Technical Project Engineer - Project Engineering Next generation plants project management focu[...]

Equatic Ltd - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Los Angeles, CA

About the position

The Technical Project Engineer (TPE) at Equatic will play a crucial role in addressing climate change by engineering integrated plant designs for carbon dioxide removal and hydrogen production. This position involves close collaboration with the leadership team to support the development and construction of next-generation plants, ensuring technical specifications are met and projects are executed efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support plant development projects with technical designs, including individual unit operations and integration of the overall facility, across all phases (conception, detailed design, construction).
• Conduct modeling and FEED studies of individual unit operations, designing innovative process equipment for manufacturability while balancing function/features and cost containment.
• Coordinate with the internal development team on improvements to core electrolyzer operations.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Independently identify and effectively communicate barriers and bottlenecks in project execution.
• Integrate plant design with measurement, reporting, verification (MRV) efforts and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) learnings.
• Define technical requirements and implement them in ongoing projects.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering: (Electro-)chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Power Systems or similar (M.S. preferred).
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in industry.
• Experience preparing engineering packages (FEED) for EPC contractors.
• Familiar with current standards and directives in chemical and plant engineering.
• Proven experience in SHE and Hazops.
• Proven expertise in manufacturing of engineered process equipment and deployment.
• Proven success in delivering/supporting Capex projects >$10M in size.
• Demonstrated ability of taking ownership, being driven and results-oriented, and holding yourself and others accountable for success.
• Excellent communication skills, forthcoming in interpersonal relationships.
• Demonstrated history of being a team builder and player, working seamlessly across organizations.
• Highly structured thinking including the ability to define overarching development plans and to track plan execution among different team members and internal/external research partners.
• Familiarity with electrochemical devices, such as electrolyzers or fuel cells.
• Passionate about carbon management solutions.