Chemical Process Engineer

Job Summary

Do you desire to have an excellent opportunity to showcase and expand your skills in design and leadership and to become a recognized leader in the industry?  Our Chemical Technology Solutions group is quickly growing. We are looking for the right professionals to fill our current Process Engineer openings. Our employees currently enjoy a hybrid workplace environment with the option of working in the office full-time or from the comfort of their homes several days a week.  The work location is in our Boise, Idaho or Minneapolis, Minnesota offices.

Roles and Responsibilities

Your career at POWER will provide you an opportunity to work on continuous processing systems with an emphasis on the Chemical Industry and Renewable Fuels. You will utilize your experience to help companies ranging from small startup firms to large multinational firms. You will have the opportunity to work on all phases of a project, from the initial concept through the installation and commissioning of new lines, along with upgrades to existing production lines. Your unique skills will help our clients change and adapt their facilities and systems to meet the dynamic changes in their markets.

The Facilities Division of POWER engineers is a full-service A & E consulting engineering firm that specializes and is a leader in Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Federal, and Industrial facility design.

Overall tasks:

• Design of process systems including:
  • Process modeling using AspenPlus
  • Mass and energy balances
  • Material flow analysis
  • Heat transfer calculations
  • Fluid flow calculations
  • Development of Process Flow Diagrams and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
• Support documentation packages for the successful completion of projects:
  • Work with clients on developing the scope of projects and providing the deliverables for these projects
  • Work with a design team that includes internal and external people in the development of general arrangement and elevation layouts
  • Develop equipment specifications and documentation that meets clients design requirements
  • Develop descriptions of operation for the process being designed
  • Develop equipment and installation cost estimations
  • Develop bid packages, construction packages
• Customer Site visits:
  • Visit customer sites for data acquisition, meetings, and installation/start-up as needed

Required Education/Experience 

• B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering 
• 2+ years of experience in the design and layout of chemical processing lines
• Hands on experience developing process simulations such as Aspen Plus
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Fluent in utilizing Microsoft Office products
• Flexibility to work overtime as required
• Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain one within 5 years
• Ability to travel up to 20-50% within the United States

Desired Education/Experience 

• Experience in multiple process platforms (Thermal processing {gasificaiton, pyrolysis} Hydrogen production {Electrolysis, SMR,}, gas separation and conditioning, distillation, RNG, LNG, Ammonia production & other specialty Chemicals)
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 from an accredited university
• Growing knowledge of applicable health and process safety requirements and environmental concerns such as OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, etc.
• Software use knowledge with AutoCAD software suites, Revit, Navisworks, Plant P&ID, AspenPlus, MS Projects, etc.
• Production experience is a plus

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You’ll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You’ll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you’ll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

We get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

POWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.