Senior Research Engineer

Senior Research Engineer

Tonawanda, New York, United States｜req17697

What you will enjoy doing* (DUTIES)

• Develop new applications for industrial gases in support of Linde’s energy businesses. Replicate existing applications in new markets of interest to Linde’s regional businesses. Interface directly with energy customers.
• Contribute to all phases of technology development from the generation of new ideas to the implementation of new technologies of commercial value to Linde. Develop new applications that drive the sale of gas or have a strong service component.
• Lead research and development projects through the stage-gate process towards commercialization.
• Interact with customers to identify new needs, validate solutions, and ensure alignment throughout the development process. Screen ideas and technologies for development potential. Work with Research and Development and global business units to conceive technology solutions.
• Develop commercial value propositions from the customer and Linde perspectives, including business cases, cost-benefit analysis, project financial analyses, and market studies.
• Conduct process development, including Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams utilizing software including UNISIM and Microsoft Visio. Apply engineering principles, rules, and standards such as American Petroleum Institute (API) or American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and internal Linde industrial gas related standards.

What Makes You Great (REQTS)

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field and five (5) years of experience within the energy market in the job offered or in a related position.
• Must have five (5) years of experience with: Developing new products that address customers needs by applying science and engineering disciplines in the development cycle and user requirements to deliver functional, usable, and robust product; Performing process simulations, drawing, and reading process and instrumentation diagrams, developing heat and mass balance, and conducting safety reviews such as process hazards analysis; Handling and applying industrial gases to perform duties including the use of valves, regulators, flow/pressure/temperature measurement equipment, and safety devices such as relief valves and burst discs; Specifying gas processing equipment such as compressors, heat exchangers, separators, and reactors as part of specifying and procuring equipment to conduct experimental programs and build new products; Running laboratory experiments, testing prototype and first-of-a-kind commercial equipment as part of the product development cycle, and using control and instrumentation systems, data acquisition systems, and gas analyzers; Interacting with company business units to ensure that products developed have an attractive commercial value proposition and meet commercial targets, developing business cases, cost-benefit analysis, and technoeconomic analysis, developing financial models, and presenting technical solutions in a commercial context; and Interacting with customers to convey value propositions in authentic manner, convey advantages over competitive offerings, and facilitate sale of a product in conjunction with sales force when necessary.
• 20% travel domestically and internationally to Linde offices.

Why you will love working with us

Linde serves a variety of end markets including chemicals, energy & decarbonization, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals & mining. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

In this role you must learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success, and to contribute to one of the world’s leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

The weekly working hours are Mo – Fr (40 hours per week). It is a full time role. This position offers a salary range of $114,114.48 – $130,350/year.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.