What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Design Engineer position at CDI Engineering Services?
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Process Design Engineer Job Summary
A Process Design Engineer will lead projects in the front end loading (FEL) process design for capital projects for both Active Ingredients (AI) and Form Fill & Pack (FF&P) business units.
The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years' experience as a process design engineer, or equivalent with practical experience in manufacturing support, process engineering design with an emphasis on project FEL development, showing basic knowledge in process safety, reaction hazards, electrostatics and environmental issues.
Boldly described responsibilities include:
- Leading projects in the front end loading (FEL) process design for capital projects for both Active Ingredients (AI) and Form Fill & Pack (FF&P) business units.
- Point of contact and manager of PTAI CPPE services for assigned unit.
- Performing process evaluations in response to challenges or opportunities faced by the business which includes the development of innovative solutions to improve the safety, efficiency, or expand capacity.
- Driving process design solutions and ensuring safe, economical, and reliable operation of the completed project (plant) through networking of both internal and external resources.
- Providing front end process designs including P&IDs, process description, control philosophy, equipment/instrumentation/relief valve specifications, line lists, and other process data necessary to enable successful (minimization of rework) detailed project design and construction.
- Providing process critical relief system calculations to support site relief program.
This role comes with bold accountabilities including:
- Leading the process design effort on capital projects. Individual projects range from $100K to $5MM.
- Working with project owners as well as SME (subject matter expects) and design personnel to develop options, assess them based on HSE, economics, reliability, etc. to finalize recommended scope.
- Ensuring safe and environmentally responsible project design on assigned projects by participating in cross-functional project teams to address HSE requirements including Process Risk Assessment (PRA) assistance.
- Resolving process questions during hazard studies, detailed mechanical design, and start-up of new or modified plant.
- Performing front end process calculations used to develop innovative and cost-effective designs thus producing quality process deliverables that will identify risk and minimize rework in detailed design through start-up.
- Performing process critical relief system evaluation including identification of applicable sizing cases, initial sizing calculations, specification development, IFC/start-up follow-up calculations, and maintenance of documentation for moderate designs.
