Principal Chemical Engineer
Eastman Chemical
- Kingsport, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Evaluate and compare multiple synthesis routes, manufacturing scales, and multiple asset options.
- Complete techno-economic evaluations of a variety of processes and chemistries.
- Have a safety focus during evaluations, highlighting concerns and extra capital that may be required to mitigate potential safety events.
- Communicate clearly with project teams and management about model results and recommendations both verbally and in writing.
- Actively participate in multifunctional project teams to guide new product development and decision making throughout the product development cycle.
- Apply engineering and scientific fundamentals to existing and new areas of interest.
- Document discoveries in technical reports and potentially contribute to invention disclosures.
- This role is primarily in the office, however guiding and learning from laboratory efforts is also part of the role expectations.
- Generate techno-economic tools that are user friendly and enable decision making.
- Leverage expertise and fundamental knowledge to deliver insights to product teams in the face of uncertainty.
- PhD in Chemical Engineering or an MS/BS with 5+ years of experience,
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Fundamental knowledge of chemical engineering principles.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work independently.
- Skilled at technoeconomic evaluation and optimization modeling.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Broad interests and willingness to take on relatively undefined challenges.
- Considered as a plus: experience with Aspen Cost Estimator, LCA, Excel, VBA, Python, GAMS and other chemical engineering and economic modeling tools.