Process Engineer

Role overview

Experience and education

• Requires 8 to 12+ years of process design and engineering experience on oil and gas upstream or pipeline projects.
• Candidates should have prepared Basic Engineering, FEED, or EPC deliverables with a reputed international EPC consultant.
• BTech or MTech in Chemical Engineering and a minimum of 75% marks in engineering are mandatory.
• Experience across conceptual design, FEED, and detailed engineering is required.
• Fluent spoken and written English is required.
• Operational experience is not preferred.

Technical deliverables and tools

• Expected deliverables include design basis, licensor technology evaluation, and PFD/P&ID preparation or review for a urea plant.
• Work includes HMB; process datasheets; equipment, line, load, tie-in, and fluid lists; PSV relief estimation and sizing; and flare and KOD sizing.
• Calculations include pump, compressor, anti-surge, settle-out, steam generation, hydraulic, and control valve sizing.
• Equipment design includes separators, columns, heat exchangers, and tanks.
• Process simulation and engineering software may include HYSYS, PROMAX, flare network analysis tools, and HTRI.
• Candidates should understand process design, sizing, and optimization, critically review calculations, and propose practical solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Review and verify process design across conceptual, FEED, and detailed engineering stages.
• Prepare and review design bases, philosophies, engineering calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, and heat and material balances.
• Review datasheets and equipment, line, tie-in, fluid, and load lists; review PSV, flare, KOD, and hydraulic calculations.
• Review pump, compressor, rotating equipment, and process equipment designs, including anti-surge and settle-out analyses.
• Interface with piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and commissioning engineers as required during EPC stages.
• Participate in 3D model reviews and vendor technical document reviews.
• Prepare and review technical reports, calculation notes, and design review comments; ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project procedures.
• Occasional project-site visits may be required for audits or verification.