As a Principal Process Engineer II with Purolite, an Ecolab Company, you will join our rapidly growing global engineering team. This is a great opportunity to join and advance with an innovative and high-growth global company committed to sustainability.
Purolite has both existing operations and significant planned capital investments at its Philadelphia location and is looking for a principal process engineer to lead the development & tech transfer on its direct lithium extraction absorbent.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
You will have a strong background in chemistry/chemical engineering, and chemical processes. You will have a good understanding of equipment specifications, process safety, and batch liquid processes.
What You Will Learn:
- Reaction chemistries, production processes, and plant equipment
- Process safety in an industrial chemical plant
- “Run the Business” process engineering
- Technology Transfer methods
- CAPEX project execution
- Leading through influence
- Process improvement methods
- TPM Methodology
- EPCM contractor management
Main Responsibilities:
“Run the Business” Process Engineering (~60%)
- Learn the direct lithium absorbent resin production process to become an SME for the Purolite business.
- Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
- Recommends new, or modification of existing equipment, instruments or control schemes.
- Primarily focus on hands-on process troubleshooting of the direct lithium absorbent resin
- Performs general process engineering functions related to equipment design, PFD/P&ID development ad start-up.
- Conduct research in developing new processes and techniques.
- Provide technical support to plant production personnel.
- This is an onsite role, with occasional opportunities to work remotely.
Large Capital Project Process Engineering (~40%)
- Partner with the Lead Process Engineer for a >$25M capital investment at the Philadelphia G Street facility focusing on direct lithium extraction resin.
- Participate on the tech transfer from the existing operation onsite towards the new commercial scale operation.
- Work with an EPCM company to prepare process P&IDs and other process deliverables to deliver the capital project.
- Work within the multi-discipline team of internal & external stakeholders, working closely with the Purolite end users to design & construct the manufacturing facility.
- Work with internal Process Safety, Reliability, TPM, Quality, Production, and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance of any new processes, plants, and equipment.
- Support all Environmental, Health and Safety activities including permitting, plant safety engineering and hazard analysis, and ISO management systems related to EHS.
- Support and participate in LEAN studies, TPM workshops, and Operator training.
- Attend and lead Factory Acceptance Tests for key process equipment
- Support the successful commissioning & startup of a new commercial scale operation
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
- 4 years hands-on process engineering experience
- Solid understanding of batch liquids processing
- Excellent communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree
- Experience in a specialty chemical manufacturing environment
- Experience with industrial resin manufacturing
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