Process Engineer

Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG) is a focused product line within the larger Air Liquide Electronics (ALE) organization that specializes in providing a diverse portfolio of highly purified specialty gases to our customers. The ESG product line is poised for strong growth over the coming years as leading semiconductor companies are making multi-billion dollar investments to expand manufacturing capacity in the United States and globally. The Morrisville PA plant is expanding its chemical process engineering and technical team to ensure it is well poised for these growth opportunities.

The Process Engineer will provide process engineering expertise and leadership for Air Liquide Electronics Specialty Gas (ESG) operations. For your assigned production processes, you will be responsible for providing day-to-day plant technical support, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and leading processing engineering activities for capital projects. You will be part of a high performing team critical to the ongoing success and growth of the ESG business.

Provide Responsive Plant Process Support

• Provide day-to-day technical support to the production team and other groups to troubleshoot problems on high priority process issues
• Proactively work and communicate with other groups within ESG Morrisville to address process issues quickly and efficiently, targeting the root cause
• Participate in daily production and MRB meetings as needed to provide updates on process and quality issues and any planned activities impacting operations
• Actively participate in resolving and completing root cause analysis on process safety incidents

Drive Continuous Process Improvement

• Exhibit continuous improvement mentality within production team with focus on safety, productivity, quality, inventory accuracy, and on-time delivery
• Utilize value stream mapping methodology to identify and drive improvements to assigned production processes
• Expand utilization of data systems and SPC programs for process troubleshooting and to drive process improvements
• Initiate process reliability, safety, and economic improvements by revising process conditions and procedures
• Support supply chain process improvement projects as required. Examples include development of production process capacity models, improved Bill of Material accuracy, and cylinder tracking improvements needed to support supply chain planning and S&OP implementation.

Engaged Process Engineering Support for Capital Projects

• Contribute process engineering and technical expertise for capital projects as required for assigned production lines
• Actively engage with the engineering project manager as required to ensure capital projects are on time, on budget, and meet deliverables
• Support development of P&IDs, specification documents, process design package, and control systems functional design for projects
• Support new process or project startups (temporary shift work may be required)
• Initiate and complete MOC's and participate or lead Process Hazard Analyses, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews and Ready To Operate Reviews as required
• Ensure process documentation is kept up-to-date (PFDs, P&IDs, H&M balance, specification sheets, design documentation)

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Are you a MATCH?

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related field with a strong understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals
• 2+ years experience in process, production, and/or project engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working with highly hazardous chemicals at a manufacturing facility
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to multitask
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be a team player
• Self-starter with the ability to perform well under pressure and continuously changing priorities
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to be on call for nights, weekends, and holidays to support assigned production lines and provide backup to other process engineers

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The salary rate range for this position in Pennsylvania is $90,000-$100,000.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

For more information you can go to Air Liquide Benefit Offerings

The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.