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Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.\nNucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.\nBenefits:\nYearly UIG specific KPI bonus in addition to Nucor profit sharing\nPaid Vacation\nPaid Holidays - 10 per year and 1 personal day\nProfit Sharing - 1x year payout that averages around 17% of your annual earnings\nTuition Reimbursement - $5,250 year for teammates, $2,625 for spouses\nScholarship Program - Every child of a Nucor teammate is eligible for $5,000 per year\nParental Leave\nLow-cost medical, dental, vision after 30 days\nCompany-paid life and disability insurance\nCompany matching 401(k) plan\nEmployee stock purchase plan - we match 10% of your purchase\nGo to https://nucor.com/careers/#life_at_nucor to learn more!\nSafety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.\nWhat You'll Do:\nImmigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.\nUIG is currently seeking a VPSA Process Engineer. The Process Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing process engineering designs and specifications for UIG Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA) projects and commercial proposals. The Process Engineer will also provide Process support for the start-up and ongoing operations of the VPSAs. Responsibilities include:\nAnalyze costs and benefits of various process solutions and select optimum design cases for the system and the equipment.\nPerform process simulations and calculations, write process specifications, and provide accurate process data to support compressors, adsorption systems, control valves, relief valves, manual valves, pumps, heat exchangers, tanks, pipeline measurement equipment, analyzers, silencers, and other non-cryogenic air separation equipment components specifications and purchasing.\nDevelop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), and Heat and Material Balances (H&MB).\nParticipate in P&IDs development, HAZOP, plant commissioning and start-up, technical risk analysis, safety and environmental assessments and documentation, VPSA troubleshooting and investigations.\nEnsure successful completion of assigned project phases on schedule and within budget.\nReview technical aspects of vendor equipment proposals.\nReview and check project specific drawings and data sheets to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards.\nParticipate in the development and implementation of process performance test specification for VPSA plants.\nInterface with customers and suppliers as required.\nStay current with new process technologies.\nKeep current with state-of-the-art industrial gas tools, design practices, methods and concepts.\nAssist in development of department best practices, processes, procedures, tools, as well as standard specifications and data sheets.\nCollect and maintain Lessons Learned log and assist with the company continuous improvement effort.\nProvide process support for the start-up and ongoing operations of the VPSAs.\nMust Haves:\nB.S. in Chemical Engineering.\nMinimum five years of experience in the Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption industry for oxygen production. 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