Sr. Process Engineer

PEAK Technical Services Inc. | San Jose | www.resume-library.com |
Position Summary

Seeking a self-driven and passionate individual to join our engineering team to deliver zero-carbon industrial heat and power with our client's solid-state thermal battery. The Process Engineer will scope, define, and design process details for balance-of-plant (BOP) systems for thermal energy storage projects across test and commercial sites.
You will be a key technical member of a cross-functional and rapidly growing organization. Your work will directly contribute to the testing and commercial deployment of an innovative long-duration energy storage technology.

Roles & Responsibilities

Define and own system process requirements and specifications, including heat & mass balance (HMB), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID).

Review cross-functional team designs (equipment specs, piping design, etc) to ensure they meet the process requirements.

Key participant in PHAs, HAZOP, and/or HAZID workshops.

Perform engineering trade-off case studies that balance performance, cost, and schedule to drive architecture alignment, via quick (spreadsheet) and thorough (model-based) approaches, depending on the situation.

Key Qualifications

Bachelors or equivalent in an engineering field (e.g. chemical, mechanical, process, industrial, process, etc.) and/or 8+ years' experience in industrial applications engineering (oil & gas, chemicals, power plants, etc.)

Experience with industrial mechanical equipment: Pressure Vessels, Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Air Coolers, Fans, Tanks, Piping, and Valves.

Working knowledge of industrial mechanical design codes. ASME Section I and VIII, Div. 1, ASME B31.1 and B31.3, API 650, API 610, TEMA, ASTM.

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to think about problems from a first-principles perspective

Experience working independently, as well as work in team-orientated and fast-paced startup-like environments

Proven ability to lead and operate comfortably across many engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluids, optical, and controls)

Additional Qualifications Desired

Deep engineering experience and intuition, ideally with a background in:

Use of one or more of AutoCAD, Solidworks, COMSOL, ANSYS, Aspen Plus, HYSYS

Holds a PE in one or more related disciplines
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