Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Fervo Energy

Description

The Process Engineer will help lead the design development and optimization of surface facilities across Fervo's portfolio of geothermal energy developments. This role will be responsible for providing input into projects assessments and initiation. The Process Engineer will participate in multidiscipline teams to support early phase project development as well as brownfield project optimization efforts and will liaise with maintenance operations and subsurface teams. The Process Engineer will report to the Geothermal Facilities Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Executing design and specification of Organic Rankine Cycle geothermal power plant facilities, existing production facility upgrades, pipelines, gathering systems, and well pads.
• Develop design deliverables such as process design basis, control philosophy documents, process simulations, material balances, PFDs, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, piping instrumentation diagrams, equipment lists and data sheets, cause-effect documentation, and engineering calculations (hydraulics, initial equipment sizing, etc.).
• Engage and maintain relationships with major equipment suppliers to optimize facility design and research better technologies with an innovation mindset.
• Act as the primary process lead during negotiations of major surface facility equipment supply contracts.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and execute ongoing continuous improvement measures to improve the safety and O&M of the facility.
• Lead and/or participate in Risk Assessments, PHA, and Incident Investigations Learning Teams.
• Provide direct and impartial feedback to ensure corporate and industry code compliance.
• Support Project Teams and Operations in the commissioning, performance testing, and start-up of new modified facilities.
• Manage and interpret data and results from multiple projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical or Mechanical).
• 5 years of process engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience with process operations.
• Experience with pipeline and gathering facility design.
• Ability to utilize critical software for plant monitoring and modeling such as Aspen HYSYS, Pro II, ProMax, ProTreat, etc., as well as for project design execution and management.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawing (P&ID, PFD, HMB, One-Lines, well diagrams, etc.).
• A working knowledge of process plant and equipment applicable codes and standards.
• Effective written and verbal presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to lead engineering efforts and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience with the identification and evaluation of new technologies and their incorporation into facility projects.
• Willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to travel to various field locations and Fervo office locations up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Geothermal facilities experience or refinery facilities experience.
• Expertise with a wide range of renewable energy types.
• Familiarity with subsurface science and drilling.
• Trained in experienced in process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Agile).
• 5 years of experience in technical areas related to facilities, pipeline, pump selection, design.
• 5 years of experience in the Operating and/or Maintenance Departments.

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About Fervo Energy

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7 reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid, and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost-competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA-E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

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