Senior Project Engineer
Xylem
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charleston • North Carolina • South Carolina • United States
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Job Level
About the role
- Involved in engineering projects, from initiation to commissioning to product support
- Coordinates efforts of design team to ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort
- Provides work direction to engineering support staff
- Assigns and schedules tasks to the engineering team to meet project pricing, submittal and delivery milestones
- Manages project design engineering and engineering support from inception to completion
- Creates approval documentation for mechanical designs
- Reviews and approves production drawings, adding recommendations to enhance design, reduce costs or increase production efficiency
- Works well in both collaborative and independent environments, effectively communicating with internal and external customers
- Participates in cross functional teams to address new design issues and resolve problems
- Provides technical support for purchasing functions in identifying critical design features on purchased parts, and supplier qualifications
- Serves as technical liaison for staff, partners, and clients
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering — mechanical, environmental, electrical, or industrial
- 5 to 8 years of related experience
- Design, construction, operation, or educational experience with municipal wastewater treatment systems (preferred)
- Familiarity with PLC/HMI control systems and instrumentation configuration (preferred)
- Licensed PE (preferred)
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time at commissioning efforts
- Previous experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD modeling software (preferred)
- Ability to understand and solve a wide variety of technical problems with little guidance
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely in writing and other presentation formats
- Strong ability to lead projects while identifying value engineering and additional cost savings opportunities
- Previous experience with compressed air systems or other pressure piping systems (preferred)
- Strong team player, willing to learn from experienced staff and capable of introducing positive changes
- Ability to work with customers professionally while assuring that projects are executed cost effectively and deliver sustainable performance
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development programs
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Paid Volunteer Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical design3D CAD modelingSolidWorksPLC/HMI control systemsinstrumentation configurationvalue engineeringcost savingstechnical problem solvingproject managementdesign engineering
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipteam collaborationorganizational skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingindependencecustomer serviceadaptabilitypositive change introduction
Certifications
Licensed PE