Global Process Modeling Manager

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

Job Title: Global Process Modeling Manager

Job Location: Wickliffe, OH

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: Hybrid

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Global Process Modeling Manager

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

As a Global Process Modeling Manager, you will be responsible for building and leading a physics-based modeling and simulation team for the Lubrizol organization. This team will apply first principals modeling techniques to our manufacturing challenges, opportunities for growth, and to understand the economics of our processes with minimal empirical testing.   This leader will also build the credibility of what modeling can bring to reducing cost of experimentation and improving Return on Invested Capital.  The incumbent will embed this way of working in our Research and Development function as well as our Capital Peer Review process.  The leader will work cross functionally with leaders in Manufacturing, Engineering, Process Safety, R&D and the commercial teams. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life.

What We're Looking For:

• Build and maintain a dedicated team of modelers proficient in CAD, CFD and FEA Modeling, as well as Aspentech.
• Assess requirements, and build and maintain a suite of modeling tools collaborating with Procurement and IT partners.
• Develop and maintain an intake process for engineering and process Modeling requests for the global organization.
• Assess project requests and Charters and assign resources to complete the simulations in a timeframe that is agreed with customers.
• Quantify value and return on investment for the workload of the modeling team and update metrics monthly, while demonstrating continuous improvement in efficiency.
• Benchmark this internal team with outside peers, in industry and academia,   and make corrections to ensure the tools and talent match the requirements of the organization. 
• Engage with third party engineers, vendors, and software providers to understand how they may support overflow project work on a contract basis.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• PhD in STEM
• 15 yrs + Leading Modeling, simulation, and Analysis activities
• Experience of CFD modeling using commercial software packages, such as M-Star CFD, ANSYS FLUENT CFD or Siemens Star-CCM+ CFD
• Experience with Verification & Validation methods & activities
• Experience with C/C++
• Experience using Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Project, etc.)

Considered a Plus:

• Experience of project management
• Experience of developing and evaluating requirements
• Knowledge of Aspen process modeling
• Knowledge of process data acquisition, data analytics, AI/ML applications.
• Global experience in the disciplines above
• Master of Business Administration

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans
• 401k Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution
• Competitive medical, dental and vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together! 

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers, and communities. 

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. 

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic.