Process Engineer

at  Air Products Malaysia Sdn

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

POSITION SUMMARY

Purpose
Process engineer in executing industrial gas projects flawlessly, on budget and on schedule.
Nature and Scope
Air Products is a gas company investing in and engineering for industrial gas business, including traditional Air Separation, HYCO, Coal Gasification plants, and sustainable Blue and Green Hydrogen business. The job holder is a process engineer in GEMTE Asia and reports directly to the Asia process engineering manager. The primary accountability of the job is to execute process engineering for global industrial gases projects with the most competitive process technology, on budget, on schedule and meeting the plant performance.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Must be conscientious, innovative, self-motivating, have good interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision, whilst ensuring high quality of work. Must have proven ability as a specialist engineer as shown by the successful completion of small projects within budgeted man-hours, and on schedule. Should have a good knowledge of company engineering procedures, standards and specifications, including knowledge of Air Products EH&S system. Should have knowledge of the ASU technology including the main thermodynamic concepts, the typical cycles and their applicability. Should also have an awareness of the process technologies applied by other businesses. Should have an understanding of all relevant process design methods for equipment and schedule items. This includes vessels, exchangers, rotating equipment, and their plumbing requirements. Should have good knowledge of control valve sizing and developing relief case scenarios and relief vale sizing. Must be familiar with the Global engineering organization, the function of each discipline, how they interact and the function of the various support groups. Should have appreciation of the development of man-hours estimates and equipment costs. Must have commercial and fiscal awareness.
We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
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Screen proper process cycle and run aspen for any bidding opportunities and projects assigned, communicate the results with Asia process engineering manager. Markup process flow diagram for any bid opportunities and projects assigned, organize PFD review meeting. Do process calculation and specifications for major equipment, evaluate the performance and cost difference of various solutions or offerings from various vendors. Provide other process deliverables as required. If delegated to do so ensure all process work is checked, and corrected as necessary, ready for approval. Provide on-job training and mentoring for less experienced engineers on a wide range of process design topics. Organize work so that he/she can meet deadlines dictated by project schedules and the Process Manager yet have some flexibility to respond to unforeseen situations. Brief his/her supervisor or the lead process engineers he/she is working for at any time on the status of equipment on the projects for which he/she is responsible. Preparation of Process Design ‘Technology Risk Statements’ and gaining approval from Asia Process Manager and relevant Technology Manager. If delegated to do so lead the process engineering input during the project HAZOP for small projects, ensuring all actions are followed and documented. Liaise with other engineering disciplines to agree operational and interface details. Take the initiative in resolving interface problems. Identify areas where work processes could be developed or improved, and assist in implementing changes. Lead plant process design input during commissioning, start up and performance testing of projects at site. Do plant trouble shooting and provide design feedback to technology manager. This may necessitate periods of work away from the home office. Control the man-hours incurred on projects that are his/her responsibility, anticipate manpower requirements and highlight scope and design variations in accordance with Air Products procedures. Make proposals for the preparation or modification of standards, specifications, work practices, training materials etc. to reduce project costs and improve execution. Any other duties as assigned.