Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer focuses on drive the design, development, and scale-up of their core process technology.

What the role involves

• Drive the design, development, and scale-up of their core process technology.
• Act as the technical lead for process engineering, working closely with R&D, project, and EPC partners to take the technology from pilot to commercial scale.
• ~ Strong background in process design, simulation, and scale-up (e.g., Aspen, HYSYS, or similar tools).
• Own process design activities, including simulations, mass and energy balances, and development of PFDs and P&IDs.
• Driving technology scale-up strategy, including defining scale-up methodology, de-risking plans, and validation activities.
• Act as the technical lead for equipment selection, specification, and integration into the overall process design.

Skills and requirements

• Experience ~ Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
• ~10+ years of experience in process engineering within clean energy, chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, or oil & gas.
• ~ Solid experience with process safety, including HAZOP, LOPA, and industrial safety standards.
• ~ Demonstrated technical leadership, with experience guiding and mentoring other engineers.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

• Scaling clean energy technology company scaling from pilot stages to commercial refineries and deployment.
• ~ Proven track record of taking processes from concept and pilot scale through to commercial-scale deployment.
• ~ Familiarity with equipment design, vendor engagement, and EPC interfaces.