r/ChemicalEngineering • u/bloomed_carrot • 1d ago

Career Advice Process Engineering

I am currently doing Master’s in ChemE. I previously worked as an undergrad research assistant for gas hydrate research which landed me my first job in the oil and gas industry. But, I would like to work as a process engineer in the future. What kind of research experience might help me get an internship or a job in process engineering?

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u/Cyrlllc 1d ago

Getting familiar with simulation is probably your go-to skill then.

Im not in o&g but off the top of my head I think any research involving property regression is valuable. For example, regreasing experimental vapor-liquid data in a process simulator to simulate an actual process. 

Having a strong grasp on chemical thermo Is a very solid skill for any role in process design. 

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u/bloomed_carrot 1d ago

I am taking advanced Thermo this semester. thank you so much for the advice

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u/Cyrlllc 13h ago

No problem, you'll probably cover some of the stuff in thermo like equation of state and minimizing Gibbs energy and stuff.

If you find time to sit down with aspen plus or some other program, try to sit down and teach yourself, there are many books on AP to guide you. 

You can check if anyone at your department is doing research on modeling processes and ask if you can help out.

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u/bloomed_carrot 10m ago

would u say being proficient with AutoCad or SolidWorks is important? I keep hearing conflicting opinions on it.

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u/MoneyMammoth4718 1d ago

I would like to move on that path too, where are u doing your Master?

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u/bloomed_carrot 23h ago

Country? In the US