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Evonik Degussa Corporation

Principal Process Safety Engineer

Evonik Degussa Corporation, Allentown, PA


What we offer

You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are of course part of the package. Since 2009 Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation.

Click on the link to learn more about Evonik from our employees:

https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/

Provide technical process safety engineering support services to Evonik Divisions and Business Lines to support their responsibility for designing, constructing, and operating safe chemical production processes throughout the process lifecycle.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • This role does not directly support PSM programs or specific "element" implementation, PSM/RMP compliance mandates and/or auditing functions. The focus is on the technical engineering aspects of process safety such as:
  • Perform various process safety calculations related to e. g. the design of new emergency relief systems, the evaluation of existing emergency relief system designs, dispersion analysis, flammability analysis, consequence modeling, combustible dust hazards, reactive hazard analyses & evaluation, etc.
  • Facilitation of process safety discussions as PHA leader (HAZOP/PAAG, structured What-If) PREFERRED
  • Preparation for and support of Hazard Identification (HazId) studies, Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) studies, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Facility Siting Analyses (FSA), etc. PREFERRED
  • Determination and evaluation of process hazards from process deviations
  • Development and evaluation of process safety concepts for production plants at our production sites (national and international)
  • Safety technical consultancy on prevention and protection concepts and technical solutions for production plants and within investment projects (national and international)
  • Close cooperation with production, process technology and engineering


REQUIREMENTS
  • B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Process Technology or Chemistry minimum, M.Sc. or PhD preferred
  • 5 years minimum required , 10 years preferred of Professional experience in chemical industry in process safety, production, engineering or notified body
  • Knowledge and experience in safety engineering
  • Knowledge of relevant local regulations and industry standards
  • Strong analytical skills, systematic and structured way of working
  • Very good English written and spoken language skills. Strong team and communication skills
  • Initiative, sense of responsibility, flexibility
  • Up to 25% Travel


Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Emma Martinez [C]

Company is
Evonik Corporation