We turn waste gases into valuable supply-secure chemicals
Senior Chemical Process Engineer
$125K•Chicago, IL, US / Wheaton, IL, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Chemical engineering
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
Skills
Chemistry
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About the role
We’re looking for a process engineer with 5+ years of experience in scaling catalytic technologies to pilot and beyond. You will play a central role in designing, constructing, and commissioning our pilot unit and subsequently designing our first commercial unit.
Required core competencies:
- Procuring, integrating, operating, and fixing pilot-scale equipment;
- Pilot chemical plant commissioning and operation;
- Experience with recycling loops;
- Experience with gas-to-liquids processes (syngas-to-methanol preferred);
- Collaboration with EPCs in overseeing FOAK commercial unit design;
- Experience with Aspen or other process simulation software.
Preferred qualifications:
- PLC/SCADA design and integration;
- Experience working with modular systems;
- Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
As Rise Reforming scales, this role is expected to grow into a VP of Engineering or Chief Engineer position, leading a team of process and project engineers across multiple commercial deployments. Senior Chemical Process Engineer will report to the CTO.
Compensation: $125,000+/year + stock options + performance bonus + benefits (health insurance, 401k).
Location: In person, Chicago, IL and Wheaton, IL.
Must have a car.
About Rise Reforming
Geopolitical conflicts and natural disasters frequently expose the vulnerability of the American chemical industry. The reason? Production is centralized and fossil fuel-dependent. The solution? Localized production using an undervalued resource: biogas. The US produces enough biogas to make over $20 bn/y worth of chemicals, but 60% is wasted in low-margin applications or flared altogether.
Rise Reforming is commercializing a modular process to transform this underutilized biogas on-site into cheap, supply-secure chemicals like dimethyl ether (DME) and methanol. We're doing our pilot project at a Chicagoland wastewater plant. This will be the first wastewater biogas-to-methanol demo in the Americas. Join us!
Founded:2024
Batch:S26
Team Size:4
Status:Active
Location:Chicago, IL
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