Lead/Senior Process Engineer - Life Sciences
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Day to Day Duties and Responsibilities
Applies process design criteria, guidelines and contract requirements to process design work.
May be responsible for interacting with licensors, including establishing design basis and license or evaluation.
Applies process design criteria and guidelines to all phases of process engineering.
Prepares flow diagrams and participates in flow diagram reviews.
Understands the importance of the flow diagram as a communication tool to other disciplines.
Is able to prepare and review flow diagrams with total information to correspond to the flow sequence, operability and the safety of the unit/system.
Answers questions, with confidence, from other disciplines and clients as to the requirement/function of each item on the flow sheet.
Back checks, updates, and ensures consistency with related design documents such as specification sheets and with other units.
Prepares metallurgy flow diagrams.
Prepares process and utility equipment specification sheets. May be responsible for design of a system or a complete unit.
Understands importance of the equipment specification sheet as a communication tool with other disciplines.
Prepares equipment duty specifications for all equipment including complex equipment such as reactors.
Prepares detail design specification for all equipment.
Reviews input from other disciplines for compatibility with process design for all equipment.
Prepares instrumentation process data. Assists in establishing control philosophy for relatively complex control systems to meet process objectives, including safety.
Prepares control valves process data, relief valve data, analyzer data.
Interprets control philosophy of relatively complex control systems.
Reviews control systems specification sheets for consistency with process data.
Reviews logic diagrams for relatively simple loops.
Evaluates alternative control strategies to meet process objectives.
Performs specifications/calculations and technical studies.
Completes conceptual developments of a major system and performs all necessary calculations for process design of systems and equipment within the assigned area.
Performs relatively complex technical studies under general supervision.
Ensures that calculations are legible, well organized, correctly references as to equipment/system, dated and signed.
Reviews and approves equipment bid tabulations and vendor data.
Expeditiously reviews equipment requests for quotes, purchase requests, bid tabulations and vendor data for conformance to specifications, process compatibility, safety and operability.
Ensures consistency of vendor data with other design documents such as flow diagrams, area classifications drawings, utility summaries, etc.
Responsible for performing various process engineering work functions in a manner that will provide a safe and operable plant.
Understands obligations and authority to make appropriate design decisions necessary for plant safety and operability.
Identifies potentially lethal/toxic substances and designs the systems handling those substances in accordance with established Jacobs/Client procedures.
Reviews the unit/plant layout for unsafe piping/equipment arrangement and for adequate access to critical valves.
Assists in specification of any required safety systems (eye-washers, safety-showers, gas detectors, etc.).
Requirements
Honours degree Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the design of process systems in Pharmaceutical/Nutritional/Medical devices.
Knowledge of relevant cGMP requirements and ISPE Baselines.
Software knowledge: Office, Super Pro(R) & Schedule Pro(R), PipeFlo, Flexsim, or other process engineering simulations software.
Willingness to work in an international company, to share and capitalize expertise with other Jacobs offices.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
Legal and Accessibility
As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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