Process Engineer Resume Example
PFD layout: a process-flow-diagram header of linked unit blocks, plant figures and a two-column body for process engineers.
Use this example Template: Process Engineer
Faisal Al Qahtani
Senior Process Engineer — Petrochemicals & Gas Processing
faisal.alqahtani@example.com+966 55 234 5678Jubail, Saudi Arabialinkedin.com/in/faisalalqahtani-process
1.2 MtpaEthylene cracker
2.5 bscfdGas plant
14HAZOPs chaired / yr
Summary
Chemical engineer with 10 years in process design and plant optimisation at petrochemical and gas plants in Jubail and Dhahran. I build steady-state and dynamic models in Aspen HYSYS, lead HAZOPs, and find debottlenecking and energy savings that pay back inside a year. My optimisation work on a 1.2 Mtpa ethylene cracker is worth USD 38M a year.
Plant at a glance
FeedCracking furnacesQuench & compressionCold boxEthylene · propylene
Experience
Senior Process Engineer — Olefins
SABIC — Jubail United Petrochemical · Jubail
Feb 2019 – Present
USD 38MAnnual value
−7%Specific energy
+6%Ethylene capacity
- Own the HYSYS model of a 1.2 Mtpa ethane cracker; identified furnace coil-outlet and compressor changes that raised ethylene capacity 6%
- Led heat-integration study with pinch analysis; new feed-effluent exchangers cut specific energy 7% and CO₂ by 160 kt a year
- Chair HAZOP and LOPA sessions for 14 MOCs a year; closed 120 actions with zero process-safety events on the unit since 2021
Process Engineer
Saudi Aramco — Uthmaniyah Gas Plant · Dhahran
Sep 2015 – Jan 2019
2.5 bscfdGas processed
- Optimised amine sweetening and sulphur-recovery units; raised SRU recovery to 99.2% and cut amine losses 35%
Graduate Process Engineer
Worley · Dhahran
Jul 2014 – Aug 2015
- Produced heat and material balances, PFDs and line sizing for a 300 MMscfd gas-compression FEED
Selected projects
Furnace run-length model
Python coke-growth model; decoking interval 52 → 68 days
Summary example
Chemical engineer with [N] years in process design and plant optimisation at petrochemical and gas plants in Jubail and Dhahran. I build steady-state and dynamic models in Aspen HYSYS, lead HAZOPs, and find debottlenecking and energy savings that pay back inside a year. My optimisation work on a [N] Mtpa ethylene cracker is worth [$X] a year.
Example bullet points for a Process Engineer
- Own the HYSYS model of a [N] Mtpa ethane cracker; identified furnace coil-outlet and compressor changes that raised ethylene capacity [X%]
- Led heat-integration study with pinch analysis; new feed-effluent exchangers cut specific energy [X%] and CO₂ by [N] kt a year
- Chair HAZOP and LOPA sessions for [N] MOCs a year; closed [N] actions with zero process-safety events on the unit since [N]
- Optimised amine sweetening and sulphur-recovery units; raised SRU recovery to [X%] and cut amine losses [X%]
- Produced heat and material balances, PFDs and line sizing for a [N] MMscfd gas-compression FEED
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Steady-state & dynamic simulation
- Pinch & energy
- HAZOP / LOPA
- Relief & flare sizing
- Aspen HYSYS
- Aspen Plus
- PRO/II
- AVEVA PI
Tips for a Process Engineer resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Steady-state & dynamic simulation, Pinch & energy, HAZOP / LOPA.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Professional Engineer (Saudi Council of Engineers), Certified Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV FS Eng).
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example annual value.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
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