Progressive Design, Inc. · 15 hours ago
Process Engineer (Mid-Senior Level)
Progressive Design, Inc. is a private, family-owned Heavy Industrial Engineering & Design Consulting firm seeking an entrepreneurial spirited Process Engineer. The role involves managing engineering and design processes for various projects, including equipment specifications and process design, while ensuring project efficiency and quality.
ManufacturingIndustrial ManufacturingMachinery Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Responsible for performing engineering duties on assigned projects including equipment specifications, process piping, material handling and conveying, HVAC, and other mechanically related engineering and design
Manage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers and engineers assigned to your projects, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)
Prepare PFDs and P&IDs
Size and specify typical process equipment such as pumps, tanks, heat exchangers, chillers, condensers, mixers, distillation and absorption columns, etc
Perform calculations to size and specify process, service and utility piping systems
Perform calculations to size and specify safety relief devices
Review equipment submittals for accuracy and validate against specifications
Develop and/or verify mass and energy balances
Maintain familiarity with various industrial codes such as ASME and API
Visit customer sites for field work
Direct customer interface and coordination
Develop detailed scopes of work
Compile detailed project estimates (project, engineering and construction)
Manage scope, schedule, and budget
Manage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)
Exercise innovative cost efficiency approaches in the project design to reduce construction costs and increase productivity
Qualification
Required
Chemical Engineering undergraduate degree from an ABET accredited school
10+ years of heavy industrial experience in a design or process engineering role
Must have heavy industrial experience, experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, or bio-processing industries is a plus
Project management experience
Experience working in a multidiscipline engineering consulting firm
Process safety experience (PHAs, HAZOPs, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Inherently Safer Design, Documentation to support process safety, etc.)
Current working knowledge of safety relief device code requirements, calculations, sizing and system design procedures
Current working knowledge of chemical engineering principles with an emphasis on fluid mechanics, mass and heat transfer, and thermodynamics
Working knowledge of Aspen or HYSIS
Must be technically sound, and be willing to mentor junior engineers
Strong communication and organizational skills
Must be results oriented
Must be a team player
Must possess uncompromised commitment to quality
Must be US citizen, have a Valid U.S. Driver's License, Clear Background, Pass a Drug test
Preferred
Virginia Professional Engineer preferred but not required
Benefits
Health Care Benefits
Paid Time Off & Holidays
Flexible work schedules
Work life balance
401K match
Paid overtime
Performance based bonus
Tuition reimbursement