Senior Application Engineer

Tempo • San Diego, CA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Tempo is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented Project Engineer with 3 to 5 years of engineering experience to join its multidisciplinary Applications Engineering team and support project execution. The role is a primary technical bridge between detailed design and field execution, taking engineered modular process systems from concept through construction and field startup. It is responsible for developing project documents and supporting successful field deployment.

The ideal candidate has strong technical documentation skills, including PFDs, P&IDs, and SolidWorks, a rigorous understanding of instrumentation and project execution, and direct field-based commissioning and startup experience. The position is based onsite in San Diego five days a week and includes occasional travel estimated at less than 5%.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Three to five years of post-graduate engineering experience in design, fabrication, or field execution roles within process industries.
• Ability to work onsite in San Diego five days a week.
• Strong technical documentation capabilities, including PFDs, P&IDs, and SolidWorks.
• Rigorous understanding of instrumentation and project execution.
• Direct, field-based commissioning and startup experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and manage engineering process drawings, including Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), mass/heat balance tables, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Use SolidWorks to modify and review 3D project layouts, equipment arrangements, structural frames, and pipe routings.
• Author, review, and finalize instrumentation and equipment datasheets for process systems, including control valves, pressure relief valves, flowmeters, level transmitters, temperature elements, and process equipment.
• Coordinate with instrument and equipment vendors to review technical quotes, evaluate bids against project specifications, and review vendor calculations.
• Generate instrument lists, I/O lists, and junction box wiring drawings.
• Support development of control narratives for heat offtake applications.
• Support the Lead Project Manager in tracking engineering schedules, procurement lead times, equipment expediting, and budget adherence.
• Coordinate with mechanical, structural, electrical, and automation teams to resolve technical and scope gaps.
• Witness and sign off on Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at vendor facilities, checking dimensional accuracy, wiring continuity, and mechanical assembly against engineering drawings.
• Lead and support field pre-commissioning checkout, commissioning, and handover at customer operating facilities and job sites for demonstration projects.
• Perform point-to-point wiring checks, cold and hot loop checks, valve stroking, instrument calibration verifications, and interlock and safety shutdown testing.
• Lead onsite mechanical completions, including pressure testing, punch-list creation and closeout, and leak-check verifications.
• Provide engineering support during startup, tuning, and operational performance testing.
• Actively enforce field safety procedures.

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits (not further specified)

What This Job Offers

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