Senior Process Engineer - Heartland Water Technology

About Us:

Heartland Water Technology, Inc. is a dynamic and growing technology company that develops and markets proprietary wastewater treatment technology and services, focused at on the intersection between water, renewable energy and resource recovery. Our technology is used in a number of areas including solid waste, natural gas production, and electric power generation industries. Our systems beneficially re-use renewable and waste energy sources to power an evaporative water treatment process, delivering a cost effective and environmentally sustainable solution for our customers.

Position Summary:

The position will be within the Gasification and Biosolids group. This group is working to commercialize a novel gasification technology and will also have responsibility for handling and drying biosolids. The primary function of the group is to perform project development, detailed design, and project implementation of the gasification system. The office location will be in Murfreesboro, TN, a suburb of Nashville.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process design of equipment for the Heartland HelioStorm gasifier
• Design of systems to convert syngas to liquid products
• Development of mass and energy balances using appropriate tools, including Aspen Plus
• Development of P&IDs and process control strategies
• Developing process equipment specifications for purchase and reviewing equipment proposals
• Lead development of pre-FEED and FEED packages
• Assist with acquiring the required permits for projects
• Prepare cost estimates
• Participate in project related activities such as demonstration pilots, factory testing, and startup and commissioning
• Periodic travel to project, customer, and vendor sites will be required

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Chemical Engineering degree with at least 6 years of experience, preferably in the wastewater, power generation, or chemical industries
• Experience specifying and designing gas to liquids catalytic systems
• Experience in providing process specifications for equipment including pumps, blowers, solids handling, dryers, and separation equipment
• Experience with gasification, solids handling, hydrogen separation, or biosolids drying is a plus
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Proficiency in process modeling and optimization, Aspen Plus preferred
• Familiarity with developing FEL 1 and FEL 2 packages
• Experience in application engineering and support of sales and marketing efforts is desired
• Proven ability to troubleshoot production and commissioning operations
• Must be able to climb ladders and steps, lift up to 50 pounds, walk on outdoor surfaces

Working at Heartland Water Technology:

We are a very collaborative and congenial team who really enjoys working together. To be successful at Heartland, in addition to critical skills and capabilities described in this role, you need to be someone with an ownership mentality and approach, a strong work ethic, a passion for solving problems, and the maturity to work (and play) well with others.  Heartland Values and Behaviors are the foundation of our culture and are demonstrated on a daily basis by our team members. 

We are pleased to offer a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision plans; Company Paid Life and Disability; 401k, Flexible Spending and Supplemental Life Insurance options; Paid Time Off, Cell and Internet stipend and flexible work options!  We are a drug-free workplace.

Heartland Water Technology, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We participate in E-Verify.

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