Application Engineer (Production Equipment)

Seeking a Application Engineer (Production Equipment) for an energy-related manufacturing client.

• Engineering Degree and 2+ years of related experience
• Must have 2+ years recent equipment design and engineering experience
• Base Salary Up to $100k DOE plus 10% bonus opportunity and full benefits package

Provides front-end engineering and estimating support to sales group for standard and custom production equipment opportunities. Products include Vapor Recovery Units, emissions equipment, and compressors.

Specific Job Functions:

• Sizing and scoping packaged Vapor Recovery Units for custom build to order units.
• Prepare cost estimates utilizing standard costs, past manufacturing history, engineering specifications, labor-hours and rates, material costs, and other technical data for custom mechanical VRUs
• Develop customer proposals, including price, delivery, and supporting documents in accordance with provided specifications and standards guidelines

Familiarity / Understanding with/of:

• Industry standard instrument and valve OEMs with general working knowledge
• Understanding of industry standard sizing and specifications on Heat Exchangers, Vessels and Piping design.
• Working understanding of PLC/HMI and VFD capabilities and functions

Job Requirements:

• Interfaces with sales team and customers to provide technical support and product knowledge
• Consults with fabrication facilities, sub-vendors, engineering, and account managers to determine accuracy and validity of estimate. Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
• Proficient in defining, estimating, and understanding instrumentation with or without customer specs/P&ID
• Experience in reading and understanding engineering drawings such as PFD, P&ID and layout drawings.
• Familiar with GPSA and API sizing methods; particularly separator and vessel sizing, as well as control and relief valve and line sizing.
• Prepares change order estimates in conjunction with engineering, shop, and project management.
• Working knowledge of industry standards such as ASME, API, and GPSA codes
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with Infor Syteline ERP system or equivalent
• BRE Promax / HYSYS process simulator experience
• Familiarity with local product vendors and pricing
• Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate preferred