r/ChemicalEngineering • u/Living_Funny_8716 • 1d ago

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I'm currently pursuing Masters degree in energy engineering with bachelor's in chemical Engineering. I also have an work experience of 1 year in Cryogenic Air Separation Unit. I would like to go for process design engineer roles....Is it possible to go for it with a masters degree in energy engineering...?

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u/MuddyflyWatersman 7h ago edited 7h ago

sure... it may not be relevant or help you.... but then again it may it all depends on what a company wants... in what business they're in... some epcs specialize in energy sector.

When you say process design engineer roles what do you mean?

There are positions with epcs...as design engineers..... where you do nothing but take existing technology and put together a package for a customer... pids and specs and material balances. We usually think of these people as people that couldn't get a job doing anything else....(ie with a chemica or oil company)....

Then there's positions with customer companies.... who are using the epcs and who are directing the EPC work and providing the scope. It involves more... thinking and coming up with what is needed....scope work... Economics... How to integrate it into existing plants and businesses... as well as getting the process designed and built using EPC support....and then commissioned.

We don't use any EPC people for process design work, and we won't let them touch psv calcs. For us it's all done in house.... We will use them for mechanical civil instrument design, etc. They simply don't know enough and don't have a stake in the final outcome. and by the way that's the first big problem with using contract epcs ...they don't have a stake in the final outcome. they actually don't give a darn if the plant works or not only if they deliver their deliverable on time and they get paid.