Careers atTexas Petrochemicals

Purpose: The Process Engineering role provides process engineering capabilities to trouble shoot and optimize existing chemical processing facilities and to lead evaluation / design / implementation of new facilities.

Principal accountabilties:

• High level design option selection including economics
• Front end loading and scope development for new processes, transition to detailed engineering and on to start up
• Optimization / evaluation of existing processes, including understanding feedstock composition, heat / material balance implications.
• Troubleshoots existing plant systems across all TPC sites
• Understands, uses, and champions engineering standards and work processes
• Modeling of systems
• Plant support when needed
• Process Hazard analysis, PSM calculations
• Lead development of Authorization For Expenditure for capital projects
• Documentation of work
• Understands competeing priorities including operational and commercial

Responsibilities:

• Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and problem solving activities, including scale up, deisn, optimization of chemical manufacturing processes and facilities
• Develops / assesses the feasibility, soundness, and safety of engineering designs and solutions.  Provides conceptual design of process equipment systems. 
• Identify and apply design and simulation tools for design, optimization and troubleshooting  of processes (including separations, reaction systems, piping networks)
• Completes heat and material balances at different operating conditions
• Develops feasibility studies and supporting project economics as input to funding proposals
• Performs equipment sizing calculations and develop specs for estimating / procurement
• Demonstrates sound data driven, engineering judgment in decisions
• Works with R&D and Business development on new products and processes.
• Provide / review designs for environmental, permitting and safety compliance (PSM, emissions)
• Identify process hazards and participate in process safety review.
• Lead / coordinate projects
• Provide support to installation / start up
• Documents work
• Support operations in critical situations

• Understands and adheres to all policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to safety, health and environmental emphasizing this perspective in their own work and in the work of others.
• Use fact based, structured decision making process to initiate and support appropriate actions.
• Effectively exchange information, instructions and ideas within own work group and with other cross-functional groups.  Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Team player, works effectively within a group and understands each member’s role and responsibilities.  Able to facilitate cross functional teams to a common path forward.
• Understands and applies policies and procedures to ensure safe, reliable, optimized operation. Understands core work processes.
• Effectively manages competing priorities.
• Effectively communicates information; completes documentation as appropriate
• Competent in Engineering tools (ASPEN, MS Office, Project tools)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering
• 2+ years of experience
• Initiative / Self Starter
• Good problem solving skills
• Good spoken and written communication skills
• Able to work in teams (either leadership or supporting role)