Applications Engineer

Evoqua Water Technologies • Pittsburgh, PA

302d • $63,600 - $101,800

About The Position

Xylem is currently searching for an Applications Engineer for our office in Acworth, GA (other Office locations are acceptable as well). The Applications Engineer would work with the team at Xylem specializing in providing wastewater treatment solutions, primarily Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) and biological treatment technologies, for industrial customers. As an Applications Engineer, you would work with our experienced team in all phases of our wastewater treatment projects, with primary focus on process design, business development, and process start-up activities, while also contributing to marketing, laboratory and pilot work, and customer aftercare.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering
• 5-15 years of experience in process engineering, specializing in industrial wastewater treatment
• Proficiency with design and operation of Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) technology
• Proficiency with design and operation of biological wastewater treatment technologies, particularly activated sludge technologies (such as moving bed biofilm reactor [MBBR], sequencing batch reactor [SBR], and membrane bioreactor [MBR]), and anaerobic digestion technologies
• Proficiency with API refinery standards
• Business development / marketing experience
• Proficient with Standard Methods for analytical testing of water samples
• Proficient with MS Office
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Experience with wastewater treatment process modeling software (e.g., BioWin)
• Willing to travel (domestic and international) up to 30% of the year

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering
• Fluency in a second language

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals for wastewater treatment projects
• Coordinate with business development team, senior process staff, CADD department, intercompany engineering and equipment sales teams, and cost estimators to generate overall proposal
• Prepare proposals including discussions with prospective customers, reviewing customer specifications, selecting appropriate wastewater treatment technology, preparing process flow diagrams, defining scope of services, outlining technology technical specifications
• Conduct process design activities for full-scale projects
• Prepare P&IDs and technical documentation for the project, providing process input on system operation to project managers, detailed design engineers, field service technicians, and electrical engineers
• Conduct start-up and commissioning activities for full-scale projects
• Prepare technical documentation outlining information required for treatment plant operation, work on-site with plant personnel, field service technicians, and subcontractors to commission and start-up treatment system, develop and execute start-up plan, conduct operator training
• Coordinate pilot studies or rental agreements for demonstrating wastewater treatment technology to prospective customers
• Assist with set-up and start-up of pilot/rental system, train plant personnel on the operation of the system, communicate with operators on system performance, prepare technical reports on system performance
• Work with Evoqua's laboratory technicians to review and interpret analytical wastewater testing of wastewater samples
• Provide follow-up and aftercare services for full-scale projects
• Communicate with operators to review system performance and operating data, process troubleshooting, report to internal team on system performance
• Assist with Evoqua's marketing and business development activities
• Develop case studies and promotional material, coordinate and conduct sales presentations and site visits, attend and/or prepare technical papers for trade shows and conferences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree