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Whitefox

Senior Execution Engineer

Whitefox

. Serve as Whitefox's technical authority for projects from FEL1 through commissioning and the O&M contract .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in process engineering with a focus on technical solution development, systems design, and quality control in engineering deliverables. Proficient in managing commissioning and start-up processes while ensuring compliance with safety standards and stakeholder requirements.

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Process EngineeringCommissioning And Start-UpPFDs And P&IDs ReviewProcess Safety ManagementStakeholder Relationship Management

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Hard Skills
Chemical Engineering DegreeProcess SimulationEquipment Design And SizingControl NarrativesHAZOP ParticipationChange Control ExperienceSeparation Process KnowledgeDesign Criteria DocumentationEthanol And Biofuels ExperiencePlant Control Systems Exposure
Soft Skills
Clear Written CommunicationInfluencing Technical DecisionsCoaching And MentoringJudgment SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration
Industry Keywords
Industrial Plant EngineeringO&M Contract ManagementQuality Control GatesTechnical ReviewsField Feedback Integration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as Whitefox's technical authority for projects from FEL1 through commissioning and the O&M contract
  • Own the quality of engineering delivered by the execution partner and the technical relationship with that partner
  • Act as the client's technical counterpart for the Whitefox system
  • Drive technical solution development, systems design and deliverable review while keeping the Project Manager involved
  • Chair technical reviews, set the agenda for technical progress and escalate partner capability or resourcing risks
  • Review and accept PFDs with heat and material balances, P&IDs, equipment design, sizing and selection, 3D models and equipment layout, and control narratives against Whitefox design criteria
  • Hold quality-control gates and record deviations with technical rationale
  • Own the technical accuracy of the partner's IFC package
  • Own Whitefox equipment sizing and selection, basis of design and CORE control narratives
  • Co-responsibly execute commissioning and start-up with Customer Support
  • Flag technical impacts of changes on cost and schedule to Project Management
  • Drive installed systems to offered benefits and performance after commissioning and quantify results
  • Support troubleshooting of live operations against contractual obligations
  • Own health and safety considerations in engineering design, including hazard identification, safe operating limits, HAZOP participation and closeout of design safety actions
  • Identify design modifications, improvements and optimisations from lessons learned and field feedback
  • Provide on-the-job training and coaching to Execution Engineers and POD peers
  • Help develop simulation templates, tools, design criteria and training materials
  • Feed partner and field learnings back to the Head of Execution Engineering
  • Represent Whitefox values, standards and safety culture to customers and external stakeholders during site visits and support activities

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in chemical or process engineering, or an equivalent discipline
  • Eight or more years in process engineering on industrial plant, including work through detailed design into the field
  • Hands-on production of, or accountable review of, PFDs with heat and material balances, P&IDs, equipment design, sizing and selection, 3D models and equipment layout, control narratives, programming guidelines and SOPs
  • Working command of a commercial process simulator
  • Experience of commissioning and start-up on site, including troubleshooting under time and client pressure
  • Technical depth in post-commissioning and O&M
  • Working knowledge of process safety in design, including hazard identification, HAZOP, safe operating limits and closing design safety actions
  • Experience of formal change control on an operating plant or in a project environment
  • Experience delivering engineering through third-party EPC or engineering contractors
  • Separation or membrane process experience, or a demonstrable track record of getting to depth quickly in an unfamiliar unit operation
  • Fluency in reading contractual performance guarantees and translating them into operating limits and test conditions
  • Experience in ethanol, biofuels, distillation or dehydration plant is desirable
  • Experience with evaporation is desirable
  • Exposure to plant control systems and programming guidelines or FAT processes is desirable
  • Experience writing design criteria documents or engineering standards for external use is desirable
  • Experience mentoring or line-managing junior engineers is desirable
  • Ability to influence technical decisions without positional authority
  • Strong externally facing relationship and stakeholder skills
  • Clear written communication
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional POD
  • Sound escalation and judgement skills
  • Ability to teach and coach others
  • Ability to remain steady under commissioning conditions
  • Standard US full-time hours (40 hrs/week)
  • Willingness to travel within the USA approximately 30%

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus pay
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Remote/home-based work arrangement
  • Approximately 30% travel within the USA