Process and Safety Engineer

Process and Safety Engineer 🚀 Join Spark Cleantech : At the Heart of Sustainable Innovation 🌱 Sector: Deep Tech / Cleantech / Innovation ✨ Who We Are Spark Cleantech is a fast-growing and innovative start-up developing a breakthrough process that replaces the combustion of hydrocarbons in high-temperature industrial furnaces and in materials production with an alternative that is not only fully decarbonised, but also economically competitive and requires only minimal adaptation to existing industrial processes. Following the successful deployment of an industrial pilot on a client site in 2024 and a major funding round in 2025, we are now building our first industrial standard. Our ambition is bold: to address, by 2027, sectors that represent 10% of the global CO2 emissions on a multi hundred Bn€ market . To support this growth, we aim to hire around 20 talented individuals to join our team who share our vision , contributing to a more sustainable world, and our values : positivity, passion, and high standards. We are looking to bring together top experts in their fields to industrialize a technology that comes with exciting challenges. Our team is passionate, positive, and committed to building a cleaner future. If you’re looking to join a high-impact, ambitious, and innovative project, we’d love to hear from you! 🎯 Your Role As part of the Operations department and reporting to the Engineering manager and functionally to the HSEQ Manager, your main mission will be to support the development of the New Test Bench of Spark (SPRING – 100kg/day H2 capacity, manned 24h per day) as far as process is concerned and to support the development studies of SPARK especially the safety and regulatory dossiers. Your main responsibilities will include: Process Engineering : producing and reviewing engineering documents for the process discipline. Develop robust process simulation tools of the plant to produce process reports. Write down operating philosophies, process control philosophies, Safety concepts etc… Participate or Organize the various mandatory safety studies for an industrial project (HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study), Lightning risk study, ATEX studies (Explosive Atmospheres), SIL (Safety Integrity Level), FMEA (AMDEC) for the Spark proprietary technology, Develop Cause-effect matrices and Emergency Shut Down Diagrams, Prevention plans (POI), etc.) Develop, analyze, and monitor major risk management plans, consolidating requested corrective and preventive measures. Collaborate with specialized engineering firms and authorities for the constitution of ICPE regulatory files (authorization, registration, or declaration dossiers depending on the applicable regime). Frequent travels are required to construction and assembly sites. 🧠 Your Profile Engineer from High Education schools Minimum 5 years in Engineering Company or Production at site Driving Licence is required Regulatory knowledge in ICPE, ATEX, Occupational health and industrial safety Knows how to compute Explosion Area and impacted areas (logiciel PHAST), knows possible engineering contractors and is familiar with contracting terms and rates (e.g. NEODYME) Process simulation (HYSYS, Prosim, PRO II etc.) Familiar with engineering deliverables including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, Operating Philosophy, Technical Datasheets, etc. Interface management Very good writing skills Flexible but rigorous Open Minded but Normative on the engineering methodologies Safety champion (communication skills and leadership) 💡 What We Offer A dynamic environment within a high-potential Deeptech start-up Diverse and evolving responsibilities around an innovative product A supportive, talented and passionate team A meaningful mission: contributing to a more sustainable future 🧪 Recruitment Process We keep things fast and simple: A brief 15-minute phone call with our HR team to get to know each other and discuss the role and your background An in-person meeting with the hiring manager, for a more in-depth conversation If the discussion goes well, we’ll follow up with a technical case study that will also allow you to know us better Final step: reference checks 📣 A Note on Diversity and Confidence Studies show that many women only apply if they meet 100% of the listed criteria. The skills listed here are guidelines, not strict requirements. We’d be delighted to hear from you even if you don’t tick every single box. We're looking to build teams that can innovate and grow together. All applications are welcome, regardless of background, age, origin or gender, don’t hesitate to apply ! Département Operations Locations Offices & Labs Remote status Hybrid