Technical Service Engineer - Alkylation

Technical Service Engineer - Alkylation

Title: Technical Service Engineer - Alkylation
Location: Kansas-LEAWOOD
DuPont Sustainable Solutions leads the transformation of workplaces and work cultures to become safer, more efficient and environmentally sustainable. That is our vision, our mission, and our passion.
By applying over 200 years of first-hand knowledge, real-world experience, and science-driven innovation, we deliver long-lasting corporate sustainability solutions to help achieve safety goals, greater efficiencies, and reduced environmental footprints.

We offer 70 years of experience in alkylation development, licensing, engineering and equipment fabrication-including 600 reactors installed throughout the world. Our full range of support systems take your business from start-up assistance, troubleshooting, and pilot-plant testing, to mechanical field and analytical services, part replacement, continuous acid analysis, and ongoing research and development.

Improve DuPont's customers' profitability, environmental footprint and safety record by providing quality technical services and consulting for STRATCO® Alkylation Technology, IsoTherming® Hydroprocessing Technology, and other DuPont business areas. Continuously improve DuPont's knowledge, products, services and procedures.

Initially, this position will require expertise and focus on alkylation technology.
Knowledge and expertise of hydroprocessing technology will be a developmental goal.

Essential Job Functions for Alkylation Technologies:

Technical Services
1. Unit Checkout and Startup Assistance Services
2. Operator Training
- Material development and delivery
3. Troubleshooting Services for Existing and New Units
- Email, phone conversations, customer site visits
4. Optimization Studies
5. Communicate progress and status of technical service efforts
6. Perform quality reviews of technical service deliverables

Process Engineering
1. Attend customer project-related meetings
- Kick-off, PFD, P&ID, HAZOP, SIL, 3D Model, other meetings
2. Assist in P&ID preparation
3. Assist with revamp designs
4. Performance test runs
5. Engineering studies

General Job Description:
Provides advanced technical expertise to the customer in the operation and application of DuPont technologies, including processing techniques and troubleshooting. Provides technical expertise to business development, vendors, and other internal/external partners by providing deeper understanding of technology operations, as well as of technology limitations. Will assist organization with technology improvements.

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To successfully perform the essential functions of the Technical Service Consultant position, the candidate must possess a BS in Chemical Engineering and have at least 5 years of refining experience, or have at least 15 years of refining experience, including alkylation operations. The candidate must be customer oriented, well organized, computer literate, and possess good oral and written communication skills. Interfacing with organizations and customers of various nationalities will be required. Initiative must be demonstrated in dealing with these customers and meeting DuPont's goals. A strong understanding of engineering best practices is required.

This position spends up to 50% of the time traveling nationally and internationally.