Chemical Engineer Co-op

This is a 6-month Co-Op opportunity for students starting in January running through June 2025. We are seeking students currently enrolled in an undergraduate academic program working towards a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Company: EMD Electronics

Role: Chemical Engineer Co-op

Location: Tamaqua, PA (RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED)

A career with EMD Electronics is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 58,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works, and plays through next generation advancements in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

YOUR ROLE:

The Chemical Engineer Co-op sits within the Process Development group located in Hometown, PA. In this role you will be working closely with the Laboratory, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial groups and will be performing all duties consistent with new product development activities that drive new profitable products toward commercialization. Are you ready to envision tomorrow? We are the trusted partner for materials innovation.

Responsibilities include:

• Commissioning, starting up, and operating pilot production plants with engineers and operators
• Working with scale-up engineers to complete engineering project deliverables such as: preparing project proposals which will include developing detailed scope descriptions, PFDs, P&IDs, cost estimates, concept drawings, and project schedules
• Working with chemists in the lab to screen synthesis routes and evaluate various unit operations for scale-up.
• Participating in Design Hazard Reviews
• Working closely with vendors and contractors on design and fabrication during project execution
• Developing process models using Aspen Plus to simulate process hydraulics, kinetics, and evaluate opportunities to increase plant operational efficiency
• Proactively and routinely detailing results and giving oral project status presentations
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities

WHO YOU ARE:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Pursing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent degree from an accredited university
• Aspen Plus or Aspen HYSYS experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Hardworking, innovative, resourceful, organized, multi-tasker, and a self-starter
• Experience using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Microsoft Visio software
• Experience working in a chemistry lab, chemical plant, or production environment
• Has taken the following courses by the start date of the position: reaction design, separations, fluid mechanics

Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to his/her Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because he/she made a good faith report of discrimination.

***students will be employed by Randstad and assigned to an EMD location***