Senior Process Engineer

Posted 29 January 2025
Salary Competitive
LocationUnited States of America
Job type Permanent
DisciplineRenewable Energy RecruitmentEnergy Recruitment
ReferencePR/076074
Contact NameFiona Milligan

Job description

At Orion Partner Plus, we are seeking a passionate and skilled Senior Process Engineer to join our client’s team and play a key role in revolutionizing waste and water management. Our client is pioneering innovative technology that transforms complex waste into clean water, energy, and minerals—supporting a circular economy and sustainability goals. This is your opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking cleantech company and make a tangible impact on the environment.
Location: East Coast, U.S. (Ability to travel on-site up to 25%)

As a Senior Process Engineer, you will play a vital role in the development and optimization of advanced waste treatment systems. You will be responsible for detailed equipment design, process modeling, and system integration. Your expertise will contribute to the efficiency and performance of cutting-edge environmental solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform detailed equipment design and sizing for heat exchangers, pumps, pressure vessels, valves, and separation vessels.
  • Manage and oversee procurement of key system components.
  • Develop process models to support design, including heat and mass balances, thermal analysis, and CFD simulations.
  • Lead technology development projects, including equipment testing, custom subsystem design, and process interfacing.
  • Conduct value engineering to enhance system efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Contribute to P&ID development, design reviews, and HAZOP studies.
  • Develop technical documentation to support system design and operation.

Qualifications and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related field (Master’s preferred but not required).
  • 8+ years of experience as a chemical or mechanical engineer in an industrial setting.
  • In-depth knowledge of pumps, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, separation vessels, hydraulics, and valves.
  • Familiarity with pressure vessel codes and standards (a plus).
  • Some knowledge of material science and metallurgy preferred.
  • Experience in water/wastewater treatment, hydrothermal processes, or high-pressure systems is advantageous.
  • Hands-on experience working with valves, instrumentation, and pumps in an industrial or laboratory environment (preferred but not required).
Please apply to link or send your resume to fiona.milligan@orioneng.com

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.