R&D Process Modeling and Optimization Specialist

Key Skills

Algorithms, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Lean Six Sigma, Machine learning techniques, Optimization

Job Description

UOP, a Honeywell company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading international licensor of processing technology and supplier of engineering services, catalysts and adsorbents, equipment, specialty materials and digital solutions for the global refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries. With more than a century of leadership in hydrocarbon processing technologies, UOP has led six revolutions in technology that transformed our industry. For more information visit www.uop.com.

An excellent career opportunity is currently available for an Advanced R&D Engineer/Scientist in the Modeling Development group within UOP's Research and Development organization located in Des Plaines, IL. This position affords a unique and visible opportunity to develop reactor and process models which are critical to the development of sustainable process technologies from their inception in R&D through the commercialization stage. You will be part of a team that supports the development and commercialization of new technologies like sustainable aviation fuel production from renewable feedstocks, crude to petrochemicals, battery energy storage, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, and waste plastics recycling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply process modeling expertise to support R&D project teams throughout the technology development process
• Deliver kinetic and empirical model solutions for early-stage research to establish fundamental understanding
• Utilize state-of-the-art modeling techniques and simulation software to support process design and optimization, scaling up our technologies from R&D into production
• Engage with sales to build tools representing our UOP technologies, ensuring that our offerings are competitive and maximizing value delivered to clients 
• Find creative solutions to technical problems, both working individually and within diverse cross-functional teams 
• Maintain and grow our technical knowledge base for reactor modeling, data analytics, and advanced parameter estimation methods, sharing knowledge with a focused team of subject matter experts
• Be part of a team that applies its expertise and knowledge to technical projects, finding innovative, cost-effective means to improve research, techniques, procedures, and products and technologies. You will develop, conduct and evaluate new approaches to meet project objectives faster and more efficiently and you develop and commercialize products & technologies 
• The ability to travel both domestic and internationally approximately 10% annually

YOU MUST HAVE

• PhD in Chemical Engineering 
• 2+ years’ experience in modeling, process simulation, process development or reaction engineering. 

WE VALUE

• Experience and capability in statistics, experimental design, data analytics, and advanced parameter estimation and numerical methods.
• Familiarity with machine learning, data science tools and algorithms
• Excellent computer programming skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the capability to work effectively across multiple functional departments.
• Knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals including fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer and reaction engineering. Knowledge of UOP technologies: Renewable Fuels/Refining/Petrochemicals/Gas Processing applications.
• Knowledge of Six-Sigma principles and their use in managing risk and uncertainty. 

Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) is a foundational principle at Honeywell, both because it’s the right thing to do and because it is a fundamental enabler for our business. We actively recruit, develop and retain talent from diverse backgrounds and cultures who bring different experience, perspectives, abilities and ideas. We foster an inclusive environment in which all employees feel valued, respected and accepted.