Senior Engineer - Pollution Prevention

College/Division

Golisano Institute for Sustainability

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Employment Category

Fulltime

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
 

Wage Band

122A

Required Qualifications

Education/Experience:
8+ years of work experience with BS degree, 7+ years of work experience with advanced degree. Work experience should include: analysis, design, or implementation of manufacturing process improvements, source reduction (etc).

Skills:

• Strong fundamental understanding of manufacturing principles, process optimization, implementation of improvement projects, and cost justification methods.
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Demonstrated skills with data analysis and statistical evaluation tools
• Experience in formal report writing
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Project management experience for schedule and budget tracking
• Self-motivated, with strong organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree strongly preferred
• Lean training
• Understanding of manufacturing cost/benefit, and capital investment practices
• Experience in design or analysis of source reduction projects, such as energy efficiency, chemical and water use reduction, etc.
• Environmental Impact and/or P2 Assessments
• Awareness of Green Chemistry, material substitution strategies, Design for the Environment
• Understanding of material and energy balance calculations
• Experience with Life Cycle Assessment or Techno-Economic Analysis

Department/College Description

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is a statewide technology development, transfer, and assistance center whose mission is to make New York state more environmentally sustainable for businesses, workers, and the public through more efficient use of raw materials, energy and water, and reductions in toxic chemical use, emissions to the environment and waste generation.  NYSP2I is an integrated program of several major elements: direct technical assistance to industry and organizations; research, development, and diffusion; outreach; professional training; a community grants program; and academic educational program development. NYSP2I also focuses on the acceleration of green technologies and greening of the supply chain. NYSP2I is led by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and is a partnership between RIT, Clarkson University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cornell University, Binghamton University and the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).
 

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