at Honeywell in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The future is what you make it.
When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.
UOP, a Honeywell company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading international licensor of processing technology and supplier of engineering services, catalysts and adsorbents, equipment, specialty materials and digital solutions for the global refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries. With more than a century of leadership in hydrocarbon processing technologies, UOP has led six revolutions in technology that transformed our industry. For more information visit www.uop.com.
An excellent career opportunity is currently available for a Lead R&D Engineer/Scientistin the Process Design & Development group within Honeywell UOP’s Research and Development organization located in Des Plaines, IL. This position affords a unique and visible opportunity to develop engineering solutions for new process technologies from their inception in R&D through the commercialization stage.
Key Responsibilities
-Lead process design development of Honeywell UOP R&D projects
-Define and outline scope of work for R&D projects and business requests, including identifying key inputs needed, final deliverables, and estimating timeline for completion
-Serve as a mentor to junior engineers on the Process Design Development team, including hosting learning sessions to assist in furthering their technical development
-Sustainability efforts will be at the forefront of your work, which will include CO2 emission and life-cycle assessment evaluations of technologies
-Identify novel design concepts and author invention disclosures
-Develop material balances for new process technology concepts based on preliminary yield & performance estimates
-Perform techno-economic analyses of process concepts including the assessment of key parameters impacting process profitability, safety, and reliability
-Provide key process insight to Development project teams to maximize the value delivered to clients by Honeywell UOP’s technology
-Outline requirements for and lead development of basic engineering design packages to facilitate the rapid transfer of new process technology from R&D to Engineering production
-Generate simulations to evaluate and optimize new concepts while also performing preliminary sizing and costing of equipment, interfacing with engineering and outside vendors when necessary
-Identify and lead development and implementation of new tools and methodologies to further improve the process deigns development capabilities at Honeywell UOP
-Support and advise on competitive technology analyses, exploratory projects, and growth initiatives
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YOU MUST HAVE
-Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
-Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Technology, Engineering, Research & Development, or Technical Service role withing the refining, petrochemical, gas processing, or sustainability/renewables industries is required.
WE VALUE
-10+ years of experience in a Technology, Engineering, Research & Development, or Technical Service role withing the refining, petrochemical, gas processing, or renewables industries. Relevant Chemical Engineering graduate school may be considered in lieu of experience.
-Proficient in chemical engineering fundamentals including fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, and reaction engineering
-Expert in process engineering, including proficiency in Unisim, development of heat and material balance, process flow diagrams (PFDs), and process design specifications
-Experience in life-cycle assessment calculations and reviews
-Extensive project scoping & execution experience, including planning, organizing, monitoring, and successfully completing multidisciplinary projects
-Strong interpersonal skills and the capability to work effectively across multiple functional departments
-Demonstrated ability to lead & mentor others while continuing to deliver on individual project needs
-Ability to “think outside the box” to identify alternative solutions when challenges arise
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills to ensure all aspects of projects and tool development are clearly understood and well documented.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
