Milliken & Company · 7 hours ago
Principal Process Development Engineer
Spartanburg, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expMilliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader focused on materials science and sustainable innovations. The Principal Process Development Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing chemical manufacturing processes, collaborating with R&D teams and manufacturing partners to ensure efficient cost and capacity targets are met.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with R& D chemists and engineers to develop conceptual process flow diagrams (PFDs) and heat & mass balances based on laboratory data and experiments
Develop estimates of total product cost in alignment with company processes
Develop process models and simulations, including sensitivity analysis for cost impact
Develop P& IDs and related engineering drawings for pilot scale processes
Translate engineering drawings into a Bill of Materials and specifications sheets for pilot equipment and instrumentation
Create formal cost estimates and capital funds requests for pilot scale processes
Procure materials and construct pilot systems within the allocated budget and schedule
Operate pilot systems to evaluate route options and generate process data for process scale-up and design
Collaborate with internal and external manufacturing partners and capital project engineers on full-scale process designs and estimates including PFD and P& ID development, general arrangement plans, equipment and instrumentation process spec sheets and preliminary process control strategies
Participate in Design Package Review, Hazard and Operability studies (HAZOP), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Facility Siting Assessments, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR)
Create and own technical packages to transfer technology to internal and external manufacturing partners until projects pass through the commercialization gate
Provide accurate plans and status reports to the respective project manager
Qualification
Required
MS in Chemical Engineering with 5+ years of experience in chemical process development engineering
Experience with a broad base of chemical processes along with equipment sizing and specification
Experience with instrumentation, automation, and control systems
Familiarity with process simulation software such as ASPEN
Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements, and RAGAGEP design principles
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Preferred
PhD in Chemical Engineering
5-10 years of experience in chemical manufacturing or in a process scale-up development organization
Experience in Project Management Methodologies
Knowledge of industry codes and standards such as NFPA, ASME, API, IEC, PSM, RMP along with consistent application of RAGAGEP
Experience with developing cost estimates for processes
Company
Milliken & Company
Milliken & Company is a company that has been in business since 1865
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.5M2016-07-28Seed· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Halsey M. Cook Jr
President and CEO
Bethany Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP
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