Senior Process Engineer – Hydrogen Stations
About the role
A workplace powered by you
Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions,
specialised testing, and technical expertise for a safe and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global
reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean
future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.
We are always guided by our values as a global clean-technology and engineering company:
- Safety: This top everything. We do our work safely or we do not do it at all.
- Challenges: We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges – through attaining accreditations, developing industry-
leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.
- Diverse Teams: We are strongest together and capitalize on our varied attributes – together we are more than the
sum of parts.
- Our Customers: Customers fuel this company and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust and
loyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.
- Excellence: Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to
what we do.
Senior Process Engineer – Hydrogen Stations
Number of positions: 1 Job Location:
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Resident
Annual salary: 107,010 - 135,330
What you'll do
The Hydrogen Infrastructure group is a technical leader in the design, construction, and operation of compressed hydrogen
fueling infrastructure solutions – these include stationary, semi-permanent, and mobile refueling stations, light-weight tube
trailers, and station testing and certification equipment. We pioneered the design of turnkey, containerized hydrogen fueling
station packages. Other firsts include the world’s first 700 bar “fast-fill” hydrogen refueling station and the first hydrogen
station capable of fueling four fuel cell vehicles simultaneously.
The Senior Process engineer will work with a team of engineers, software programmers, technicians, and fabricators to
improve our existing hydrogen fueling stations and develop new products. In this multidisciplinary environment, you will be
involved in engineering design, process improvements, testing, quality control, and optimization. The position will have a
range of responsibilities including liaising with customers and suppliers, engineering design, and project management.
- Perform process and/or mechanical design of hydrogen refueling equipment.
- Oversee and assist engineers and drafters with mechanical and process designs and drawings.
- Perform detailed process calculations required for equipment design and sizing.
- Oversee and assist technicians involved in the construction and testing of the hydrogen fueling stations.
- Manage project schedules and ensure quality control and safety of the process and design.
- Develop standardized processes and technical procedures that will improve the efficiency of operations.
- Work with systems, mechanical and Electrical teams to define requirements. Develop standardized processes and
technical procedures.
- Assist with sourcing of project materials and components.
- Support the testing, commissioning, and remote support of hydrogen refueling equipment.
- Engage effectively with multiple contractors and customers to ensure the highest level of customer service is achieved.
- Maintain professional relationships with other departments, outside consultants, contractors and suppliers in order to
gather and relay information and resolve issues of concern.
- Consistently demonstrate strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the hydrogen infrastructure team.
- Foster relationships across Powertech to utilize all the company’s resources for our clients.
- Review and align with the broader corporate objectives such as safety, quality and environment management.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical or equivalent Engineering from a recognized university.
- Minimum of 8 years related experience in a design engineering and design for manufacturing and assembly and test
experience in a production environment
- Registration (or ability to immediately register as a Professional engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (i.
e., non-British Columbia registrations are acceptable as long as there is an ability to immediately transfer the accreditation).
- Must hold a valid class5 BC driver's license.
Additional skills required :
- AutoCAD and/or 3D CAD Design (Solidworks or similar).
- Preparing technical specifications.
- Strong knowledge of pressure vessel and piping codes.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawings standards.
- Experienced with CRN application requirements and Canadian safety authority regulations for pressure piping, fittings,
and pressure vessels.
- Fluids and thermodynamics design and calculations.
- Development of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
- Pressure piping design experience.
- Understanding of mechanical, electrical and control systems.
- Experience participating in HAZOP studies or other risk assessments.
- Hydrogen or other high pressure gas experience and hazardous area design will be considered an asset.
- Familiarity with hydrogen fueling codes will be considered an asset.
What we offer
As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/ assessment and/or a presentation
as part of the interview process. Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-
qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.
Job location: Surrey B.C. Please note that this is not a remote role.
Job Status: Full-Time Regular
Job level : P3
- Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications may be considered for an intermediate role that is aligned with their level
of experience.
What else you should know
Powertech Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including
members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations
and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are
also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at Powertech Labs.
Maintaining customer-confidence and our reputation is key: To this end, all our campus and laboratories are accredited to
ISO9001 (quality), ISO14001 (environment stewardship) and ISO45001 (safety) and IEC/ISO 17025 for over 100 standards.
To complement the focus on accreditation, we encourage our experts to drive global standards and provide development
opportunities for all staff to grow in their role and to advance in their careers.
Working at Powertech is not a job but a career. If you want to be a part of a growing clean technology company that is
impactful and working towards a common goal of accelerating the world towards a net zero carbon future, come and join
our team.
Date Posted: 2025-10-17 Closing Date: 2025-11-03
For internal use 52273335
About BC Hydro
BC Hydro is one of the largest energy suppliers in Canada. We generate and deliver electricity to 95% of the population of British Columbia and over four million people.
It’s our vision is to be the most trusted, innovative utility company in North America by being smart about power in all we do.
As an employer, we aim to provide meaningful and challenging work, opportunities for growth and a healthy work/life balance. We’ve been recognized for excellence and been named one of B.C.’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for four years in a row.
Interested in joining our team? Visit bchydro.com/careers to see current career and apprenticeship opportunities.
