Sustainability Engineer
WhiteCrow
- Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah
- US$90,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and initiate R&D projects related to the conversion of renewable feedstocks into sustainable and circular fuels and chemicals.
- Lead necessary development stages of the chemical processes including bench-scale testing, pilot testing, demo plant trials, and others.
- Lead efforts related to the development to produce e-fuels from CO2 and H2 by debottlenecking and revamping existing processes.
- Lead the research and techno-commercialization tasks related to the production of e-fuels and circular chemicals through the integration of renewable and circular feedstocks into existing refinery and petrochemical processes.
- Lead detailed plan in process engineering design and process and unit retrofitting.
- Carry out process simulations and optimizations for the overall process and individual process steps.
- Create material and energy balances and process flow diagrams, and develop process design data for the individual components of the systems.
- Contribute to process development projects related to converting renewable and recyclable feedstocks including converting plastic wastes and biomass into valuable products.
- Expand capabilities through innovative internal and external research related to waste pyrolysis, renewable fuels, biofuels, waste gasification, and green hydrogen production.
- Utilize project management tools in setting work objectives, detailing the experimental scope, and timely execution of the projects towards sound technical solutions.
- Mentor engineering and technical staff in applying fundamental chemical principles.
- Liaise with relevant internal organizations/committees to ensure in-house technology options are deployed as per schedule.
- Effectively manage and collaborate with external entities and contractors for the execution of R&D projects.
- Serve, as needed, as Clients’s technical spokesperson on issues related to sustainability in fuels and chemicals.
- Provide technical expertise and assist in the decision-making for company projects related to sustainability.
- Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related fields; a PhD is preferred.
- Ten years of relevant experience, including technology development and process design/engine