On-Site Applications Engineer

Flowserve Corporation•Baton Rouge, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Flowserve is seeking a hands-on, technically driven On-Site Applications Engineer to serve as a dedicated reliability field resource for contracted primary chemical and refining accounts in Louisiana. With a commercial sales engineer handling account management, this role focuses on technical authority, execution, and plant uptime. The engineer bridges field diagnostics and engineering solutions by conducting equipment teardowns, failure analyses, and plant-level upgrade assessments. The role is suitable for recent engineering graduates seeking training as well as experienced rotating-equipment professionals pursuing a subject matter expert track. Flowserve notes that application engineers may progress into technical expert, people management, or strategic commercial sales engineering careers.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, an equivalent technical engineering degree, or applicable experience.
Foundational or advanced operational understanding of rotating equipment dynamics, fluid systems, mechanical seals, and industrial pumps.
Must possess or be able to obtain standard heavy-industrial site credentials, including a valid driver's license, clear background screenings, and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
Comfort working in active chemical or refinery environments, walking extensive sites, and navigating industrial structures or staircases.

Nice To Haves

In-plant or process-intensive site experience is highly valued.
Relevant seniority may range from entry-level graduates to mid-career engineers; structured training is available for entry-level hires.

Responsibilities

Dismantle, clean, and inspect mechanical seal systems to investigate field failures.
Conduct failure analyses and prepare data-driven product performance reports to support equipment modifications or replacements.
Connect customer operations with Flowserve reliability engineers, customer service, and manufacturing teams as the on-site technical resource.
Direct and manage the plant mechanical seal standardization plan, track customer quality specifications, and resolve hardware variances.
Lead monthly Bad Actor review meetings with customer engineers to track chronic equipment failures and implement preventative asset-protection measures.
Monitor client parts and tooling inventories and identify opportunities to reduce inventory and consolidate components.