Senior Process Engineer – Hydrogen Stations
About the role
A workplace powered by you
Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions,
specialised testing, and technical expertise for a safe and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global
reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean
future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.
We are always guided by our values as a global clean-technology and engineering company:
- Safety: This top everything. We do our work safely or we do not do it at all.
- Challenges: We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges – through attaining accreditations, developing industry-
leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.
- Diverse Teams: We are strongest together and capitalize on our varied attributes – together we are more than the
sum of parts.
- Our Customers: Customers fuel this company and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust and
loyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.
- Excellence: Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to
what we do.
Senior Process Engineer – Hydrogen Stations
Number of positions: 1 Job Location:
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Resident
Annual salary: 107,010 - 135,330
What you'll do
The Hydrogen Infrastructure group is a technical leader in the design, construction, and operation of compressed hydrogen
fueling infrastructure solutions – these include stationary, semi-permanent, and mobile refueling stations, light-weight tube
trailers, and station testing and certification equipment. We pioneered the design of turnkey, containerized hydrogen fueling
station packages. Other firsts include the world’s first 700 bar “fast-fill” hydrogen refueling station and the first hydrogen
station capable of fueling four fuel cell vehicles simultaneously.
The Senior Process engineer will work with a team of engineers, software programmers, technicians, and fabricators to
improve our existing hydrogen fueling stations and develop new products. In this multidisciplinary environment, you will be
involved in engineering design, process improvements, testing, quality control, and optimization. The position will have a
range of responsibilities including liaising with customers and suppliers, engineering design, and project management.
- Perform process and/or mechanical design of hydrogen refueling equipment.
- Oversee and assist engineers and drafters with mechanical and process designs and drawings.
- Perform detailed process calculations required for equipment design and sizing.
- Oversee and assist technicians involved in the construction and testing of the hydrogen fueling stations.
- Manage project schedules and ensure quality control and safety of the process and design.
- Develop standardized processes and technical procedures that will improve the efficiency of operations.
- Work with systems, mechanical and Electrical teams to define requirements. Develop standardized processes and
technical procedures.
- Assist with sourcing of project materials and components.
- Support the testing, commissioning, and remote support of hydrogen refueling equipment.
- Engage effectively with multiple contractors and customers to ensure the highest level of customer service is achieved.
- Maintain professional relationships with other departments, outside consultants, contractors and suppliers in order to
gather and relay information and resolve issues of concern.
- Consistently demonstrate strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the hydrogen infrastructure team.
- Foster relationships across Powertech to utilize all the company’s resources for our clients.
- Review and align with the broader corporate objectives such as safety, quality and environment management.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical or equivalent Engineering from a recognized university.
- Minimum of 8 years related experience in a design engineering and design for manufacturing and assembly and test
experience in a production environment
- Registration (or ability to immediately register as a Professional engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (i.
e., non-British Columbia registrations are acceptable as long as there is an ability to immediately transfer the accreditation).
- Must hold a valid class5 BC driver's license.
Additional skills required :
- AutoCAD and/or 3D CAD Design (Solidworks or similar).
- Preparing technical specifications.
- Strong knowledge of pressure vessel and piping codes.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawings standards.
- Experienced with CRN application requirements and Canadian safety authority regulations for pressure piping, fittings,
and pressure vessels.
- Fluids and thermodynamics design and calculations.
- Development of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
- Pressure piping design experience.
- Understanding of mechanical, electrical and control systems.
- Experience participating in HAZOP studies or other risk assessments.
- Hydrogen or other high pressure gas experience and hazardous area design will be considered an asset.
- Familiarity with hydrogen fueling codes will be considered an asset.
What we offer
As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/ assessment and/or a presentation
as part of the interview process. Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-
qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.
Job location: Surrey B.C. Please note that this is not a remote role.
Job Status: Full-Time Regular
Job level : P3
- Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications may be considered for an intermediate role that is aligned with their level
of experience.
What else you should know
Powertech Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including
members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations
and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are
also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at Powertech Labs.
Maintaining customer-confidence and our reputation is key: To this end, all our campus and laboratories are accredited to
ISO9001 (quality), ISO14001 (environment stewardship) and ISO45001 (safety) and IEC/ISO 17025 for over 100 standards.
To complement the focus on accreditation, we encourage our experts to drive global standards and provide development
opportunities for all staff to grow in their role and to advance in their careers.
Working at Powertech is not a job but a career. If you want to be a part of a growing clean technology company that is
impactful and working towards a common goal of accelerating the world towards a net zero carbon future, come and join
our team.
Date Posted: 2025-10-17 Closing Date: 2025-11-03
For internal use 52273335
About BC Hydro
BC Hydro is one of the largest energy suppliers in Canada. We generate and deliver electricity to 95% of the population of British Columbia and over four million people.
It’s our vision is to be the most trusted, innovative utility company in North America by being smart about power in all we do.
As an employer, we aim to provide meaningful and challenging work, opportunities for growth and a healthy work/life balance. We’ve been recognized for excellence and been named one of B.C.’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for four years in a row.
Interested in joining our team? Visit bchydro.com/careers to see current career and apprenticeship opportunities.