Senior Process Engineer

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.? 

Reimagine What’s Possible?

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Process Engineer to join our Process Technology team in our Standard Plants Product Line (SPPL) at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The SPPL Process Engineering team provides engineering support for our line of productized plants including Adsorption Separation Plants, Electrolysis Plants and Steam Methane Reforming Plants as well as air separation based technologies. Our business supports customers in a diverse range of industries including hydrogen for mobility, metals processing, glass manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, foods processing, electronics, and chemical and petrochemical manufacturing to name a few.

You will execute projects in all regions of the globe. As a result, we ask that you be willing to travel both domestically and internationally as needed. Travel duration is typically one to two weeks. Travel requirements are typically 15% or less per year with an effort to maintain a healthy work life balance.

As a process engineer you will:

• Author or review process calculation and specification documents and vendor documents for use in Projects and Products including vessels, rotating equipment, reactors, catalysts and package equipment.
• Participate in P&ID development and in Hazard and Operability Reviews.
• Share creative solutions and prepare Process estimates for project and product development efforts and identify process technical risk items.
• Help develop new product offerings.
• Assist in updating and maintaining current product portfolio.
• Develop and maintain Product-specific Process execution plans for new and existing products.
• Develop and review process simulations.
• Provide commissioning, startup/performance test and troubleshooting support either remotely or in the field.
• Have good problem-solving abilities, be ambitious, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling you to work well within a multi-disciplinary design team located in multiple geographies and to liaise directly with suppliers and clients when required.

Desired skills, experience, and attributes:

• A bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 3-6 years of process engineering design experience with a focus on Hydrogen related design experience related to Steam Methane Reformers and/or electrolyzers and related technologies preferred.
• Capability to read, understand and develop P&IDs.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and Accident Investigation, as requested, for incidents.
• Coordinate functional issues involving plant reliability, operability and maintenance, while providing technical liaison support to Global Operations.
• Be cross-functional among other Process Technology functions (e.g., Process Safety, Process Systems, Process Controls, Commissioning and Start-Up).
• Product based approach to design.
• Proficient with Aspen or similar simulation program.
• Personal accountability as well as a willingness to ask for help when needed is important.
• Ability to prioritize project, product and other commitments while executing multiple activities.
• Able to demonstrate a deep understanding of the design of process plants.

We need dedicated and driven people who are committed to getting it right with a never-ending desire to learn, improve and contribute. In return we offer a culture of respect, challenge and innovation – with excellent opportunities for growth and development. If that sounds interesting, then come and discover, care, accomplish and thrive at Air Products!

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We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.?

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit?About Air Products. 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.? 
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).? You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.? 

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