Hybrid R&D Engineer – Reaction Engineering

at Carbon Clean

• Job title: R&D Engineer – Reaction Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Navi Mumbai, India

About the role

• R&D Engineer focusing on developing models for reaction processes at Carbon Clean. Engaging with stakeholders and driving process innovation in a hybrid role based in Navi Mumbai.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the development of custom models for reaction processes and building blocks in Carbon Clean’s CO2 capture processes, validate models using field and bench-scale data, and continuously improve models to improve predictions.
• Build and own the development of thermodynamics (phase-equilibria) models, property models, degradation models, validating models using lab data, and continuously better models to improve predictions.
• Evaluate different modeling platforms and develop new approaches to improve accuracy of model predictions.
• Support new idea generation, de-risk novel process concepts, and pilot/process-scale troubleshooting activities.
• Proactively prepare simulation plans in support of project goals and perform post-processing and data analysis using your knowledge of reaction engineering and thermodynamics.
• Prepare figures, reports, and presentations to document project results. Present these results regularly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain expertise in the company’s core technologies through reading literature and attending conferences and webinars.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or related discipline with relevant thesis work + minimum 2 years of relevant research experience in an industrial setting (3-4 years preferred).
• Demonstrated experience (3-4 years) with:
• Developing and applying multi-scale models of process units including reactive mass transfer unit operations, rotating packed beds, packed columns, scrubbing vessels, etc.
• Building, solving, and optimizing robust kinetic models which incorporate fundamental process chemistry.
• Software packages: Aspen Plus, gPROMS, AVEVA Process Simulation or similar.
• Programming languages: Python, MATLAB
• Using off-the-shelf optimizers to fit models to experimental data (example: HEEDS, SciPy, Pyomo).
• 3-4 years of experience with writing custom rate-based process blocks using Aspen Custom Modeler or gPROMS in an industrial R&D setting.
• Solid understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals, dimensionless groups, and development of heat transfer and mass transfer correlations from experiments.
• Established track-record of generating novel IP related to process research.
• Demonstrated experience with project leadership and technical mentoring in an industrial R&D setting.
• Willingness to work and collaborate with a global team in the UK and US time-zones.
• Excellent written and oral communication and problem-solving skills. Being self-motivated and self-reliant.

Benefits

• 24 days leave per annum, plus 10 gazette public holidays
• Private Healthcare for you and your family
• Group Life Insurance
• EAP & Wellbeing programmes
• Individual training budget tailored towards your personal development
• Funding support towards professional memberships
• Breakfast and lunch provided in office