Principal Process Safety Engineer

Req No. 1533BR
Job Title Principal Process Safety Engineer
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Global Engineering
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a Principal Process Safety Engineer at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This position is responsible for providing process safety support to the HyCO Product Supply Team (PST), which designs and engineers hydrogen, syngas, and carbon monoxide production plants and pipelines. The position reports directly to the HyCO Process Technology Lead, and functionally to the Global Manager of Process Safety.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Performing process hazard reviews with the project team and with interfacing customers and suppliers
• Performing building siting reviews and participating in facility layout reviews and Security Vulnerability Assessments (SVA’s)
• Performing consequence modeling for potential gas dispersion, thermal radiation, and chemical and physical blast events
• Preparing in-plant quantitative risk analyses for major process hazards using Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) or fault tree tools
• Preparing public risk analyses
• Supporting compliance with applicable process safety regulations (e.g. OSHA Process Safety Management and EPA Risk Management Plan regulations for productions plants and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for pipelines)
• Participating in Operational Readiness Inspections (ORI’s) prior to plant commissioning and start-up
• Supporting Management of Change (MOC) for operating facilities
• Supporting global functional (training, tools, work process) improvement programs

The position offers a wide scope of technical challenges and provides the opportunity to take a leadership role in facilitating the execution of our key process safety requirements. The incumbent will routinely interact with the other process safety team members around the globe.

The successful candidate will have 10 plus years of foundational experience in disciplines such as process engineering, process systems, process controls, plant and reliability engineering. Previous process safety experience is a plus. Working knowledge of various industry standards is desirable. The position requires a BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. Appropriate process safety training will be provided to the successful candidate.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #1533. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.
Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic