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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in process technology selection, equipment trials, and scale-up methodologies within the chemical engineering domain. Proficient in managing cross-functional projects, conducting risk assessments, and producing technical documentation for equipment selection and process optimization.
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Process DevelopmentEquipment Trials ManagementScale-Up CalculationsTechnical Documentation PreparationRisk Assessment and Management
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Hard Skills
Chemical Engineering DegreeMass and Energy BalancesScale-Up MethodologiesUser Requirement SpecificationsTechnical Bid EvaluationsFAT and SAT TestingTechno-Economic AnalysisHAZID and HAZOP InvolvementProcess Flow DiagramsTroubleshooting
Soft Skills
Strong Written CommunicationCreative Problem-SolvingProject ManagementIndependent Task PrioritizationCross-Functional Collaboration
Industry Keywords
Chemical ManufacturingToll-ManufacturingProcess TechnologyVendor ManagementTechnical Risk RegisterEquipment SelectionProcess DocumentationScale-Up TrialsManufacturing PartnersPlant Capital Projects
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own Thermulon's process technology selection and qualification programme end to end
- Set trial strategy and priorities and make technology recommendations to senior leadership
- Identify, screen and compare candidate technologies and equipment vendors against technical, safety, cost and scale-up criteria
- Plan and lead equipment trials with vendors from small-scale tests through larger-scale demonstrations
- Define trial objectives, test plans, success criteria, sample requirements and data requirements
- Attend on-site trials and turn results into equipment-selection recommendations
- Own equipment user requirement specifications, enquiry packages and technical bid evaluations
- Define acceptance criteria and lead FAT and SAT testing and commissioning support
- Ensure trials are run safely with risk assessments agreed with vendors
- Support toll-manufacturing scale-up and assess unit operations to be implemented
- Participate in technical meetings and contribute to scale-up decisions
- Collect, analyse and report data from vendor trials and toll-manufacturing runs
- Support technology transfer, process documentation, troubleshooting and trial support
- Contribute to the toll-manufacturing technical risk register and drive actions to closeout
- Contribute engineering judgement to HAZIDs, HAZOPs, technical risk assessments and MOC
- Provide input to process flow diagrams and prepare technical documentation for partners, vendors and grant bodies
- Contribute to process IP
- Review and quality-assure trial and selection work by other engineers
- Collaborate with R&D, Operations and EH&S and communicate findings to technical and non-technical colleagues
- Work with the Lead Process Engineer, process engineering team, R&D and external partners
Requirements
What you’ll need- A degree (BEng/MEng, BSc or MSc) in Chemical Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in process development, scale-up or manufacturing in the chemical or related industries
- Experience planning and running equipment trials, ideally with third-party vendors, and turning results into equipment selection decisions
- Solid grounding in mass and energy balances and scale-up calculations
- Strong written and verbal communication, including clear technical reports
- Creative and proactive problem-solving
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
- Quick to learn, pick up and critically evaluate information
- Ability to work independently and prioritise own tasks
- Mobility and interest to work at different sites for scale-up, commissioning and early production
- Openness to future relocation to a manufacturing site
- Desirable: track record leading equipment trials and technology selection with third-party vendors through to specified, qualified equipment
- Desirable: experience working with or managing third-party manufacturing partners or equipment vendors
- Desirable: experience writing user requirement specifications, running technical bid evaluations, or supporting FAT, SAT and commissioning
- Desirable: familiarity with plant capital projects and scale-up methodologies
- Desirable: experience of techno-economic analysis of chemical plants
- Desirable: involvement in HAZID, HAZOP and management of change
- Desirable: experience scaling an immature or novel chemical process
Benefits
Comp & perks- 30 days' holiday
- Flexible working outside core hours, based on workload and team agreements
- Private medical insurance for you and your dependants, including medical, dental, mental health, wellbeing, alternative treatments and travel insurance
- £600 a year health and wellbeing allowance
- Ride to work scheme with bicycle and equipment through salary sacrifice, with tax savings
- Internal/external mentor from the senior team or industry
- Clear progression route within the Thermulon Career Path
- Full-time, permanent employment