Process & Gas Applications Engineer

VitalAire Canada Inc.; Alberton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide is seeking a Process & Gas Applications Engineer to identify and deliver gas-based solutions that improve process efficiency and sustainability across customer facilities. You will lead audits, engineer innovative technologies, and manage pilot trials on-site to prove performance and ROI.

The role requires a university degree in Chemical, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years in industrial process engineering with a commercial orientation.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial process engineering within mineral processing or similar industries.
• Demonstrated robust commercial experience or attitude.
• Minimum 5 years in Business Development or strategy consulting.
• Proven track record of end-to-end process development and optimization.
• Ability to write clear, concise memos for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Identify, design and deliver high-impact industrial gas solutions to improve process efficiency and sustainability.
• Lead deep-dive process audits at manufacturing sites and engineer gas-based technologies.
• Manage pilot trials and demonstrate ROI to secure long-term contracts.
• Design gas control skids, injection lances or sparging systems for plant integration.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and conduct HAZOP reviews.

Skills

Process engineering

Business development

Commercial awareness

Technical sales support

HAZOP familiarity

Education

University Degree in Chemical, Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Process & Gas Applications Engineer

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 utilisation of compressed and cryogenic gases. Conduct HAZOP reviews for all new customer installations.

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.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitisation, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!