Applied Chemical Engineer

Position Description:

Dominion Engineering, Inc. (Dominion), an Allied Power company, is seeking a chemical engineer with at least 5 years of experience and a bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical engineering or a closely related discipline. The engineer will design, build, and operate custom test loops for chemical process testing supporting nuclear plant operations, including systems operating at elevated temperature and pressure.

This is a hands-on role. The engineer applies process engineering fundamentals to define test requirements, selects components and instrumentation, and personally assembles, commissions, and operates the resulting systems. Depending on project needs, the engineer provides technical direction to engineers and technicians or works as an individual contributor.

This position requires strict adherence to nuclear industry principles, including but not limited to:

• Commitment to personal, industrial, and nuclear safety
• Verbatim compliance with written work instructions and procedures
• Fitness for Duty, Drug and Alcohol-Free workplace
• Use of Human Performance Tools

Reports to: Manager, Chemical Field Services

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Perform chemical and process engineering calculations and develop test loop designs, including process flow diagrams and P&IDs.
2. Size and select loop components and instrumentation, accounting for materials compatibility, pressure boundary requirements, and applicable codes.
3. Fabricate, assemble, and commission test loops, including hazard reviews, pressure testing, and establishment of operating limits.
4. Operate test loops per approved procedures, troubleshoot equipment and process anomalies, and support calibration and maintenance of test equipment.
5. Prepare and execute laboratory test procedures and operating instructions.
6. Provide technical direction to engineers and technicians on assigned projects.
7. Manage customer technical interfaces and support proposal development.
8. Prepare technical reports, communication exhibits, and design and test records.

Additional Functions:

Subject to company and project needs, the engineer may be called on to perform other functions suited to their expertise, including but not limited to:

1. Acting as an individual contributor on projects unrelated to their primary project.
2. Travel up to 10 to 15% of the time for field deployment, customer, or industry meetings.
3. Supporting other laboratory test programs as needed.

Competencies:

1. Strong command of chemical engineering fundamentals, including mass and energy balances, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, and reaction kinetics.
2. Working knowledge of fluid system design, process instrumentation, and control.
3. Understanding of pressure boundary design, materials compatibility, and corrosion.
4. Hands-on mechanical aptitude, comfortable personally building and operating test equipment.
5. Ability to provide technical direction and shift between lead and contributor roles.
6. Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
7. Clear written and verbal communication, detail-oriented, and self-directed.
8. Ability to pass a drug screening test and background security investigation, and authorized to work in the United States.

Physical Demands:

The employee regularly works in laboratory and office environments, with occasional overtime and non-standard hours. The employee regularly stands, kneels, crouches, and uses hand tools and fine motor skills while assembling and operating test equipment, wearing appropriate PPE around pressurized, heated, chemical, and electrical hazards. The employee occasionally climbs stairs and ladders or work at heights up to approximately 30 feet. The employee must frequently lift up to [25] pounds and occasionally up to [50] pounds with lifting aids as appropriate. Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Required Education, Experience, Certification and Licenses:

1. BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline, and a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.
2. Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating test loops, pilot plants, or similar fluid process systems.
3. Demonstrated experience selecting and installing process instrumentation.
4. Preferred: Experience in nuclear, power generation, or similar industries, with high-temperature, high-pressure water systems, and under a formal quality program (e.g., NQA-1).

Allied Power, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Allied Power, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. At Allied Power, we are committed to transparency and employee well-being. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive salaries, health insurance plans (medical, dental, and vision), generous paid time off, and a retirement savings plan with company matching. Additionally, we provide life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance programs, wellness initiatives, and opportunities for continuous learning and development. Please note that paid time off (PTO) is available for eligible positions.