VPSA Process Engineer

Best Benefits in the Business:

• Yearly UIG specific KPI bonus in addition to Nucor profit sharing
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays 10 per year and 1 personal day
• Profit Sharing 1x year payout that averages around 17% of your annual earnings
• Tuition Reimbursement - $5250 year for teammates $2625 for spouses
• Scholarship Program Every child of a Nucor teammate is eligible for $5000 per year
• Parental Leave
• Low-cost medical dental vision after 30 days
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Company matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan we match 10% of your purchase

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What Youll Do:

Immigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position

UIG is currently seeking a VPSA Process Engineer. The Process Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing process engineering designs and specifications for UIG Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA) projects and commercial proposals. The Process Engineer will also provide Process support for the start-up and ongoing operations of the VPSAs. Responsibilities include:

• Analyze costs and benefits of various process solutions and select optimum design cases for the system and the equipment.
• Perform process simulations and calculations write process specifications and provide accurate process data to support compressors air chiller adsorption systems distillation columns cold boxes control valves relief valves manual valves pumps heat exchangers tanks pipeline measurement equipment analyzers silencers cooling towers and other air separation equipment components specifications and purchasing.
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Heat and Material Balances (H&MB).
• Participate in P&IDs development HAZOP plant commissioning and start-up technical risk analysis safety and environmental assessments and documentation ASU troubleshooting and investigations.
• Ensure successful completion of assigned project phases on schedule and within budget.
• Review technical aspects of vendor equipment proposals.
• Review and check project specific drawings and data sheets to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards.
• Participate in the development and implementation of process performance test specification for air separation plants.
• Interface with customers and suppliers as required.
• Stay current with new process technologies.
• Keep current with state-of-the-art industrial gas tools design practices methods and concepts.
• Assist in development of department best practices processes procedures tools as well as standard specifications and data sheets.
• Collect and maintain Lessons Learned log and assist with the company continuous improvement effort.
• Provide process support for the start-up and ongoing operations of the VPSAs.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate lead and uphold safety policies practices procedures and housekeeping standards at all times.

Must Haves:

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum five years of experience in the Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption industry.
• Experience in the development of Process Flow Diagram (PFDs) and Heat and Material Balances.
• Working knowledge of Process Equipment and Line Sizing material selection and calculating Utility requirements.
• Excellent computer and Microsoft Office Software skills.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal as well as effective problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Masters degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in the Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption industry.
• Advanced Process Control experience.
• Foreign language capability: Spanish Chinese

Why UIG:

Universal Industrial Gases LLC. (UIG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucor and a well-established global engineer constructor supplier and operator of air separation plants and related equipment and services based in Bethlehem PA. UIG owns and operates production plants across the USA which supply both Nucor steel sites and third-party clients 24/7 with tonnage quantities of oxygen nitrogen and argon as well as exporting liquid cryogenic products by road tanker.