Systems Engineer

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Job Description

This Systems Engineer role focuses on delivering large, complex physical infrastructure projects involving cryogenic, industrial gas, or other advanced process systems. You will take full systems from design through commissioning and startup, integrating equipment, piping and process, refrigeration and compression, controls, and facility systems at plant scale. The position is ideal for an experienced engineer with deep process and cryogenic knowledge, strong systems integration skills, and a proven track record of successfully commissioning multi-million-dollar projects in manufacturing, plant, facility, or process environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex physical infrastructure projects, typically at $2M+ scale, from concept through commissioning and startup.
• Integrate equipment, piping and process systems, refrigeration and compression, controls, and associated facility systems into cohesive plant-level solutions.
• Own end-to-end systems engineering and integration activities, ensuring that all subsystems function together reliably and efficiently at the facility level.
• Drive plant and facility commissioning activities, including planning, execution, troubleshooting, and optimization of process and control performance.
• Apply process engineering expertise to cryogenic, industrial gas, fluid handling, compression, and refrigeration systems in support of advanced manufacturing and facility operations.
• Collaborate closely with controls engineers and integrators to define and implement plant control strategies based on PLC-based systems and PI/PID control concepts.
• Use engineering design and analysis software such as HYSYS, ASPEN, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Onshape, SolidWorks, or comparable tools to model, design, and document complex process and facility systems.
• Analyze system performance and reliability, identify root causes of issues, and implement improvements across equipment, piping, controls, and process configurations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including process, controls, mechanical, and facilities engineering, to ensure alignment on requirements, interfaces, and commissioning plans.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering and commissioning processes, standards, and best practices for complex cryogenic and industrial process systems.
• Support documentation of system designs, commissioning procedures, test results, and operational guidelines for long-term facility operations.
• Leverage experience from industries such as oil and gas, industrial gases, aerospace, or semiconductor to inform design and commissioning strategies for advanced process systems.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree in engineering, preferably in chemical engineering or a closely related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience delivering complex facility or infrastructure systems, ideally involving cryogenics, fluids, or industrial gases.
• Proven experience delivering large, complex physical infrastructure projects with multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Genuine depth in process and cryogenic engineering, with the ability to understand and integrate equipment, piping, process, controls, and facility systems.
• Real, hands-on commissioning experience with physical manufacturing, plant, facility, or process systems, beyond academic or laboratory-only environments.
• Strong systems engineering and integration skills, with a track record of bringing together diverse subsystems at the plant or facility level.
• 5+ years of experience using engineering design and analysis software such as ASPEN, EcoSim, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Onshape, HYSYS, AutoCAD Plant 3D, or comparable tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in process engineering for cryogenic, industrial gas, complex process, compression, refrigeration, and fluid handling systems.
• Experience with controls integration and understanding of PLC-based controls, PI/PID control concepts, and plant control strategies.
• Ability to work effectively with controls engineers and integrators to implement robust control solutions for complex process systems.
• In industries such as oil and gas, industrial gases, aerospace, or semiconductor, with exposure to large-scale process and facility projects.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Chemical engineering or process engineering, particularly attractive for this role.
• Experience with compression systems, refrigeration systems, fluid handling, and industrial gas systems.
• Familiarity with plant-scale systems integration, including equipment, piping, process, controls, and facility utilities.
• Working knowledge of HYSYS and AutoCAD Plant 3D in current environments, with the ability to transfer skills from ASPEN, SolidWorks, Onshape, and similar tools.
• Understanding of PLC-based control architectures and the ability to collaborate with controls specialists rather than necessarily programming PLCs directly.
• Experience with complex cryogenic or industrial process systems taken through commissioning and startup at scale.
• Exposure to process controls and automation concepts, including PI/PID control and plant control strategy development.
• Oil and gas, industrial gases, aerospace, or semiconductor industries that involved large, integrated process systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve issues during commissioning and early operations.
• Comfort working in highly technical, innovative environments focused on cutting-edge computing and advanced physical infrastructure.
• Interest in contributing to game-changing, innovative work in a rapidly evolving technology domain.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite, with some personal scheduling flexibility, in a highly technical environment centered on advanced quantum computing systems and complex cryogenic and industrial process infrastructure. You will work closely with a large team of scientists and engineers across multiple disciplines, using tools such as HYSYS, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Onshape, ASPEN, SolidWorks, and comparable engineering software to design, integrate, and commission plant-level systems. The organization offers a competitive total rewards package that includes a flexible work schedule, employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance, equity participation, retirement savings plans, a 401(k) match and student loan repayment benefit, paid parental leave, generous vacation, sick time, 12 paid holidays, and employee discounts. The culture emphasizes innovative, game-changing work in quantum computing, collaboration across global teams, and a strong focus on delivering high-performance, complex physical infrastructure in a dynamic onsite environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Broomfield, CO.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $133000.00 - $179000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

A competitive salary and innovative, game-changing work Flexible work schedule Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time Paid parental leave Employee discounts

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Broomfield, CO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 27, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Broomfield,CO.

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