STUDENT ASSISTANT-R&D - STUDENT ENGINEER - Fuels, Energy, Low Carbon Energy, Decarbonization at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas

Job Description:

Who We Are:


Join the Fuels and Energy Development team as an Intern, we work in pilot plant services and process development specializing in novel first-of-their-kind processes that range from carbon capture to renewable fuels.


Objectives of this Role:

• Will be hands on with process development and process testing for chemical and petroleum processes to generate client data.


• Participate in process design for safety and operating protocols on pilot units or first of their kind processes mostly in sustainability (CO2, renewable fuels, chemicals, recycled plastics, fluid beds).


• Learn the operations and setup analytical testing for process development.


• Compile analytical and process data to prepare concise, timely and descriptive reports.


• Interacts with functional groups within SwRI to ensure project success. Includes operators, analyst, engineers, and management.


• Local student preferred to work year round.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Data pattern recognition from pilot plant, run data spreadsheets, work with mass balances, control charts, etc.


• Equipment quoting, sizing, and cost estimation.


• Work with sample identification, labeling, inventory and work order generation.


• Quickly learn refinery or chemical process, such as fluidized bed related technology, hydrotreating, roller processes, and packed bed systems.


• Put together relevant information for mass balance closure in spreadsheet or summary report.


• Data processing in spreadsheets. Help with the screen format and layout of the process control software interface, including software such as LabVIEW/Lookout direct, DeltaV, Allen Bradley RS Logix.


• Data extraction and analysis from process control software.


• Work with heavy oil/coal/biomass/gas/coke/polymer/specialty chemical/bulk chemical samples, classification and labelling.


• Monitoring data during run operations.


• Hands on work maybe in pilot plant or lab scale operation or pilot plant design and buildup.


• May have shift work option.

Requirements:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering.


• Shift work required.


• 0 years: Intro to Chemical Engineering, elementary principles of chemical process or equivalent, Thermo I, Transport Phenom, Applied Engineering and Analysis, Intro to programing for Engineers


• Strong Communication Skills.


• Microsoft suite, EXCEL.


• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:


Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section.


Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas


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