FRACTIONATION RESEARCH, INC. , www.fri.org
Job Description – Research Engineer
If you are knowledgeable in the field of separation technology and are looking for an intellectually stimulating role in an industrial research environment, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you! FRI is the leading distillation research organization in the world and has been serving the chemical, petrochemical, refining and process engineering industries for more than 70 years. FRI is a research consortium owned by 76 global companies. Research at FRI is driven by the needs of the consortium partners, which gives it an industrial and commercial focus, aimed at improving the energy and capital utilization in the industry. The FRI team is highly experienced, innovative, nimble and responsive. We would love to welcome you to the FRI team!
Role - In this engineering role you will be part of a team that conducts large-scale industrial research on mass transfer devices aimed at reducing the energy and capital consumption of separation processes in the chemical, petrochemical, environmental, gas processing and refining industries.
Responsibilities and Expectations:
The engineer in this role will be responsible for:
- Contribute to the development and execution of research programs that are requested by the FRI consortium members.
- Analyzing the experimental results, developing models, writing reports and communicating the findings to the FRI consortium members.
- Assisting programmers in implementing new mathematical models describing the performance of mass transfer equipment.
- Applying critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to work independently or in a team-oriented environment.
- Working closely with the staff at the pilot plants to ensure that high-quality data sets are generated.
- Exploring new and emerging technologies through literature surveys and systematic studies.
- Contributing to environmental, health and safety excellence.
Requirements:
- A degree in chemical or mechanical engineering (advanced degrees preferred).
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a non-academic setting.
- Proven experience of having conducted relevant research.
- Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of distillation and other mass transfer operations, as well as knowledge of the equipment used in these processes.
- Successfully developed first-principles mathematical models.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) program.
- Permanent authorization to work in the USA.
- Ability to regularly climb stairs up to 80 feet above ground level without a fear of heights.
- Entering OSHA regulated confined spaces without getting claustrophobic.
- Be able to lift 50 pounds.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Process safety and operations experience
- Thorough understanding of hydraulics and mass transfer fundamentals
- Correlation and model development
- Knowledge of process control and computing
While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Please note that the selected candidate will be required to provide references and submit to drug screening.
FRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Mechanical engineering: 3 years (Preferred)
- Chemical engineering: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
Work Location: In person
