Process Engineer

Jacobs • Iowa City, IA • 14h ago

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates.

Our People & Places Solutions business reinforces our drive to improve people's lives everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed today and into tomorrow.

At Jacobs, we don't settle - always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don't settle until we give our best and know that we're making a difference. We're looking for a high-energy-focused Process Engineer who is excited about working on projects in the Pulp and Paper Industry. You'll be accountable for the schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks as you gain familiarity with the client's expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. You work with a multi-discipline, highly interactive team to establish a process design basis, develop an optimized process, create calculations, and generate process drawings. Your role keeps our company connected, and we'll support you with what you need to be successful.

This position will:

Perform conceptual and detailed designs for Pulp and Paper Technologies

Use best practices and industry knowledge to solve complex engineering problems

Interface with other disciplines, project management, and the client to provide fully-coordinated projects

Support field construction efforts, including reviewing submittals, responding to questions from clients and contractors, and performing field walks.

Perform quality reviews on designs performed by others

Mentor junior engineers on basic engineering applications and principals

Participate in the development of proposals, budgets, and schedules for process-specific work

Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills, and we'll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world together

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Science, or Mechanical Engineering

At least 10 years of experience in engineering design is preferred

Minimum 5+ years of experience in engineering design as a facilities/plant engineer or as a consulting engineer

Ideally, you'll also have:

Strong communication skills both verbal and written

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Forward-thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contributing with innovative ideas

Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base

Work independently for core tasks and reach out for specialized expertise

Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams

Passion for engineering

Willingness to travel 70% of the time to client site.

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

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