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Sr. Development Engineer

AIRCO
Location
New Britain, Pennsylvania, United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
RD&E
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline
  • Significant experience in process development, process modeling, simulation, and scale-up engineering within chemical process industries
  • Strong grounding in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and separation fundamentals
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze large datasets and extract mechanistic insight
  • Advanced experience with numerical tools, simulation software, or data analysis platforms (e.g., Aspen, MATLAB, Python, similar)
  • Demonstrated experience developing first-principles, mechanistic, or hybrid process models for chemical reaction and separation systems
What the job really is

As a Sr. Development Engineer at AIRCO, you will develop and maintain process simulations and mechanistic models for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production systems. Your role involves applying data analytics and modeling to optimize process design and support scale-up decisions, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance technology from development to commercial deployment.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
  • Full coverage for employee base premiums on health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 70% coverage for spouse and dependent base premiums
  • Health Savings & Flexibility with company-sponsored HSA and FSA accounts
  • Company-paid Short-Term Disability insurance
  • Optional Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance plans
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves significant technical responsibilities and collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Position requires government access control clearance, which may affect employment conditions
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