Plant Engineer- at our Freedom Pines location- Soperton, GA Key Responsibilities
Establish expectations and implement policies, procedures and management systems to maintain a safe, environmentally responsible and compliant operation on site.
Advise and assist in the commissioning of newly constructed projects (including overseeing mechanical completion, taking lead on punch list requirements and resolutions, pre-commissioning, wet commissioning, performance testing, and training).
Prepare training material content, develop SOP’s and task checklists for operations in a frequently changing research environment.
Engineer will need to be available to advise on process operation; this will require frequent remote support, as needed, at night and on the weekends. Occasionally, there will be times when the engineer will need to be at site during off-hours.
Engineer will be heavily involved in the MOC process at site. This will include leading meetings with key stakeholders, documenting changes, and maintenance of P&ID’s at site realizing that, due to the R&D nature of the work, the P&ID’s can change quite frequently.
Candidate should be proficient in completing all engineering project deliverables that are needed across the organization to support both the Skokie teams and external customers. Daily Communication with lead scientists and engineers across the company is necessary during key projects.
Prepare individual run plans and tabulate results. Assist in solving all issues that occur during trials while documenting the technical learnings from various conditions.
Interact with third parties such as equipment vendors, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors and industry consultants during the construction phases of projects.
Interact with internal customers (i.e. Projects, Process Engineering, E&D, and Business Development) to further the development of LanzaTech’s technologies and their deployment at larger scale.
Develop and share best practices with the engineering and science teams throughout the company
Position Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Strong knowledge of and willing to learn about process unit operations involving gases, fermentation and catalysis
Strong leadership, organizational, training and communication skills (written and oral); the job will require interacting with numerous parties as the projects are frequently multi-faceted in nature and require input from a range of skillsets and experience.
Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and collaborate amongst teams
Ability and willingness to work with hazardous gases and chemicals
Up to 10% travel may be required on an as-needed basis
Preferred Knowledge/Skills
5 years of plant operations and commissioning experience in gas processing, bio-processing, refining, and/or petrochemical sector
Knowledge of DCS or PLC programing maintenance
Analytics and/or field instrumentation knowledge (Typical analytics are GC and HPLC; typical field instrumentation at site are Pressure Transmitters, RTD’s, Coriolis and Magnetic Flow Meters)
Mechanical process equipment knowledge
AutoCAD experience (scale drawings and diagrammatic are both helpful)
Ability to understand and apply chemical engineering fundamentals (e.g. heat transfer, hydrodynamics, heat and mass balance)
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
The Freedom Pines site is an environment where heat, chemical or noise hazards are present
Candidate should be able to climb equipment ladders up to 50 ft., able to enter equipment for inspection, able to use personal protective equipment (PPE), willing to work with hand tools as needed and have the ability to lift 25lbs.
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This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee and may be revised at any time by the Company.
This position is open to candidates authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer. LanzaTech is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
We are not able to support work visa sponsorship with this role and preference will be given to local candidates.