Chemical Engineer at The Fountain Group
Chicago, IL
About the Job
The Fountain Group is currently seeking a Chemical Engineer for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Chicago, IL. Details for the position are as follows:
Payrate: $38.50/hr W2
Job Title: Chemical Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 12 months contract.
Job Description:
Qualifications:
What You’ll Do
As a Knowledge Analyst, you will play a key part in evaluating and driving client growth and sustainability opportunities. You will work with teams to guide the creation of our clients’ current and future portfolio as well as driving productivity and innovation across their various functions including engineering, procurement, and product management.
You will typically work in teams of 2 – 3 analysts and experts. You may often be collocated at a client site with other consultants responsible for the diagnosis, analysis, and implementation of business initiatives tailored to help our clients improve margins and reduce costs. Working closely with client stakeholders is key to establish buy-in and grow client capabilities. The ownership of individual work and ability to create impact as an individual is necessary to be successful.
Quintessential analyses include:
Who You’ll Work With
You will be working with Design Labs as part of the Operations practice. Our Operations practice assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams work to develop and implement operational strategies that solve our clients’ most critical problems.
The Design Labs work closely with our clients and teams on an integrative approach to product development and procurement that considers what customers want, what competitors offer, and what it costs to manufacture and distribute the end-product. The team uses several key tools and software integrated with personal experience to deliver impact across several product development and procurement levers including product matrix optimization, complexity reduction, design for manufacturing/assembly, and commercial excellence.
If you are interested in hearing more about the position please respond to this posting with your resume attached or contact me at 813 489 6265.
Please forward this email to any friends or colleagues as we do offer a Referral Bonus for any candidate who is hired and still gainfully employed after 30 days.
Payrate: $38.50/hr W2
Job Title: Chemical Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 12 months contract.
Job Description:
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in chemical, biomolecular, petrochemical or analogous process engineering required; Top programs preferred (e.g., University of Michigan, Georgia tech, Cal Tech, UC -Santa Barbara, Cornell, Stanford, RIT, MIT, Univ of Wisconsin Madison, University of Minnesota, etc)
- 2+ years of chemical plant design or process engineering experience preferred; Petro or specialty chemical / plastics industry preferred (E.g., Exxon, Lyondel, Merck, Dow, etc.)
- Strong record of academic performance; minimum GPA = 3.4
- Knowledge and experience with primary unit operations (e.g., reaction, separation, float, milling, filtration, etc) & auxiliary production equipment (e.g., pump, turbine, utilities, etc) involved in large scale of specialty chemical production
- Familiarity with Aspen required. Familiarity with MATLAB and COMSOL preferred.
- Proficient communicator, capable of working in multinational environments, self-motivated
- Willingness/ability to travel, if needed
- Ability to impact individually or as a collaborative member of a team, capable of working well with others but also autonomously with little direction
- Experience in starting projects, manage multiple priorities, and work effectively in the face of ambiguity
- Highly organized and detail-oriented individual
- Excellent presentation skills with a focus on communicating complex ideas clearly
- Creative and strategic thinker with the ability to analyze and synthesize data
- NCEES certificate in the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) or professional engineer (PE) in chemical engineering preferred
What You’ll Do
As a Knowledge Analyst, you will play a key part in evaluating and driving client growth and sustainability opportunities. You will work with teams to guide the creation of our clients’ current and future portfolio as well as driving productivity and innovation across their various functions including engineering, procurement, and product management.
You will typically work in teams of 2 – 3 analysts and experts. You may often be collocated at a client site with other consultants responsible for the diagnosis, analysis, and implementation of business initiatives tailored to help our clients improve margins and reduce costs. Working closely with client stakeholders is key to establish buy-in and grow client capabilities. The ownership of individual work and ability to create impact as an individual is necessary to be successful.
Quintessential analyses include:
- Reverse engineering of products or materials synthesis
- Determination of critical product or materials specifications and feature/attribute comparisons
- Materials and product cost modeling for design and procurement outcomes
- You will gain exposure across several industries and clients including:
- Biologics, Medical/Pharmaceutical
- Specialty Materials, Advanced materials (e.g., ceramics, carbon fiber, nanomaterials)
- Bulk chemicals
- Light/Heavy Industrial
Who You’ll Work With
You will be working with Design Labs as part of the Operations practice. Our Operations practice assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams work to develop and implement operational strategies that solve our clients’ most critical problems.
The Design Labs work closely with our clients and teams on an integrative approach to product development and procurement that considers what customers want, what competitors offer, and what it costs to manufacture and distribute the end-product. The team uses several key tools and software integrated with personal experience to deliver impact across several product development and procurement levers including product matrix optimization, complexity reduction, design for manufacturing/assembly, and commercial excellence.
If you are interested in hearing more about the position please respond to this posting with your resume attached or contact me at 813 489 6265.
Please forward this email to any friends or colleagues as we do offer a Referral Bonus for any candidate who is hired and still gainfully employed after 30 days.