Process/Sr. Process Engineer - GREEN TECHNOLOGY

 

COMPANY:

This Company is a profitable, mid-size division of a major international company and is the leading developer and operator of fly ash recycling processes for coal fired power stations. Our client builds, owns, and operates these processing plants, marketing the process ash as a cement substitute to concrete producers worldwide. When applied to the processing of fly ash, this patented technology reduces landfill disposal, reduces air emissions, increases energy efficiency, and produces a high quality ash product that improves the durability of concrete. The company is aggressively expanding in the US and continental Europe.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Process Engineer reports directly to the Director of Process Engineering and is responsible for three major areas.  First, this person will develop, advance, and implement electrostatic separation processes in support of both existing plant operations and new business development programs.  In the latter respect, this person will coordinate and supervise activities at its Boston area pilot plant facility.  Second, this Process Engineer will be heavily involved in developing pilot plant testing approaches and evaluating the data as well as reviewing existing field plant data on an ongoing basis, providing improvements/suggestions.  Third, this person will work with other engineers in new plant design, construction project management, and new plant commissioning.  This individual will be a key contributor to the technical development program as the company further optimizes its separation technology for fly ash processing and develops new technologies to solve future recycling needs.

 

 CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS: 

Candidates for this position would ideally have an advanced degree, preferably in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, and at least 3 to 12 years of experience in a materials processing environment.  Knowledge of statistical experimental design and data analysis is essential along with outstanding communications capabilities as this person will interact regularly with company and customer personnel and, to that end, will travel domestically and internationally in that support.  Given the entrepreneurial nature of the company, candidates must be enthusiastic, hands on, pro-active and thoroughly enjoy being a significant contributor in a smaller company setting.