Process Engineer - H2

Job Purpose

The John Cockerill group manufactures and supplies water electrolysis equipment to produce hydrogen. John Cockerill develops integrated solutions including power supply from the HT network, water treatment, hydrogen compression and storage, hydrogen refueling station.

John Cockerill's offer ranges from the supply of equipment to the EPC turnkey solution for industry, the energy sector or mobility.

To support the development of its Hydrogen Business Line in Belgium, John Cockerill is looking for a Process engineer (m/f) to be based in its India office.

The process engineer will be responsible for defining the process of a hydrogen production facility by electrolysis and producing the associated fluid diagrams. He will also participate in risk analyzes and the definition of safety barriers.

Key Result Areas

• Process engineering of water electrolysis based Hydrogen plants
• Optimization of processes to reduce OPEX & CAPEX
• Integrate Best HSE Practices in the Process design of Green Hydrogen plants and associated       facilities

Key Responsibilities

The Process engineer will be responsible for:

• Process design basis, Process flow diagram (PFD) & Utility flow diagram (UFD)
• Realize the P&ID
• Interlock description, Cause & Effect Diagram
• Write operating instructions and functional analyzes
• Establish the mass and heat balance
• Establish Material selection diagram (MSD)
• Attend and prepare HAZOPs close out
• Redact the Safety Requirement Specifications Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Make ATEX zoning calculations and Hazardous area classification
• Hydraulic calculations and reports
• Flare load summary, Flare header and network sizing calculations
• Process data sheets for equipment/Packages
• Instrument Process data sheets (IPDS)

Education and Experience

• You have an engineering degree preferably in Chemical, mechanics or electromechanics
• You have at least 10-15 years of experience in the oil&gas sector (ideally also in hydrogen)
• You have experience with the realization of P&ID and the writing of functional analyzes
• You have experience in writing of operating and control philosophy, emergency shutdown philosophy, drain & vent philosophy.
• You are fluent in English
• You have already dealt with HAZOPs /HAZID/SIL /LOPA sessions and know the methodology and experience in preparing the closeout reports for the same.
• You are interested in development projects.
• You master the office suite, especially Excel
• You have some experience with a process simulation software (for example: ASPEN)
• Ideally, you have knowledge in the following areas:
• ATEX and PED regulations
• Safety Instrumented Systems (IEC 61511)
• API (example: API 521/520) and ASME (example: ASME B31.12) standards
• AutoCAD type P&ID drawing software
• Sizing of control valves and relief valves

Background, Skills, and Competencies

• Process/Chemical Engineer with design and engineering experience in oil & gas / Energy / Green Hydrogen sectors
• Minimum experience 10-15 years as Process engineer with Leading and reputed Engineering / EPC companies operating in oil& gas, energy, renewable energy sectors. Exposure and experience of Green Hydrogen projects is a plus.
• Experience in Green Hydrogen Technology and Alkaline electrolyzers shall be an added advantage.

Who We Are

About John Cockerill

• John Cockerill is a global player in energy transition. With more than 200 years of experience in energy, industry and mobility, the company designs and integrates innovative technology to facilitate access to low-carbon energy. These technologies and associated expertise are dedicated to the production, storage, and distribution of electricity from renewable energy sources and to optimizing the efficiency of power plants.
• The technologies apply to steam-gas, hydraulic, hydrogen, solar, nuclear, wind and biomass energy.
• To complement its commitment to the fight against climate change, John Cockerill is also deploying solutions to contribute to greener mobility, to produce responsibly, to preserve natural resources and to fight against insecurity.
• In 2020 John Cockerill achieved a turnover of Euro 1.01 bn in 19 countries. John Cockerill, which is privately owned, employs 5,200 people worldwide, including more than 400 in India.

Equal Opportunity Employer

John Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.