Sr. Process Engineer - Motive Companies
San Jose, CA
About the Job
Position Summary
Our client is looking for a self-driven and passionate individual to join their engineering team to deliver zero-carbon industrial heat and power with our novel solid state thermal battery. The Process Engineer will scope, define, and design process details for balance-of-plant (BOP) systems for our client's thermal energy storage projects across test and commercial sites. This person will be a key technical member of a cross-functional and rapidly growing organization. The work will directly contribute to the testing and commercial deployment of an innovative long-duration energy storage technology.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and own system process requirements and specifications, including heat & mass balance (HMB), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID).
- Review cross functional team designs (equipment specs, piping design, etc) to ensure they meet the process requirements.
- Key participant in PHAs, HAZOP, and/or HAZID workshops.
- Perform engineering trade-off case studies that balance performance, cost, and schedule to drive architecture alignment, via quick (spreadsheet) and thorough (model-based) approaches, depending on the situation.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelors or equivalent in an engineering field (e.g. chemical, mechanical, process, industrial, process, etc.) and/or 8+ years' experience in industrial applications engineering (oil & gas, chemicals, power plants, etc.)
- Experience with industrial mechanical equipment: Pressure Vessels, Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Air Coolers, Fans, Tanks, Piping, Valves.
- Working knowledge of industrial mechanical design codes. ASME Section I and VIII, Div. 1, ASME B31.1 and B31.3, API 650, API 610, TEMA, ASTM.
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills, ability to think about problems from a first-principles perspective
- Experience working independently, as well as work in a team-orientated and fast-paced startup-like environments
- Proven ability to lead and operate comfortably across many engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluids, optical, controls)
Additional Qualifications Desired
- Deep engineering experience and intuition, ideally with background in:
- Use of one or more of AutoCAD, Solidworks, COMSOL, ANSYS, Aspen Plus, HYSYS
- Holds a PE in one or more related disciplines
Work Location: Onsite - San Jose, CA
Salary Range: $165,000 USD - $180,000 USD
Source : Motive Companies