Principal Engineer – Process (India)
Status: T4 (India-specific compensation band)
Department: Engineering – Process
Position Summary
The Principal Engineer Process is a recognized technical authority responsible for leading complex projects, product development & process packages for hydrogen generation systems and energy transition projects. This role provides expert-level guidance across projects, drives advanced design solutions, and leads multidisciplinary teams through complex design changes. The position requires deep expertise in design tools, change management processes, and safety-driven engineering practices, while acting as a design lead on one or more critical projects/tasks. Basic & Design Engineering activities for the assigned projects for process packages in the ELX product portfolio, Energy transition & oil & gas market.
Preparation / review of PFD, P&ID’s, project specific specifications, design calculation/analysis and simulation, requisitions for procurement.
Interface with other disciplines, vendors and clients.
Provides technical support to both discipline as well as project teams.
Preferably looking for knowledge of Hydrogen Domain
Core Duties and Responsibilities
Process Design & Detail Engineering including performing process simulations, design calculations, Process Optimization, sizing & selection of process internals and equipment etc. for pre-bid and for awarded Projects. Review of Clients RFQ documents, specifications, datasheets, verification of FEED design & calculations.
Ensure smooth daily workflows by organizing schedules, delegating tasks, and troubleshooting immediate issues as they arise.
Responsible for motivating and mentor team members. This includes training new hires and identifying professional development opportunities.
Preparation of various engineering deliverables (Drawings & Documents) such as Process Flow Diagrams, P&I Diagrams, Process Datasheets, Equipment Datasheets, Cause & Effect Diagrams, control philosophies, shutdown philosophies, HAZOP Studies & reports, Operation & maintenance manuals etc. and providing necessary engineering inputs to the other disciplines and other departments.
Preparation & Issue of RFQ’s/material requisitions, evaluation of vendor’s quotations, clarifications, Technical Bid Analysis etc.
Ensuring planned engineering (process) progress with respect to the engineering deliverables for pre-bid and awarded projects. Planning of own activities effectively & efficiently.
Responsible for department’s continuous improvement, meeting objectives and integration of lessons learned.
Review of vendor’s documents, drawings, datasheets, specifications and calculations.
Responsible for providing guidance and oversight to multiple teams working on numerous products or developing various forms of technologies.
Design and initial product specifications and manage scheduling
Education and Experience
B.E. or B.TECH. / M. Tech in Chemical Engineering
Ability to communicate (speak and write) in English at a professional level
Experience:
Minimum 12-15 years in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical Design Engineering (with minimum 5–8
experience in the upstream Oil & Gas industry, in consulting OR EPC company with Design & Engineering capability)
Required Skills & Competencies
- Ensuring technical documentation, guidelines, and (in house) software is adequate and up to date
- Providing feedback (lessons learned’) on design at evaluation.
- Safety studies like HAZOP & Hazid.
- Providing support to Project team members (e.g. design and commissioning engineers) or clients with regards to technical aspects.
- Development of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s), Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD’s)
- Preparation and Modifications of P&IDs
- Line Sizing (Single phase & Multi phase)
- Hydraulic Calculations for Pumps
- Control Valve Calculation
- Separator Sizing
- PSV Sizing
- Preparation of Instrument Process Datasheets (IPDS)
- Equipment Datasheet
- Preparation of Line List and SM List
- Preparation of DPDT Diagram
- Preparation of Utility Summary and Battery Limit Schedule
- Preparation of Hold List
- Integration Study of Pipeline Network in PIPESIM
- Chemical Consumption Calculation
- Inbreathing & Outbreathing Calcutation for Atmospheric Storage Tanks
- Model Review
- Updating of Interlock Description and Cause & Effect Diagram
- Preparation of Pressure Profile Diagram & Safeguarding Diagram
- Vendor document Review of Pumps, Vessels, Water Treatment Package, Air compressor etc.
- Interdisciplinary Activities such as: Input to Electrical Department for Electric Tracing Input to Instrumentation department ex. Stream velocity for Analyzer probe
