Senior R&D Engineer I

Department: Project Leaders - Petrochemicals

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Pasadena, Texas

Reporting To: Senior Director R&D

Description

At Lummus Technology, innovation thrives, and excellence is a shared pursuit. When you join the Lummus Family, you are empowered to make an impact and be part of a dynamic team that celebrates creativity, encourages professional development, and fosters collaboration. From our technology portfolio to our global workforce, Lummus is growing at a rapid pace, and we hope that you will grow with us during this exciting time.

Overview

Sr. R&D Engineer is responsible for designing, coordinating, and executing experimental lab and / or pilot plant studies to develop new or improved refining and petrochemical processes. They must collaborate with different business groups and provide technical support for process scale-up, commercial design, and business development.

Details of the Role

• Lead technology and catalyst innovations from concept through commercialization.
• Responsible for defining, coordinating, and executing experimental plans to develop or improve refining, petrochemical and/or water treatment processes.
• Communicate with R&D Director, Technology Manager and Process Engineers to understand the scope of the data needs.
• Develop project scopes and equipment lists for any required modification of R&D equipment.
• Integrate HSE requirements into planning, design and execution of work including “Management of Change” for PSM applicable area activities.
• Actively engage with members of the R&D team including Operations, Maintenance, and Analytical to execute lab/pilot plant operations and analyze data.
• Knowledge of heterogeneous catalysts and preparation of heterogeneous catalyst samples with various techniques, such as incipient wetness impregnation or co-precipitation.
• Work with 3rd party catalyst manufacturers to have them generate samples and finalize catalyst recipes. Also test 3rd party produced catalysts to ensure proper quality is achieved.
• Communicate effectively with Technology Managers and other colleagues to convey the results and conclusions.
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Chemical Engineering or MS in Chemical Engineering with 3 to 5 years’ experience and experimental background with ability to synthesize catalyst samples is preferred.
• Research/Industrial experience in both process modeling and lab-scale experiments preferred.
• Experience with high throughput catalyst testing tools is a plus, such as the Flowrence system.
• Strong background in catalysis and fundamental chemical engineering principles (thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, unit operations, reaction kinetics, fluid mechanics, process modeling, etc.) required.
• Excellent technical, written and verbal communication skills; able to deliver technical messages effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders and team members.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deliver on their objectives.
  
  

With a heritage spanning more than 115 years and a focus on innovation that has resulted in more than 140 technologies and 4,100 patents, Lummus is the global leader in the development and implementation of process technologies that make modern life possible.

Available Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Prescription
• Health Savings Account
• Health Advocate
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account (Health care, Dependent care and Limited Purpose)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D (employee, spouse and child)
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Identify Theft
• Legal
• Commuter Benefit Plan
• Lummus Savings Plan