Overview
- Salary: 47,000 KES / Month
- Experience: Some Exp. a Plus
- Min. Education level: Bachelor's Degree
- Specialism: Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering
Vacancy Description
Gross Salary: KES 47,000
Octavia Carbon is the global south’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company. We design, build, and will deploy machines that filter CO2 from the air to reverse climate change. We are seeking a motivated Plant Process Engineer who will be part of our Operations team, where you’ll apply your engineering skills to contribute to the development of cutting-edge carbon capture technology.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Development
- Participate in the implementation of new processes or modifications to existing ones, including equipment selection and layout.
- Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup of new equipment.
- Monitor process parameters, identify deviations and take corrective action during operations.
- Support plant trials and process experiments to test new operational strategies.
- Prepare detailed technical documentation and assist in preparing Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.
- Assist in reviewing Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) to ensure they align with operational requirements, safety and system performance.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret data from process control systems to identify trends and inform decision-making and provide recommendations for process Optimization
2. Project Management
- Lead and manage process improvement projects, including cost analysis and implementation timelines.
- Analyze plant data to identify inefficiencies, develop and implement process improvements to maximize plant uptime.
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to equipment malfunctions, process variations and quality control concerns.
- Provide technical support during audits and inspections.
3. Collaboration
- Work with maintenance and Operations team to resolve equipment related issues.
- Work closely with product and R&D teams to identify and address operational challenges.
- Assist with additional tasks as needed to support process design and plant operations.
- Co-ordinate the company’s CO2 Custody transfer strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical or Process engineering.
- Proficiency in data analysis and statistical tools
- Experience with process simulation software and process control systems
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills (MATLAB, Excel, etc.)
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate clearly with various stakeholders
- Knowledge of relevant safety and environmental regulations
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, including unit operations and process control principles
- Solid foundation in heat transfer, mass transfer, and other fundamental thermodynamic principles.
- Ability to communicate technical knowledge in a concise manner.
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Application Guidelines
Please submit your application and answers to the assignment.
Task
You operate 30 Direct Air Capture (DAC) reactors, each utilizing a structured sorbent with a cyclic adsorption-desorption time of 2 hours with adsorption taking 1 hour and desorption 1 hour. During desorption, heat is supplied via an electric boiler with a steam generation capacity of 150 kg/h. Each reactor requires a peak steam flow rate of 48 kg/h at 300 mbar superheated steam, with a superheat margin of 10°C. The steam is delivered through a 30-meter carbon steel (CS) pipeline, and only direct heating is used for desorption.
Using this information, determine the following:
- Given the boiler capacity, calculate the maximum number of reactors that can undergo desorption at the same time over a 24-hour period.
- Determine the total number of desorption cycles completed per day for all reactors.
- Select an appropriate pipe diameter based on a standard steam velocity range of 10–40 m/s.
- Estimate the pressure drop across the 30-meter pipeline, considering carbon steel piping and steam properties at 300 mbar superheated.
- Calculate the steam energy load (kW) per reactor and the total energy load when desorbing the maximum number of reactors simultaneously.
- Explain the differences between superheated and saturated steam. The sorbent degrades when exposed to water could you explain why superheated steam is preferred, and the potential impact of using saturated steam on the sorbent material.
This is a 3-month internship position with possibility of maturing to a full-time position.
Octavia Carbon offers competitive growth opportunities, a competitive salary, a route to owning company equity, and a high degree of professional freedom & responsibility, coupled with an intense working environment to enable a steep learning curve.
Octavia Carbon is an equal opportunity employer and especially encourages applications from women, and individuals from diverse socioeconomic, religious and regional backgrounds.
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