Process Engineer Biological Treatment

Xylem are 16,000 people unified in a common purpose: creating innovative solutions to meet our world's water needs. Developing new technologies that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. We move, treat, analyze, and return water to the environment, and we help people use water efficiently, in their homes, buildings, factories and farms. In more than 150 countries, we have strong, long-standing relationships with customers who know us for our powerful combination of leading product brands and applications expertise, backed by a legacy of innovation. Xylem had 2016 annual revenues of $3.8 billion. For more information about Xylem, go to www.xylem.com

Process Engineer Biological Treatment

Are you motived to conceive, design, and guide the development of new processes and products for Xylem Biological Treatment business segment? In this role you will support and execute multiple projects within the new product / process development portfolio

Description
As a Process Engineer your primary role is to support product development and research for biological treatment products. You belong to the R&D Treatment Team in Sweden and you report to a manager located in the US. You will be located at Xylems office in Sundbyberg. This is a temporary assignment for 1 year.
In this role you will be responsible to:
* Apply engineering principles to support and develop new biological treatment process solutions, including design, test plans, feasibility, and evaluation of experimental data
* Support planning and execussion of bench scale, pilot scale and full-scale experiments of new biological process solutions for nutrient removal.
* Lead technical evaluation of process data of a pilot sequencing batch reactor (SBR).
* Support projects within the product development pipeline in accordance with the Xylem Product Development Process, from concept development to launch. Support technical reviews of designs and documentation.
* Ensure developed products meet quality and reliability goals.
* Author technical papers for presentation at regional and national conferences.
* Perform other duties as identified by R&D Manager.
* Comply with Xylem values and code of conduct. Foster team approach.

Knowledge and experience
For this position we require:
* Master of Science degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering from an accredited institution
* 1-3 years process experience within waste water product and biological wastewater treatment is a preference
* Possess intimate technical knowledge of activated sludge treatment processes with both design, mass balance evaluations and troubleshooting experience
* Understanding and working knowledge of biological process modeling software, such as BioWin, is a plus
* Fluency in English both written and oral is essential
As a person you possess good communication, organizational and leadership skills. You are a self-starter with a high motivation to achieve goals. You are attentive to details, a logical thinker and have a strong problem-solving ability.
Xylem can offer you the experience of working in a driven international team and to be part of a global market leader in water treatment. In this role you get the opportunity to work with the development of a new product from lab testing to finished product and be a part of a full-scale test environment.

Do you want to know more?
In this process we are working with Level Recruitment. To apply, please click at the apply button. If you have any questions please contact recruitment consultant Susanna Hörler at 08-120 50 420.