Raven-Flint
Senior Process Engineer — Fluidized Bed Systems
$145K–$185K
Idaho Falls, ID · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years, or 6+ with a graduate degree in a related field; direct fluidized-bed design or scale-up work required.
- Education
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent; advanced degree welcome.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, or eligible for required authorizations, to access export-controlled technology; applicants may be asked to verify U.S.-person status.
About the job
Own the design, scale-up, safety case, and EPC oversight of a fluidized-bed reaction system for a uranium conversion plant.
What you'll do
- Develop and own the reactor design basis, fluidization and kinetic models, and heat and material balances; defend the scale-up basis.
- Specify reactor and solids-handling arrangements and develop PFDs, P&IDs, datasheets, and equipment requisitions.
- Lead safety reviews and carry the system through FEED and EPC oversight, including design reviews, technical bid evaluations, and MOC authority.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
- 8+ years of process engineering, or 6+ with a graduate degree in a related field, including direct fluidized-bed design or scale-up work.
- Demonstrated fluid-bed engineering, working knowledge of gas–solids reaction kinetics and reactor modeling, and solids-handling design experience.
- Track record owning a process system through FEED or detailed design; PSM experience; ability to access export-controlled technology.
Nice to have
- Bubbling or circulating beds in high-temperature or corrosive service; CPFD or CFD modeling (Barracuda, MFiX, or equivalent), or population-balance modeling.
- Nuclear fuel cycle, uranium processing, or other regulated-material background.
Pay
$145k – $185k / year (base salary)
Tools
PFDs, P&IDs, Barracuda, MFiX, CPFD, CFD, HAZID, HAZOP
AI focus
Work with an AI documentation pipeline that handles volume documentation work.
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