Process Engineer (Pressure Safety) III
Covestro · Baytown, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Covestro (chemicals) in Baytown, TX.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), EHS / safety
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About the role
Responsibilities
- ◆Designs and evaluates emergency relief systems such as pressure safety valves and rupture disks and venting systems for new and existing plans in the NAFTA region.
- ◆Supports documentation of site and regional pressure safety policies, standards, procedures, training, and execution.
- ◆Participates in Management of Change (MOC), and proactively delivers solutions to pressure safety related concerns and problems as discovered through frequent process unit interactions.
- ◆Supports day-to-day Business Unit (BU) operations that impact or impacted by their emergency relief systems
- ◆Assists in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Turnaround (TAR) activities
- ◆Participates in Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) service initiatives and positively represents the HSE organization within the site.
What You Offer
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in chemical or similar engineering with 2+ years of experience or Master's degree in chemical or similar engineering and 1+ years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Plant experience is desired and Emergency Relief System Design experience
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What We Offer
This position (Pressure Safety Engineer III) supports the analysis, design and optimization of process safety and performs emergency relief system assessment, design and revalidation.
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Knowledge & Skills
- •Understands chemical engineering fundamentals (chemical reaction, unit operations, fluid flow, and process control concepts)
- •Able to analyze and understand highly integrated processes based on process documentation (PFD, P&ID)
- •Understands fluid flow calculations including two-phase flow.
- •Knowledge of PHA/HAZOP methodology for identifying overpressure scenarios.
- •Understands industry codes and standards including ASME, API, ASHRAE-15, IIAR, NFPA, and OSHA regulations.
- •Able to use of pressure safety calculation tools such as Superchems or similar software.
- •Demonstrated leadership, collaborative and people skills working within cross-functional teams. Able to facilitate pressure safety topic discussions.
- •Able to effectively communicate (written and verbally) at all levels of an organization.
- •Able to make decisions under supervision, to develop and implement solutions into the production workflow
- •Willingness to travel;
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