Process Engineer III

Job Description Summary: The Process Engineer 3 (PE3) will independently perform process engineering activities for FQT’s technologies. This role involves managing engineering tasks from project conception through detailed engineering, commissioning, system start-up, and plant optimization. The PE3 will demonstrate strong engineering skills and contribute significantly to the execution of FQT’s engineering project and technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

Process Engineering:

• Independently performs process engineering deliverables such as: Design Basis, Mass & Energy Balances, Process Flow Diagrams and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
• Performs sizing and specifications of equipment, piping, instrumentation and valves
• Independently performs process engineering calculations and process modeling in ChemCad
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of all FQT Process Engineering Deliverables throughout the entire FEL process (Front-End Loading)
• Develops plant trials and R&D activities, including patents, to progress FQT technologies

Communication:

• Maintain open communication with project teams, clients, and vendors, ensuring alignment on project objectives.
• Provide detailed updates on project progress, including potential risks and mitigation strategies.

Safety and Quality:

• Instill a strong safety culture within the engineering team, ensuring adherence to all safety protocols.
• Ensure all engineering deliverables meet QA/QC standards, maintaining high quality across all projects.

Technical Proficiency:

• Perform advanced chemical engineering calculations, including complex mass and energy balances, equipment sizing, and system specifications.
• Exhibit expert-level proficiency in interpreting P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and construction drawings.

Project Management:

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of FQT engineering standards and specifications and can effectively implement improvements
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of all FQT Process Engineering Deliverables throughout the entire FEL process

Qualifications:

Skills:

• Demonstrates strong leadership skills of Communication, Influence, Integrity, Decision-Making, Empathy, and Adaptability within the engineering team and FQT
• Utilizes problem solving skills to identify challenges, generating solutions and implement solutions
• Brings the team together to win. Is highly accountable, trustworthy and can collaborate effectively to support FQTs strategy
• Is trusted by the team and has the knowledge and confidence to clearly conveys ideas and more importantly concerns to keep projects on track

Characteristics:

• Consistently demonstrates an optimistic view for good in every situation, is open to new ideas and feedback, and has the resilience to bounce back from setbacks. Appreciates others’ viewpoints and is confident in your own abilities
• Brings enthusiastic, vigor and focus to the workplace every day, maintains momentum and is highly adaptable, especially during challenging times
• Accomplishes complex goals with consistency, attention to detail and perseverance. Is highly accountable for individual and team results, whether they are successes or failures
• Consistently demonstrates high initiative and eagerness to learn; actively seeks out opportunities to contribute to the team

Technical Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a related field
• Passed PE (Professional Engineering)
• 5-15 years of practical engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of process engineering principles, mass and energy balances, and system/equipment sizing.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of workdays.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel

Fluid Quip Technologies® offers competitive pay: a generous benefit package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO) and a 401(k)-retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching. All potential employees of Fluid Quip Technologies will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check prior to employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Company Description

Fluid Quip Technologies® (Fluid Quip) provides custom technologies and engineering services to the biofuel and biochemical industries worldwide. Fluid Quip has commercialized multiple technologies to enhance the base corn-to-ethanol dry grind process, create new and novel alternative feed products, and supply the growing need for carbohydrate feedstocks into the biochemical market. As part of leading agtech innovator Green Plains, together we are transforming our world, creating a cleaner, more sustainable future.