8 replies to this topic

[tafolabi]

Hi Everyone,

 

I would like to know how important a process engineer is to any industry? What are the duties of a process Engineer and how do you progress or transition to be a process engineer?

[shan]

Process guys may think they are very important because they provide basis for mechanical, piping, electrical, instrument, and civil engineering.  However, other guys may think process engineers are nothing because they do not build any "real" stuff.

[dnrakesh2006]

Processes Engineers are those people when everything goes fine nobody will notice them and if some thing goes wrong everybody will point their guns on these process engineers Head....

[Profe]

Hi Tafolabi

 

The second post of the next link probably answer your question: http://www.cheresour...finery-project/

 

I Think that clarify you about this very important subject.

 

Good luck

Edited by Profe, 01 April 2013 - 10:26 PM.

[gegio1960]

Good luck!

 

Process Engineer   

 

Job Description:

1. Develop process design information for refinery process units, petrochemical, gas processing, and/or utility and offsite units for Basic Design, Front End Engineering, Detailed Engineering, or Revamp Projects.
2. Apply chemical engineering concepts including vapor/liquid equilibrium, heat transfer, fluid flow dynamics, reaction kinetics, mass transfer and thermodynamics in process design activities including preparation of equipment specifications, simulation modeling, hydraulic analysis, and reaction mechanics.
3. Perform design calculations using process computer software, including ProII, Hysis, Aspen Promax, HTRI, Flarenet, drawing software including AutoCAD or Microstation, and/or Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and Powerpoint for engineering assignments. 
4. Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), and/or Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD's) for compliance with contract documentation and/or basic engineering design documents on projects.
5. Review drawings and other engineering documentation for compliance with contract documentation  and/or  basic engineering design documents in regards to applicable requirements, codes, and standards;
6. Prepare and/or further develop process specifications for equipment, instruments, relief valves, and/or package equipment items that will be purchased.
7. Prepare process specifications and/or process information required to support other engineering disciplines including Utility Summaries, Chemical Consumption Summary, Battery Limit Summary, Line List, and/or Tie-in List.
8. Work effectively and communicate with customers, other technical disciplines and the organization's project management team.
9. Participate with customers and vendors in technical review meetings including Client P&ID Review Meetings, Model Reviews, Plot Plan Reviews, and/or Safety Reviews (PHA, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL).
10. Review Licensor, Vendor, and/or Subcontractor drawings or documents for compliance with process design specifications, contract documentation and/or basic engineering design documents.
11. Recognize problems, discrepancies and areas of technical complexity and requests help when needed. 
12. Assure that all work on assigned projects is timely, accurate and high quality and ensure that the work performed by assigned resources is on schedule and within budget;
13. As required, assume the lead role or area lead on projects assigned.
14. Plan, coordinate, and review the work of less experienced engineers on projects assigned.
15. Assist in work planning, schedules and conduct broad and/or technically complex engineering assignments requiring judgment, independent evaluation, selection and significant adaptation and deviation from standard techniques and procedures;
16. Develop new techniques and solutions and suggest and justify product and work process improvements;

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and 2 years of experience in all listed job duties or 2 years of experience in the Related Occupation. 

 

Related Occupation: 

1. Process Engineer or any other job title  
2. Developing process design information for refinery process units, petrochemical, gas processing, and/or utility and offsite units for Basic Design, Front End Engineering, Detailed Engineering, or Revamp Projects.
3. Applying chemical engineering concepts including vapor/liquid equilibrium, heat transfer, fluid flow dynamics, reaction kinetics, mass transfer and thermodynamics in process design activities including preparation of equipment specifications, simulation modeling, hydraulic analysis, and reaction mechanics.
4. Performing design calculations using process computer software, including ProII, Hysis, Aspen Promax, HTRI, Flarenet, drawing software including AutoCAD or Microstation, and/or Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and Powerpoint for engineering assignments. 
5. Developing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), and/or Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD's) for compliance with contract documentation and/or basic engineering design documents on projects.
6. Reviewing drawings and other engineering documentation for compliance with contract documentation  and/or  basic engineering design documents in regards to applicable requirements, codes, and standards;
7. Preparing and/or further developing process specifications for equipment, instruments, relief valves, and/or package equipment items that will be purchased.
8. Preparing process specifications and/or processing information required to support other engineering disciplines including Utility Summaries, Chemical Consumption Summary, Battery Limit Summary, Line List, and/or Tie-in List.
9. Working effectively and communicating with customers, other technical disciplines and the organization's project management team.
10. Participating with customers and vendors in technical review meetings including Client P&ID Review Meetings, Model Reviews, Plot Plan Reviews, and/or Safety Reviews (PHA, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL).
11. Reviewing Licensor, Vendor, and/or Subcontractor drawings or documents for compliance with process design specifications, contract documentation and/or basic engineering design documents.
12. Recognizing problems, discrepancies and areas of technical complexity and requesting help when needed. 
13. Assuring that all work on assigned projects is timely, accurate and high quality and ensuring that the work performed by assigned resources is on schedule and within budget;

[tafolabi]

Thanks everyone. I found your response very educating.

[Erwin APRIANDI]

Hi tafolabi if the reasons you questioning this is because you will become a process engineer I would say Welcome to the Club,

 

A Process Engineer will responsible for almost everything in an Industrial Project, from selecting a type of valve, sizing equipment, do a heat and material balance, giving input to others to purchase an item, checking vendor bid, and also someone who will be having the most responsible when someone is wrongly purchase an equipment.

 

It is a challanging role, with a lot of responsibility. But just to make sure that you are prepare all you with very little mistakes, and to be used with all the blaming from other discipline

 

Cheers

[tafolabi]

Thank You,

 

Yes that is one of the reasons I am asking as well as know what I  need to know, do and train to be a very good process engineer. I know it will be challenging, and so I want to have all the adequate tools I need to be great. Thanks again everyone for your input. 

[Lai.CY]

Tafolabi,

 

Everyone and all disciplines are important. There is no 'one man island'. Process Engineers are more of a support hero.

A team will likely struggle without a process engineer. Realistically, it's true that people oversee the importance of a Process Engineer.

Simply because everyone wants to take credit for themselves.

 

The two main disciplines that drives a project are the Project and Process guys.

While I define Project people as the limbs of the body, and Process people as the heart.

 

Whatever job you are at, learn to love your job. When it comes to finger pointings, it all goes down to how well you can protect

yourself.

 

Just from my personal standpoint. Good luck!