Staff Process Engineer

into practical industrial systems, and guiding complex designs from early concepts through Front-End Loading (FEL), detailed engineering, construction, and operation.

Fusion power plants bring together technologies that traditionally span multiple industries. At CFS, you will work across cryogenics (nitrogen and helium), power generation (steam), molten salts (FLiBe), fueling (deuterium-tritium), gas processing, vacuum systems, and utilities. Acting as a domain expert, you will apply real world, hands-on experience to build process design bases from scratch for ambiguous projects, develop heat and material balances, size equipment, own P&IDs, lead HAZOPs, support start-up, and troubleshoot operating systems.

• ◆Own the process engineering scope for complex systems with loosely-defined outcomes, guiding them from early concept through operation with near complete independence
• ◆Translate fundamental engineering

into commercially viable systems, navigating semi-ambiguous challenges to develop process design bases, operating envelopes, PFDs, heat/material and utility balances, P&IDs, and process datasheets

• ✓Apply chemical engineering fundamentals (thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, transport phenomena, reaction engineering, separations, and process control) to resolve complex technical challenges and define operating boundaries
• ✓Develop steady-state and dynamic process models using engineering analysis to guide process design, system architecture, and equipment selection
• ✓Size, specify, and evaluate process equipment, working directly with suppliers, fabricators, and internal multidisciplinary teams to evaluate technical tradeoffs (performance, safety, cost)
• ✓Drive engineering through a phase-gated design process, progressively maturing systems from conceptual to engineering definition
• ✓Lead process safety activities, including HAZOPs, design reviews, and relief/depressurization studies, and develop control philosophies and interlocks in collaboration with controls engineers
• ✓Support field execution by generating detailed work and commissioning plans, test procedures, and start-up strategies, actively participating in system commissioning and performance testing
• ✓Troubleshoot operating equipment using first-principles engineering and field data, translating lessons learned into process improvements, new tools, and department policies
• ✓Provide technical leadership, manage medium-to-large project risks by driving solutions, and mentor less-experienced engineers on complex process engineering problems

into commercial-scale equipment and facilities

• ✓Deep expertise developing core process engineering deliverables (design bases, PFDs, P&IDs, heat/material balances) and sizing/selecting industrial process equipment
• ✓Hands-on experience commissioning, operating, and troubleshooting physical equipment alongside operators, using field observations to diagnose performance
• ✓Proficiency with process simulation tools (e.g., EcoSim, Aspen HYSYS/Plus, AVEVA) and extensive experience applying industry codes and standards (such as ASME B31.3,ASME BPVC Section VIII, API 520/521) to establish process design boundaries, fluid service classifications, operating envelopes, and relief/depressurization cases
• ✓Strong background in process safety, hazard identification and risk analysis (e.g., HAZOP), and relief system design
• ✓Experience integrating cross-functional engineering disciplines and working directly with vendors, EPC organizations, or construction contractors
• ✓Ability to independently manage medium risks, drive solutions for larger project risks, and exercise strong engineering judgment to ensure practical, commercially viable designs
• ✓Values that align with our company’s values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique