R&D Engr/Scientist II

Summary

Responsibilities

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver reactor, kinetic and process models which meet the needs of R&D, Engineering, and Sales Support
• Develop Yield Estimating Tools which meet the needs of Engineering and Sales Support
• Use understanding of kinetics, mass transfer and reaction engineering to make innovative contributions to ESS technology development efforts
• Develop enhanced work processes and modeling techniques
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Monitors scientific and modeling literature to understand the state of the art, and makes recommendations for acquisition of new modeling equipment or tools.
  

Basic Candidate Requirements

• A PhD in Chemical Engineering with 2+ years experience in modeling, process simulation, process development or reaction engineering, or:
• A Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering together with a minimum of 5 years experience in modeling, process simulation, process development or reaction engineering.
  

Qualifications

Additional Candidate Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills to understand and document customer requirements and to effectively convey recommendations to other disciplines.
• Familiar with Six-Sigma tools and their application
• Knowledge of UOP technologies: Refining/Petrochemicals /Gas Processing applications
• Good mastery of process simulation and numerical methods to solve ODEs, PDEs and perform optimization
• Good statistics background with emphasis in non-linear parameter estimation and experimental design
• Excellent computer programming skills (Fortran, C#, Visual Basic)
• Ideal candidate is high-energy, creative, and a self-starter, who demonstrates technical excellence and is comfortable working in a team environment
• Understanding of CFD tools such as ANSYS fluent is a plus
  

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