Senior Project Engineer

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role:

The Senior Project Engineer is involved in engineering projects, from initiation to commissioning to product support. The position responsibilities include project execution and control to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules. He/she is responsible for scheduling, developing, planning, pricing, executing, monitoring, and controlling capital projects. The position executes engineering and design requirements to furnish the deliverables set forth in EnviroMix sales contracts, defines the systems and equipment described in the order, and ensures that systems comply with, and function to, customer specifications. Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering, the position provides leadership and direction to the engineering department while handling specific design aspects on projects appropriate to his/her discipline field.

Responsibilities:

• 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, including preliminary design support, final pricing development, fabrication, testing, and field start-up support
• Troubleshoots uncommon product field performance issues via phone or travel as needed.
• Provides quotes and proposals as needed to support sales efforts
• Creates approval documentation for mechanical designs
• Reviews system design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, contract requirements, and related codes and specifications
• Makes system component selections while generating a project Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
• Reviews customer drawings and other applicable specifications to determine requirements, feasibility, and cost of engineered to order products
• 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 to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of processes and methods
• Provides technical direction on product install and owners’ manuals
• 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
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering — mechanical, environmental, electrical, or industrial
• Work out of office in Charleston, SC.
• Five to eight 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

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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.