The future is what you make it. 

An excellent career opportunity is currently available for an Sr. R&D Engineer Scientist in the Modeling Development group within UOPs Research and Development organization located in Des Plaines, IL. This position affords a unique and visible opportunity to develop reactor and process models which are critical to the development of sustainable process technologies from their inception in R&D through the commercialization stage. You will be part of a team that supports the development and commercialization of new technologies like sustainable aviation fuel production from renewable feedstocks, crude to petrochemicals, battery energy storage, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, and waste plastics recycling.

LOCATION: Des Plaines, IL (Chicago Area) 

Are you ready to help make the future with us?

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future. 

UOP, a Honeywell company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading international licensor of processing technology and supplier of engineering services, catalysts and adsorbents, equipment, specialty materials and digital solutions for the global refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries. With more than a century of leadership in hydrocarbon processing technologies, UOP has led six revolutions in technology that transformed our industry. For more information visit www.uop.com. 

BENEFITS: 
Benefits provided may differ by role and location. Learn more at benefits.honeywell.com.

•Unlimited Vacation Plan with No Preset Maximums 
•Flexible Work Schedule 
•Medical/Rx Health Savings Account (HSA)
•Dental/Vision 
•Short/Long-Term Disability
•Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•401(k) Plan 
•Education Assistance

The annual base salary range for this position is $119,000 - $149,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Apply process modeling expertise to support R&D project teams throughout the technology development process 
•Deliver kinetic and empirical model solutions for early-stage research to establish fundamental understanding 
•Utilize state-of-the-art modeling techniques and simulation software to support process design and optimization, scaling up our technologies from R&D into production
•Engage with sales to build tools representing our UOP technologies, ensuring that our offerings are competitive and maximizing value delivered to clients 
•Find creative solutions to technical problems, both working individually and within diverse cross-functional teams 
•Maintain and grow our technical knowledge base for reactor modeling, data analytics, and advanced parameter estimation methods, sharing knowledge with a focused team of subject matter experts 
•Be part of a team that applies its expertise and knowledge to technical projects, finding innovative, cost-effective means to improve research, techniques, procedures, and products and technologies. You will develop, conduct and evaluate new approaches to meet project objectives faster and more efficiently and you develop and commercialize products & technologies
•Travel both domestic and internationally approximately 10 annually.

YOU MUST HAVE:
•Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
•5+ years of experience in modeling, process simulation, process development or reaction engineering or a PhD in Chemical Engineering with 2+ years of experience in modeling, process simulation, process development or reaction engineering.

WE VALUE:
•Experience and capability in statistics, experimental design, data analytics, and advanced parameter estimation and numerical methods.
•Familiarity with machine learning, data science tools and algorithms 
•Excellent computer programming skills. 
•Strong interpersonal skills and the capability to work effectively across multiple functional departments. 
•Knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals including fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer and reaction engineering. 
•Knowledge of UOP technologies: Refining/Petrochemicals/Gas Processing applications. 
•Knowledge of Six-Sigma principles and their use in managing risk and uncertainty.