Is it a good idea for me to work at a chemical engineering design company?
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I have been working for five years. At first, I worked as an operator on catalytic cracking units; later, I went to a small design company where I worked on design tasks for about two years. I feel I’ve learned most of the basic skills by now. My teacher is from my hometown and was very willing to teach me, though the projects we worked on were quite small-scale. It was a atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit that didn’t require much technical expertise. Later, feeling that I had hit a bottleneck in my work, I went to an oil refinery where a new unit was being built; I participated in its commissioning and trial operation, and was responsible for scheduling tasks at the plant – I’ve been doing that for two years now. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to go back into design work now; I left back then because I thought small design firms had few projects and offered limited opportunities for experience. I hope everyone can give some advice! ! ! Thank you. . . . . So, is the current market situation suitable for making a move?
I’m familiar with coking, hydrogen production, reforming, and catalytic processes – after all, I work in scheduling – but I’m not overly specialized in any of these areas.
It depends on whether the company you are applying to really needs staff.
There are fewer projects at design institutes these days. . .
If I wait any longer, my previous design experience will probably be wasted!
Yes, when I started my design company, there wasn’t much work available; luckily, a new factory was being built
It seems I should take the initiative to call the design company I’m interested in and discuss things with them
With oil prices so low, refineries operate at reduced capacity, and design firms also have little work to do; it’s the same everywhere.