Federal Tax Advisory - R&D Chemical Engineer STEM Senior Analyst - EDGE - HDG #1221

Location: Anywhere in Country

 

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The opportunity

As an EY STEM Senior Analyst, you will partner with other STEM team members as well as EY Tax professionals from across the globe to assist clients in identifying and documenting activities and expenses that qualify for various R&D and innovation-related incentives. Our clients span all industries and are performing some of the most cutting-edge research on the planet. If you want to be exposed to exciting research and development initiatives in product development, manufacturing, natural resources, pharmaceutical, and other high-tech engineering fields, this role is for you! This opportunity is ideal for individuals with relevant qualifications or experience in engineering, science and/or technology who wish to leverage and apply their technical skills in a new way. This role will suit experienced and enthusiastic individuals who are driven to learn about new technologies and industry trends, widen their technical knowledge and have broader client and commercial exposure. 

 

The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of a growing and dynamic specialist practice with a diverse team of highly successful tax and science/engineering/technology specialists

 

Your key responsibilities

As an EY STEM Senior Analyst with a background in Chemical Engineering, you will engage in in-depth discussions with technical and R&D leaders across industries such as chemicals, oil & gas, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, advanced materials, and industrial manufacturing. These conversations will focus on innovative products, chemical process design, scale-up and optimization, reaction engineering, materials development, pilot- and plant-level experimentation, environmental technologies, and other advanced engineering methodologies.

 

You will work with a diverse range of clients, from early-stage innovators to major chemical producers, refineries, petrochemical companies, and multinational corporations, to evaluate and help prepare their R&D and innovation-related incentives. Many of these incentives, including the U.S. Research Credit, are designed to encourage companies to invest in experimentation, process improvements, and technology development within the United States. To claim these incentives, companies must demonstrate that their projects involved qualifying research activities. In this Senior role, you will leverage your chemical engineering expertise, technical problem-solving skills, and industry experience to help clients identify, articulate, and document their qualifying R&D activities.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with client engineering, R&D, operations, and technical services teams to understand challenges related to process development, scale-up, catalyst evaluation, formulation chemistry, and manufacturing optimization.
• Leading technical discussions to identify qualifying research activities across chemical processing, refining, petrochemical operations, energy production, materials science, and advanced manufacturing.
• Evaluating project documentation such as process flow diagrams, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&IDs), batch and continuous process records, pilot plant data, development summaries, DOE studies, stability or performance testing results, and optimization reports.
• Translating complex chemical engineering and oil & gas process challenges into clear narratives aligned with IRS requirements for the Research Credit.
• Guiding junior team members in understanding chemical engineering concepts and reviewing their work for accuracy and quality.
• Contributing to client deliverables, including technical write-ups, project summaries, and R&D activity analyses.
• Supporting engagement teams in preparing quantitative models, time surveys, and process-level cost allocations.
• Building strong relationships within chemical engineering, oil & gas, and broader STEM communities to support EY’s growing innovation incentives practice.

 

 Skills and attributes for success  

• Strong understanding of chemical engineering principles and techniques, including reaction engineering, thermodynamics, mass and heat transfer, separation processes