Process Engineer

Job Title: Process Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

Working on both projects and bid proposals, the Process Engineer is responsible for the process design of equipment systems, or parts thereof. The Process Engineer is responsible for:

• developing a process design which meets the requirements of the proposal or project
• ensuring design phase outputs are delivered in line with the time schedule and quality requirements
• providing technical support regarding process design aspects throughout project and bid lifecycles
• undertaking other technical tasks as required (e.g. site surveys, feasibility studies, support to sales, etc)

In general, the Process Engineer will work as part of a team and will collaborate closely with other team members and functional disciplines to ensure successful delivery of the project or bid scope.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Process Engineer’s duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Process Engineer The primary role will be to undertake process engineering design tasks on projects or proposals, including:

• Safety & Environment
• Ensuring that, with respect to the scope of works for which SPX Flow are responsible:
• Plant designs are safe
• Environmental impacts of designs have been considered appropriately
• Participating in relevant reviews, as defined in SPX Flow procedures and, additionally, customer contracts, and ensuring that her/his resultant actions have been completed. (Example reviews include: Design Reviews, Risk Assessments.)
• Ensuring compliance with local legislation and regulations (for the locality of the plant/process) which apply to engineering design (e.g. FDA, ASME)
• Acting in a safe fashion, particularly when operating outside of the known office environment (e.g. on customer and supplier sites)

• Process Design Tasks
• Generating process solutions and defining their characteristics in terms of:
• Process flowsheets
• P&ID diagrams
• Equipment specifications
• Equipment list
• Process descriptions
• Functional design specifications
• Process operating instructions
• KPIs / expected performance
• Product input/output requirements
• Utilities requirements
• Adhering to SPX Flow procedures, and utilising applicable tools and design standards, during the development of process designs
• Completing design calculations (e.g. pipe diameter sizing, pump sizing, thermal calculations, etc) to support process design and equipment selection
• Ensuring that tasks are completed in accordance with the project schedule, to the required quality and within the allocated budget

• Design Ownership
• Ensuring that the design, for which they are responsible, is functional, and is executed in line with:
• Applicable legislation and regulations
• Customer contractual requirements (or, in case of proposal, RFQ/URS requirements)
• SPX references, standards and best practices, where applicable
• Ensuring that design output is complete and of a consistent standard. Examples include ensuring that:
• Documentation (e.g. P&IDs, FDS) utilises common standards across the project/proposal and that it is delivered to a consistent level in terms of content and quality
• Project specific “equipment catalogues” are used to support item selection
• Ensuring all scope elements/sub-systems for which they are responsible integrate coherently and that external interfaces are clearly understood and defined
• Considering economic factors with a view to ensuring that the overall project is delivered on budget

• Communication & Team Working
• Undertaking technical discussions with customers and suppliers
• Attending relevant project or proposal meetings e.g.:
• Launch/“kick-off” meetings
• Progress reviews
• Design reviews
• Communicating information to stakeholders in a timely fashion
• Supporting other disciplines, during the design phase, to achieve project or proposal deliverables e.g.
• Supply Chain (e.g. initial specification, review of supplier quotes, purchase requisitions, etc)
• Mechanical design (e.g. supporting plant layouts & 3D modelling)
• Automation & electrical design (e.g. FDS reviews, attendance at software simulation)
• Supporting Installation & Commissioning team during the site execution phase e.g.:
• communicating design intent
• highlighting critical installation requirements
• assisting with resolution of design issues
• supporting acceptance testing and KPI trials
• Assisting with hand-over of design information to Aftermarket team

• Documentation
• Preparing process operating instructions
• Ensuring that all design information is captured, stored and maintained, in the allocated location, in a structured and accessible fashion
• Compiling Operating & Maintenance Manuals, including preparation of spares lists
• Assisting in compilation of Technical Files, or equivalent, as defined by relevant legislation (e.g. EU Machinery Directive)

• Additional Sales Support & Proposals Tasks
• Attending pre-contact customer meetings to provide technical support to the sales team
• Undertaking pre-contract studies (e.g. feasibility, plant utilisation, site surveys)
• Reviewing technical aspects of quotation text

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Fluent English – both spoken and written
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks, within a matrix environment
• Ability and willingness to work and build relationships with colleagues across multiple functions and geographically diverse sites
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good initiative and ability to work independently
• The ability to meet high performance standards in a team whilst maintaining ethics and integrity

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree level qualification in appropriate engineering discipline (e.g. Process, Chemical, Mechanical)
• 3-5 years of engineering design experience in Dairy, Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical and/or other hygienic industries
• Understanding of hygienic design principles, particularly relating to process engineering design
• Experience / understanding of systems designed for clean-in-place (CIP)
• Experience with sanitary, hygenic design of UHTs beneficial
• Experience of working within, and leading, a technically oriented team
• Good level of competence in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience of AutoCAD beneficial
• SAP experience beneficial

PHYSICAL DEMANDS In general, this is an office-based job with a considerable amount of time spent at a computer. Ability to travel to other SPX locations and customer sites is a requirement. On some occasions, extended working away from the office may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Ability to travel within North America up to approximately 30% of the time.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DISCLAIMER The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Anticipated salary range for this position: $88,000/yr to $122,260/yr. The anticipated salary range is what we believe to be the likely base salary range for this position at the time of posting. Actual salary for this position will depend on relevant qualifications, skills, and experience

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of SPX’s business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.