Manager, Fluid Systems - Plant Engineering

In this role, you will be responsible for driving the work and the team that performs the design and development of the fluid system in Electric Hydrogen's electrolyzer. You will be based in our office in San Carlos, CA with allowable hybrid work schedule. Depending on the phase of the project, up to 10% of your time might be best spent with boots on the ground at vendors or the project site <1 hour away from here. You will report to the Director of Systems (Plant Engineering).

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the technical decision-making and team working on the plant fluid systems
• Help proactively identify staffing needs and recruit for various roles
• Develop a large-scale first-of-a-kind hydrogen production plant, optimized for lowest total system cost
• Create a modular process skid design suitable for easy and economical scale up
• Perform process design for large flows, pressures, and temperatures of water, hydrogen, oxygen
• Review PFDs, Heat and Mass Balances, P&IDs, equipment sizing, etc.
• Get hands-on in the lab to build prototypes, develop model correlations, ground assumptions, and refine new technologies
• Apply industry experience to ensure cost-effective plant architecture selection and development
• Work with component vendors and system fabricators to develop understanding of cost tradeoffs, then work with those vendors to source optimized components and subsystems
• Guide development activities for maximum rate of learning
• Help develop company strategy for make vs. buy decisions
• Maintain focus on high level goals while handling the details

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
• 3+ years experience in rockets, power, oil & gas, chemical processing, cooling and chilling, water systems, or similar industries
• Experience having led technical teams directly or indirectly
• Field experience with the engineering, procurement, and construction of modular fluid systems or first of a kind plants
• Familiarity with ASPEN or similar process modeling tools
• Familiarity with the properties and handling requirements of hydrogen, oxygen, and deionized/ultrapure water
• Experience with plant certification, compliance, and safety per IEC, CE, UL, NFPA, and other codes
• Experience at startups or early-stage companies