R&i Engineer Economic and Environmental Evaluations

il y a 3 semaines


SaintFons, France Solvay Temps plein

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

Within the LRP department of the Lyon research center (RICL), and within the framework of the Research & Innovation (R&I) function, you bring your expertise in the economic and environmental assessment of the products and processes of the Solvay Group.

As a privileged partner of the Research and Innovation, Industrial and Sustainable Development functions, of Business Unit representatives, your skills are part of the Group's strategy towards providing sustainable products and solutions for our customers.

Your main missions are:

- Participate in the design of sustainable processes (selection of chemical routes, sequence of unit operations) by collaborating both with chemical engineers and process engineers (literature review, brainstorming sessions )
- On the basis of information available internal to the group (Chemists R&I BUs, etc.) or external (Research bibliographic information, patents, competitors, etc.), produce simplified process diagrams to allow material and energy balances for Solvay R&I and competitors processes.
- Deliver economic evaluations of these processes (cost price, investment, variable costs, etc.) and environmental evaluations (simplified or full Life Cycle Assessments).
- Bring added value to studies / Guide decisions by:

- identifying the key contributors to costs & environmental impacts, proposing solutions to minimize them (choice of raw materials, choice of technologies, sequences of process, acquisition of basic data, etc.)
- providing elements of the environmental sustainability of products / processes (impact on CO2 emissions, water consumption, waste generation,... circularity indicators,...)
- This should help increase the probability of the project's success, facilitate its management by identifying priority areas of research to optimize the cost and environmental impact of production in the long term, its eco-design, and help decision-making by factualizing risks and environmental impact.
- Ensure pedagogical communication of studies throughout the life of the project. Report on its work (highlights, oral presentations, technical notes) in accordance with Solvay procedures. Ensure the promotion of expertise within the Group.
- Be proactive in maintaining and developing the economic and environmental assessment competence

Required profile:

- Chemical or Process Engineer
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Knowledge of unit process operations, sensitivity to the economic and environmental approach
- Interest in data research (bibliographic research, interview with chemical engineers, process engineers)
- Excel and IT tools
- Comfortable in establishing material balances (sometimes complex with recirculation loops)
- Fluent professional English (written / oral)
- Open-mindedness
- Customer service orientation
- Impact & Influence

Additional Information

Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.


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