install temporary gas equipment, monitor performance data, and troubleshoot process deviations in real-time to prove the viability of the new application.
• Partner with the commercial sales team as the technical subject matter expert. Present engineering solutions to customer plant managers, operators, and technical directors to demonstrate ROI and secure buy-in.
• Calculate required flow rates, pressures, and thermodynamic properties to design and specify the gas control skids, injection lances, or sparging systems needed to integrate the gas into the customer's pipeline.
• Ensure all newly developed applications comply with strict industry safety standards regarding the handling, storage, and utilization of compressed and cryogenic gases. Conduct HAZOP reviews for all new customer installations.

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Are you a MATCH?

Educational requirements

• University Degree in Chemical, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering

Experience

• 5+ Years of industrial process engineering within mineral processing or similar industries
• Nice to have understanding of Industrial Gas business and technology, or ability to quickly acquire it
• Demonstrated robust commercial experience or attitude.
• Minimum 5-years Business Development or strategy consulting
• Proven track record of end-to-end process development and optimization, taking concepts through to full commercial rollout
• Ability to write clear, concise, well-structured memos for decision-making.
  

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.