Engineer II

Xylem • Holland, MI

10d

About The Position

The Project Engineer II – Electrical & Mechanical Systems is responsible for the technical execution of engineered-to-order projects from post-order handoff through design, manufacturing, factory testing, startup readiness, and project closeout. Within Sales Execution Engineering, the role translates customer and contract requirements into executable mechanical and electrical deliverables while supporting cost, schedule, quality, safety, and customer commitments. It serves as a multidisciplinary technical bridge among internal teams, suppliers, and customers, with local support in Holland for equipment integration, factory acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and product standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Typically four or more years of experience in project engineering, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, testing, commissioning, or a related industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical equipment and systems such as piping, pumps, valves, vessels, skids, instrumentation, or fabricated assemblies.
• Working knowledge of electrical and controls fundamentals such as power distribution, motor controls, panels, VFDs, instrumentation, schematics, and industrial communications.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, specifications, BOMs, and technical submittals.
• Ability to perform structured troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and technical risk assessment mechanically and electrically.
• Experience coordinating work across global engineering, manufacturing, project management, suppliers, and customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently on defined assignments and seek guidance for complex or high-risk decisions.
• Ability to work in office, manufacturing, test, and customer-site environments while following required PPE and safety practices.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, communicate, use a computer, review equipment, and access industrial work areas as required, with appropriate EH&S and OSHA compliance.
• Ability to travel up to 20% based on project, supplier, factory, customer, and field-support needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with engineered-to-order industrial equipment or packaged treatment systems.
• AutoCAD, Inventor, or Vault experience.
• A-B or Siemens programming experience and familiarity with NSF/ANSI/UL.
• Experience supporting factory testing, FAT, commissioning, startup, or field troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with water and wastewater treatment, disinfection, aquatics, ozone, UV, electrochlorination, filtration, or related process equipment.
• Familiarity with SAP or another ERP system, part and BOM creation, document control, and engineering change processes.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical, mechanical, safety, and product compliance requirements.
• Experience working across multiple product platforms, legacy designs, or acquired product lines.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for assigned projects, coordinating mechanical, electrical, controls, and system-integration activities.
• Review order documentation, customer specifications, approved exceptions, scope, budget assumptions, and schedule requirements during project handoff.
• Translate requirements into engineering deliverables, responsibilities, milestones, and technical decisions.
• Partner with the Project Manager to identify risks and provide options, trade-offs, recommendations, and decision deadlines.
• Document design basis, assumptions, deviations, changes, risks, and approvals.
• Coordinate technical work performed by internal resources, suppliers, and third-party engineering partners.
• Review and support mechanical systems, including skids, structures, piping, pumps, valves, vessels, instrumentation, and equipment interfaces.
• Review and support electrical systems, including power distribution, motor controls, control panels, VFDs, instrumentation, wiring, grounding, and communication interfaces.
• Interpret and review P&IDs, general arrangements, fabrication drawings, electrical schematics, panel layouts, bills of material, load lists, I/O lists, and technical submittals.
• Perform or coordinate engineering calculations, software adaptations, equipment selection, component sizing, and design verification appropriate to project scope.
• Ensure designs consider manufacturability, maintainability, service access, safety, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.
• Initiate and support engineering changes, drawing revisions, part creation, BOM updates, and configuration control.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to manufacturing and test teams at the Holland facility.
• Support production readiness, build reviews, equipment integration, functional testing, and Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, controls, and interface issues using structured root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate resolution of issues affecting assembly, testing, quality, shipment, or customer commitments.
• Document and close test results, punch-list items, corrective actions, and release criteria before shipment.
• Capture manufacturing and test feedback to improve project execution and product standards.
• Participate in technical customer meetings, design reviews, submittal reviews, and scope-clarification discussions.
• Communicate technical issues in business terms, including specification basis, assumptions, cost and schedule exposure, options, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with suppliers on component selection, technical documentation, fabrication, testing, and issue resolution.
• Support site readiness, commissioning preparation, startup, troubleshooting, and transition to Field Service when required.
• Support resolution of warranty, quality, and performance concerns and incorporate lessons learned into future execution.
• Convert lessons learned into standard designs, specifications, test procedures, checklists, and reusable deliverables.
• Support modernization and standardization of mechanical and electrical drawings, parts, BOMs, hardware, and controls interfaces.
• Participate in ECN, corrective-action, and product-improvement processes.
• Use project, manufacturing, test, and field data to reduce variation, rework, cycle time, and recurring technical issues.
• Contribute to Sales Execution Engineering processes, tools, templates, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Work in accordance with company safety, quality, environmental, and engineering requirements, applying applicable codes, standards, customer requirements, and internal design practices.
• Participate in design risk reviews, quality investigations, failure analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Stop and escalate work when safety, compliance, product integrity, or customer acceptance is at risk.

Benefits

• Paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG).
• Reasonable accommodations to enable employees to perform essential job functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level