Process Engineer

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Project Overview:

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Do you have a passion for helping protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest?  We want you on our team!

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Job Summary:

The primary role of the Process Engineer will be working part of a team to prepare process models, technical reports, studies, procurement documentation, and design documentation, perform calculations using engineering software, and supporting systems.  The ideal candidate will have experience in process modeling, process design, and will be capable of developing design documents and procurement documents, including Specifications, Material Requisitions, Mechanical diagrams, Process diagrams and equipment data sheets, that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements. The process engineer will be interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the client in the development of the design.

Part-Time Telework: This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility. This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.

Please be advised that the telework designation of the position may be changed in the future at the discretion of the company or project.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership  LI-TN1

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain process models to support material and energy balances, equipment reliability and availability assessments, and tank utilization.
• Develops, verifies, validates, and maintains discrete event simulation models to address a wide range of performance issues in existing and new, first of a kind nuclear facilities.
• Analyzes model results to predict facility performance and identify key bottleneck areas. Works with stakeholders to minimize/eliminate potential bottlenecks and improve overall plant performance
• Prepare software lifecycle documentation for the verification and validation of software to meet software quality requirements.
• Must have the ability to work in a team, use engineering judgment, and devise new approaches to solving problems. 
• Perform work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include complex features such as resolving conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and/or difficult coordination requirements. 
• Support the procurement of equipment by developing procurement packages, reviewing quotations and evaluating them technically; review of vendor submittals and resolution of technical issues during the procurement of mechanical equipment.
• Coordinate with the systems engineering group and other groups in development of equipment requirements.
• Review and disposition of field change notices, non-conformance reports, and condition reports. 
• Support the creation of a work environment that fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction. 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Level I

• Requires bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college with 1-2 years of related experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience.

Level II

• Requires bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Bechtel visa sponsorship now or in the future. ​
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.​
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge.)​
• Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries –are subject to additional security requirements that limit site access. 
• Knowledge and experience of discrete event simulation software, preferably WITNESS or similar (e.g., ARENA, SIMUL8 FLEXSIM)
• Strong computer coding experience required (e.g., Visual Basic, Python, R)
• Knowledge and ability to utilize Microsoft office suite of products.
• Understands technical issues and costs related to selection of typical design features within discipline.
• Knows how to develop all standard deliverables within discipline.
• Familiar with effort required to prepare standard discipline deliverables and knows how to prepare standard engineering budgets and schedules within discipline.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written (e.g., presentations, technical writing for engineering documentation).

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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