Overview

Experienced PSP Process Engineer

Stress Engineering Services, Inc. is the premier provider of engineered solutions and professional consulting services across a wide range of engineering disciplines. Since 1972, our clients have benefited from our special in-depth technical knowledge and proven performance in failure analysis, solid mechanics and structural design, reliability and predictive engineering, instrumentation and testing, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, floating systems, forensics, and material science. We maintain an excellent reputation within the industries we serve, with more than 80% of our current business from repeat clients or direct referrals.We are seeking an experienced process engineer for our Plant Services Practice (PSP) in our Houston or Cincinnati office. PSP primarily serves the petrochemical and energy industries; but our engineers may also work in other related fields such as aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and material processing. This is expected to be a part-time position, working in a support role to SES’s primary business of mechanical and metallurgical plant services. The candidate will potentially leadmultidisciplinary teams solving challenging problems and providing process engineering deliverables including thermodynamics, material balances, unit operational simulations to assist our clients with evaluating and optimizing their processes. A strong balance of technical, interpersonal, and communication skills (both written and verbal) are required.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate must have the desire to support a successful engineering practice in a dynamic, work-orientated environment. They must be a self-starter. They will work primarily on an individual basis, but also need to function well on project teams providing chemical process support in a predominantly mechanical engineering environment. Additional responsibilities are:

• Execute process engineering tasks both independently and interactively including process simulation, engineering calculations (hydraulic, heat transfer, relief, etc.), and process review functions (utilizing PFDs, P&IDs, standard operating procedures, interlock C&E diagrams, etc.). To enhance process safety, operability, and efficiency, identify process enhancements including modifications to the client’s operating procedures, operator training program, process control strategy, process equipment, and process configuration. Provide specific implementation guidance for these enhancements.• Assure all process engineering design and/or recommendations meets industry standards and applicable codes including API, ASME and others used in process design and development for refineries, petrochemical, mid-stream gas processing facilities and utilities systems• Participate in and lead PHAs and HAZOP meetings with other disciplines as well as the client, that are focused on auto-refrigeration/brittle fracture (AR/BF) hazards in ethylene production, refinery and gas processing industries.• In support of AR/BF assessment efforts, develop and assemble client training materials, risk assessment tools, and guidance/reference documentation.• Communicate and interface openly and frequently with the other discipline engineers.Participate in periodic project reviews and client discussions, as required, to ensure clientsatisfaction.• Assist in training employees and support the growth of the overall process practice byleveraging your process experience with SES’ mechanical design, FEA and CFD analysis capabilities to provide robust solutions to clients.• Interface directly with clients in conjunction with our business development team.• Develop and support process focused projects which draw on the process engineer’s skills/capabilities, knowledge, experience, and/or corporate relationships which are unique versus those readily available within a conventional process engineering consulting firm.• Participate in field visits to client facilities to examine client-identified problems and to support business development.• Prepare and review of technical reports and proposals.• Contribute to the growth of the company by further establishing credibility through participation in technical associations and code committees, and via preparation of papers/presentations.• Key focus on refining, chemical, pipeline, plant equipment and other larger engineering consulting opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering with over 20 years of relevant experience.• A minimum of 15 years’ experience as a practicing engineer with specific experience in the petrochemicals, oil and gas industry is required. Experience should include manufacturing site, direct day-to-day process support, process troubleshooting, process design and optimization, operating procedure development and operator training.• Process hazard analysis (PHA) participation and lead experience in compliance with an advanced and robust process risk management standard (required).• Experience working for a consulting/engineering and construction firm (preferred).• Specific experience in ethylene production with an appreciation for process hazards related to auto-refrigeration brittle fracture (preferred).• Proficiency with Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS steady state simulation software required. Proficiency should include hydraulic (2-phase), distillation, and heat transfer (including rigorous heat exchanger) simulation.• Aspen HYSYS dynamics or Aspen Plus dynamics simulation proficiency (preferred).• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) or possess the ability to become registered.• Must be willing and able to travel on occasion and work in a variety of environments.• Travel could be worldwide, and the applicant must have or be able to obtain a passport without restrictions.