Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

ENGINEER - Design/Process - Pilot Plants

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) • $70K — $95K *
San Antonio, TX 78228In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required.
  • Shift work required.
  • Experience or knowledge in biomass conversion, biofuels, hydrotreating, carbon capture, and clean hydrogen areas preferred.
  • High attention to detail in design and calculations necessary.
  • Required ability to create process flow diagrams and instrumentation diagrams.
  • Clear communication skills for client and project interactions essential.
  • Hands-on experience in building processes and test systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Support operations for pilot plants and expand technical offerings.
  • Increase utilization through business development and existing projects.
  • Execute assigned plant tasks independently, including commissioning and troubleshooting.
  • Train operators and engineers to maintain pilot plant operations effectively.
  • Emphasize department safety culture and adhere to ISO procedures.
  • Design processes for chemical or refinery systems and conduct research work.
  • Communicate with vendors and clients to set up equipment for new processes.

Benefits

  • Focus on safety culture with training opportunities.
  • Mentorship program for business development skills.
  • Access to advanced process simulation software.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge areas like decarbonization and biomass conversion.
Full Job Description
  • Supporting operations for pilot plants for process development by expanding our technical portfolio of offerings to our clients.
  • Increased utilization by supporting existing projects and conducting business development for existing and new areas.
  • Develop ability to execute assigned plant tasks with increasing independence, including support of commissioning, troubleshooting, and test execution activities.
  • Train operators and engineers to maintain pilot plant area and operations with a high degree of "technical" success.
  • Emphasis on department safety culture, waste disposal, procedures, ISO.

  • Design processes or unit operations for chemical or refinery systems.
  • Plan and conduct research and process development work in chemical, gas, and petroleum areas.
  • Expand particular area of expertise (ideally decarbonization, pyrolysis, batch/CSTR kinetics, biomass conversion).
  • Support ongoing projects through data compilation, mass and energy balances, operator training, procedure development, laboratory upkeep, maintenance, and safety review/document preparation. Department safety emphasis.
  • Create process simulations using commercial software in addition to input/output, process flow and process instrumentation diagrams.
  • Conduct strategic business development activities.
  • Provide technical oversight to other engineers, technicians, and analysts.
  • Emphasis on proposal writing and publications.
  • Communicate with vendors, clients, and operators to set up equipment and construct systems for new processes.
  • Promote and secure new work as trained through mentorship and internal business development training.

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering.
  • Shift work required.
  • 0 years: Experience or knowledge in any of the following areas: biomass conversion, biofuels, hydrotreating, carbon capture, carbon utilization, plastics recycling, pyrolysis, coking, distillation, electrolysis, clean hydrogen.
  • High attention to detail in calculations, design, and operations. Must be able to develop process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, I/O diagrams, and process control strategies.
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and interface with clients or potential clients as needed in the course of the project or proposal process. Must be able to conduct tasks in parallel. Experience with actual hands-on buildup of processes and test systems is preferred.
  • Direct experience with chemical engineering process development work (developing Excel spreadsheets for chemical engineering calculations and data compilation) to include designing and conducting lab scale to pilot scale experiments is preferred.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.

About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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3,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
* Ladders Estimates

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