Req No. 2026BR
Job Title INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Non-Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Global Operations
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for an Instrument Designer at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This is a position in the Global Operations Organization of Air Products and Chemicals within the Process Controls Group. The designers in this team predominately provide design support to plant analyzer retrofits and projects. Additionally support is provided for control system platform additions, and cabinet designs.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
•Physicals: For ASU plants, based on Intergraph designed piping plans and isometric details, instrument specifications and flow sheet data, the understanding of all applicable Design Engineering Standards with regards to tubing, fittings mounting requirements and construction specifications. The ability to do material take-offs for a bill of material. The ability to produce 3D instrument location drawings using Microstation software. The basic knowledge of process conditions and the ability to apply it to location of instrumentation and hookup drawings.
•* Hookups: The ability to develop detailed installation drawings for tubing of instruments including developing a comprehensive bill of material for all of the components required for the individual installations. The drawings are developed based on a solid understanding of process requirements and proper material selection for process and environmental criteria coupled with information derived from P & ID's., instrument specifications and Design Engineering Standards.
•* Mounting Details: The ability to develop detailed installation drawings for mounting and installing instruments including developing a comprehensive bill of material for all of the components required for the individual installations.
•* Control Panel: The knowledge and understanding of all applicable APCI standards pertaining to wiring, fabrication, painting, AC control devices and instrumentation contained in control panels. To understand basic electrical and electronic fundamentals of control. To understand AC and DC power requirements. The ability to communicate information effectively to panel vendor shops.
•* Loop Design: The ability to develop detailed d.c. control circuit point-to-point interconnecting wiring drawings to support the fabrication of control panels. This application requires a basic understanding of electrical and electronic control fundamentals along with the ability to derive point-to-point wiring information from electrical wiring diagrams or Cable Database termination schedules.
•* Analyzer Panel Design: The ability to understand UHP requirements such as cleaning procedures, welding procedures, VCR fitting technology, special valving requirements and purification technology. Understand chromatograph technology and apply it when necessary. Understand the most recent analyzer systems designed by Operations and apply it to non-operation plants. To be aware of calibration gas requirements and new manifold-regulator technology as well as the ability to specify the requirements.
•* Instrument Air Systems: The ability to design a complete instrument air system based on the supply requirements of all in-line and off-line instrumentation. To understand pressure regulating requirements and operational procedures for isolation.
•* Chemical Plant Design: The ability to design instrument location drawings and hookups as described in the "Physicals/hookups" section in corrosive, liquid and condensable gas services. The knowledge of all special chemical standards and safety requirements. The basic understanding of chemical plant instrumentation.
•* Hazardous Plant Design: The ability to design instrument location drawings and hookups as described in the "Physicals/Hookups" section in Hazardous and Classified areas. Knowledge of the NFPA 496 code is required for purging requirements. Requirements for control panel/analyzer panel electrical devices in these areas.
•* Gas Purification Design: The knowledge of gas purifier panels and the ability to apply it to UHP analytical calibration gas systems.
•* Bills of Material: The ability to develop bills of material or purchase of equipment required to support the construction of projects. Bills of material are developed from physical drawings and standard details requiring a comprehensive knowledge of materials and construction practices.
Additional skills include but are not limited to:
E Interface, Estimating, Forecasting/Statusing, Cross Functional (Instrumentation/ Electrical Design), and Field Experience
OTHER SKILLS: A high school diploma/equivalent with 1-2 yrs min exp.
•Communication (all formats), Presentation Skills, Application and Productivity
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #2026BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.
Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided None
Req No. 1716BR
Job Title COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY PROCESS SPECIALIST - INDUSTRIAL CRYOGENICS
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-IL-Chicago
US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Merchant Gases
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a Commercial Technology Process Specialist - Industrial Cryogenics at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania or in Chicago, IL.
Responsibilities include the technical sales of gases, technology and equipment to the industrial cryogenics industry for North American Merchant Gases business. Main applications are cryogenic grinding and process cooling, however, support is required for other miscellaneous cryogenic applications. Individual expected to contact customers/prospects, to make customer presentations and proposals, and to work with Air Products sales and marketing to help sell services and solutions to the industry.
Other duties include process troubleshooting at customer sites, starting up cryogenic grinding systems, running customer demonstration trials, and providing input to our applied research group for new offering development. This individual will be involved from the initial contact, all the way through startup and customer retention.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or technical degree in manufacturing-related field is desired.
* 5 or more years experience in cryogenic applications, industrial engineering/plant operations experience is a plus.
* Strong knowledge of cryogenic applications, equipment design and data monitoring systems.
* Strong commercial or customer interaction experience.
* Knowledge of grinding applications is also preferred.
* 40% travel.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #1716BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.
Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic
Req No. 2655BR
Job Title PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Technology (all except Elect/High Temp/Advanced)
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a Principal Systems Engineer at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Principal Systems Engineer is a member of a highly specialized staff of professionals who provide mathematical and statistical consulting and analysis services primarily to scientific researchers, plant engineers, and business managers. This position is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, and reports to the Manager of the Computational Modeling Center.
The incumbent is responsible for developing, conducting and participating in technical studies involving chemical process and product development with emphasis on process optimization and robust product design, through Design of Experiments (DOE) and multivariate statistical techniques such as principal component analysis and partial least squares (PCA/PLS). Additional responsibilities include plant data mining for performance monitoring, quality control and cycle time optimization to support plant operations. Primary customers are located in the technology, operations and business areas. The incumbent works independently on key projects, but most often participates in team efforts. In addition, it is important to seek out new application areas within APCI, where business needs and data modeling capabilities can be brought together profitably and possibly innovatively. A typical project will require the incumbent to understand a particular chemical process, aid in establishing the goals of a research study on that process, formulate a custom-made and cost-efficient experimental plan to achieve those goals, decide on an appropriate method of analysis, and report the results in a clear fashion. Frequently the goal of such a project is that of process optimization, and the incumbent must be familiar with such techniques in order to provide effective technical assistance. The methodology employed in any particular problem may be a classical one, but often, the problem will dictate the development of a creative methodology which is not found in the literature.
BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Position requires a Ph.D. in Chemical / Industrial / Mechanical Engineering with background in engineering sciences, applied statistics and computational modeling techniques.
• 0-5 years of experience in industrial problem solving with emphasis on analyzing process data coming from multiple sources and sensors including digital images.
• The incumbent must have strong knowledge of the state-of-the-art methods in data mining, numerical analysis and mathematical optimization, simulation techniques, and statistical sciences.
• Experience with process monitoring and fault diagnosis technologies, batch process optimization and control is a big plus.
• Proficiency with stochastic modeling and optimization techniques for business data mining and reliability engineering.
• Strong programming skills with strong proficiency in SAS, MATLAB and other data mining tools.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide integrated consulting services in statistical modeling, numerical analysis and computational engineering sciences to the internal research and engineering community.
2. Perform applied research for process and product improvement through the combination of first principles engineering science models and computational techniques. Work with universities and external research organizations as required.
3. Perform Process data analysis from plants for performance monitoring, quality control and cycle time optimization.
4. Develop mathematical and statistical models, solve numerical problems, write specific code as needed, and effectively perform applications testing to ensure robust performance.
5. Communicate technical results to a wide audience in a manner that the solution strategy and business impact are readily understood.
6. Teach in-house courses on topics including, DOE, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Quality Control.
CAREER PATHS:
An individual with this type of background can easily move into the various engineering and technology areas. The diverse background, while difficult to acquire, provides these candidates with a significant degree of flexibility regarding assignments.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #2655BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.
Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic
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