Intermediate Process Engineer

Who We Are

Solex is a trusted technology-based solution provider to industries around the world that are looking for practical and robust answers to their heat transfer and waste heat recovery challenges.

Our highly collaborative global team of professionals is passionate about working with customers to understand their operational needs, whether that's to produce a better product, improve their process, optimize performance or increase production.

This regularly sparks opportunities at Solex to creatively apply proven science to everything from the heating, cooling and drying of bulk materials to industrial waste heat recovery and reuse, renewable energy, decarbonization and more.

Our work will continue to take us around the world and across a variety of applications, both known and new. Today, our solutions can be found embedded within many aspects of our daily lives - from the crops we grow and the foods we eat to the compostable containers we use and the batteries in our phones and cars.

And we are only getting started. At Solex, we aspire to be the change. Come change with us!

What You'll Do

As an Intermediate Process Engineer, you will work as part of our technical team to support the successful design, implementation and operation of Solex's unique moving bed heat exchange equipment throughout the lifecycle.

You will be involved in projects in all corners of the globe and in applications ranging from the production of sugar to the development of next-generation solar-thermal electricity generation.

You will be supported by an experienced and diverse team and be provided with pathways to develop your career and technical expertise.

The Intermediate Process Engineer is required to perform a range of duties in support of the Process Engineering team. The majority of your time will be spent developing process engineering deliverables and improving the depth and quality of our internal tools and know-how.

Some specific core tasks include :

• Develop and authenticate process engineering deliverables, including Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat & Material Balances (HMBs), Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Process Control Narratives, hydraulic / pneumatic calculations and heat transfer calculations.
• Participate in process hazards analyses including What-Ifs, HAZOPs and HAZIDs.
• Develop process simulations for the design of new heat transfer equipment.
• Support field commissioning activities and troubleshoot heat exchange equipment.
• Support commissioning teams conducting equipment start-ups, as required.
• Establish data requirements for equipment performance validation and carry out data post-processing activities.
• Validate that equipment installations meet thermal design intent while operating efficiently and safely.

Where You'll Go

While our core business focuses on moving bed heat exchangers, we are constantly evolving and looking for new opportunities to provide value to our customers.

As our organization grows and changes, we are always in need of talented and well-trained staff to help push the boundaries of what is possible and create new solutions for our customers.

You'll have the opportunity to take the initiative with your personal development and chart your own course for a career with Solex.

What You Bring

This role requires the following qualifications :

• Canadian Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• P.Eng. designation in Canada.
• 6-10 years of Process Engineering experience.
• Deep knowledge of transport phenomena and thermodynamics.
• Advanced knowledge with process simulation software (e.g., Aspen / HYSYS), including specialized platforms associated with sizing / rating of heat transfer equipment (e.g., HTRI, ASPEN EDR).
• Knowledgeable in regulatory requirements / compliance and industry codes and standards in Alberta including ABSA, ANSI and API.
• Knowledgeable in ABSA registration for pressure pipes / vessels, including PSV protection and OPPSD.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills in their work :

• Strong ability / affinity to develop programing code / software to solve new engineering problems (e.g., Python, VBA)
• Keen awareness of the interplay existing between budget, schedule and safety constraints.
• Excellent communication skills and capability of interacting with peers, project managers, site managers and clients, including all engineering disciplines.

Working Conditions

• Home office and Solex office based (Calgary)
• Some travel may be required
• Overtime expected occasionally

Solex offers a competitive salary, health and dental benefits including a health / wellness spending account, generous paid vacation, an annual bonus program and much more!

Solex Thermal Science is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and safe work environment for people of all backgrounds.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.