Mechanical Engineer - #1401200

Cabot Corporation


Date: 4 days ago
City: Billerica, MA
Contract type: Full time
Your Role at Cabot

Provide technical leadership to and work with a team of engineers in the execution of mechanical equipment design for small and large capital projects. Can lead engineers working on Engineering regional-scale projects or engineers working at local-level Manufacturing capital or retrofit projects.

How You Will Make An Impact

  • Provide expertise in mechanical process equipment design and selection, CFD modeling, solids/powder/dispersion conveying, dosing, and handling.
  • Interact with R&D, manufacturing organization and production plants to scale-up and/or develop processing equipment
  • Provide mechanical engineering support to variety of small to large capital projects and plant sustaining activities
  • Review mechanical and structural design, ASME pressure vessel calculations and equipment fabrication methods
  • Facilitate and/or support improvement projects, maintenance projects, and aid in process troubleshooting
  • Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting equipment, and instrumentation and controls problems
  • Lead and work with process/instrumentation engineers to investigate and develop new equipment and technologies to improve production and control processes
  • Support cost estimates of Capex and Opex
  • Participate in the evaluation and selection of mechanical process equipment, external engineering firms and vendors
  • Work on cost reduction projects and collaborate with procurement to ensure good supply assurance (reliable flow of raw material supply through the production cycle)
  • Support plant manufacturing operations as needed by providing technical expertise
  • Lead/support Process Hazard Analysis for new and existing equipment
  • Develop and implement quality, safety, and process improvements

What You Will Bring To Cabot

  • Strong knowledge in batch and continuous solid/gas reactors design (fluid bed, moving bed reactor, rotating kiln, agitator, etc.) is required
  • Experience in two phase (solid/particulate) Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling is highly desired
  • Strong knowledge with carbon nano technologies and battery materials manufacturing is a plus
  • Experience with wet milling technologies, including media milling, bead milling, high shear dispersion and homogenizing
  • Solid knowledge solids transport methods (pneumatic and mechanical conveying, storage silo design) is preferred
  • Experience with scaling up and commercializing emerging chemical process technologies is a plus
  • Strong engineering execution knowledge and experience to lead technical developments in cross-functional teams. Self-starter; excellent management and organizational skills
  • Self-sufficient. Works independently on a regular basis based on the tasks and responsibilities required for the technical development execution of early phase capital projects.
  • Demonstrates solid ability to recognize and recommend new or improved techniques and processes
  • Ability to formulate and present ideas in a convincing and persuasive manner; give technical advice.
  • May require regional or international travel
  • MS or Ph.D in Mechanical, Civil or Structural Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of related experience
  • Strong experience in capital 6-phase development process
  • Experience of working with FEED/EPC/EPCm firms is desired

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