Process Engineer at Alfa Laval Inc in Richmond, Virginia

Job Description:

The Process Engineer you work with design of large process plants, for different industries, and you have experience with working in projects with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• ·Generate mass and energy balance, main equipment list, specification of equipment, P&ID´s & functional descriptions for appointed projects in collaboration with departments across the Business Unit


• Organize and execute the engineering activities for appointed together with the project manager and lead engineers


• Participate in external meetings with customers to discuss/clarify process issues and engineering activities


• Drive improvement of technical solutions and secure best technology and learning is implemented into our engineering work and process design to the benefit of our customers


• Participate in performance tests and drive trouble shooting for appointed projects


• Back up and support for commissioning


• When required act as primary project manager for assigned projects within E&S


• Daily coordinate engineering activity with our office in Pune, India, and Copenhagen, DK.


• Assist in our global engineering coordination activities with other Alfa Laval sites.


• Travel up to 40% for customer meetings during the quotation phase, project execution, start up and testing as well as to other Alfa Laval sites on both domestic and international levels.


• Bid Phase / Quotation support


• Review technical specifications to gain understanding of contract requirements


• Perform order clarification during sales/operations handover meeting.


• Ensure that drawings and calculations fulfill customer requirements.


• Produce deliverables and documentation necessary to meet customer requirements.


• Manage changes and deviation where necessary (evaluation of risks).


• Assist with continuous improvement activities for all processes, procedures and systems.


• Follow internal process and working instructions of local procedure.

Education & Experience:

• BS in Chemical Engineering or related field. An MS in Chemical Engineering would be a plus.


• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience with project engineering, process engineering and commissioning is a solid part of your work background.


• Industry, application, and process knowledge is also a part of your project knowledge. Experience in a role supporting capital equipment sales is highly desired.


• International orientation with good cross-cultural perspective.


• Experience in supporting capital equipment sales preferred


• Good understanding of edible oil process and applications is a plus

Abilities, Knowledge and Attributes

• Strong communication and organizational skills


• Networking capabilities


• Cross-cultural understanding


• Capable of independent design processes and engineering (mass balance, PI&D and specifications


• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, and specifications


• Strong desire to provide quality service with a team approach to achieve customer satisfaction.


• The position requires a candidate that thrives on challenges and is driven by the need to succeed and the desire to create and realize new opportunities


• Ability to coordinate inter-activity between all departments and make decisions based on available data and instinct


• Must be self-directed & Driven to succeed


• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment


• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems

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