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Chemical Process Engineer

Aalo
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Austin, TXfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Chemical Process Engineer focused on design, optimization, and safe operation of complex chemical and thermal systems for a nuclear power plant, with emphasis on steam generation and feedwater return systems, process efficiency, reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain process documentation such as PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, operating envelopes, and control philosophies.
  • Lead or support process hazard analyses, management of change reviews, and incident investigations.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to reduce energy consumption, emissions, waste, and operating costs.
  • Work closely with operations and maintenance teams to improve plant uptime, equipment performance, and process stability.
  • Provide technical support for unit startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, and commissioning activities.
  • Evaluate process data and prepare engineering calculations, reports, and recommendations for plant modifications or capital projects.
  • Support the specification and selection of process equipment such as pumps, valves, heat exchangers, tanks, reactors, separators, and control systems.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, and regulatory requirements.
  • Participate in process control strategy development and work with instrumentation/controls engineers to improve automation and monitoring.
  • Support contractor and vendor review, technical bid evaluations, and project execution as needed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
  • 5–10+ years of relevant engineering experience in power generation, petrochemical, refining, chemical manufacturing, or similar industrial operations.
  • Strong understanding of chemical process principles, thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer.
  • Experience troubleshooting industrial process systems in a plant environment.
  • Familiarity with process safety practices, including HAZOP, PHA, MOC, and root cause analysis.
  • Experience interpreting PFDs, P&IDs, and engineering specifications.
  • Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and environmental/safety regulations.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Proficiency with engineering calculations, spreadsheets, and process data analysis tools.

Skills

Required:Chemical engineering fundamentalsSteam cycle and feedwater systemsPFDs and P&IDsProcess safetyProcess optimization

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on technical level
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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