Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer – Boston, Massachusetts

Irving knight has partnered with an innovative manufacturer, with an R&D focus. They are a filtration and catalysis expert with a 30+ year history, and operate in a variety of market segments notably water and oil and gas. They manufacture ceramic and polymeric membranes and are looking for an experienced engineer to come join the team.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Perform mechanical, electrical, and process design of membrane-based systems, ensuring design quality, while meeting proposal or project schedule, budget, and customers’ expectations.

• Perform required calculations needed to specify equipment, including (but not limited to) general hydraulics, chemical feed systems, vessels/tanks, pumps, filters, blowers, compressed air systems, piping systems, valves, and instrumentation.

• Basic understanding of programming and electrical engineering is a plus.

• Provide technical support to activities involved in the specification, procurement, fabrication, installation and operation of specified project related equipment and designs.

• Ensure that all engineering designs, bills of material and technical data are completely and accurately documented.

• Coordinate activities concerned with process, electrical, and mechanical design reviews; project issue (scheduling and technical) resolution related to design, construction, and start-up.

• Delegate, coordinate, and support junior engineers and contractors in project execution activities.

• Execute and/or support commissioning and start-up of new equipment engineered.

• Conduct operation, maintenance, and modification of field and in-house pilot units.

• Provide troubleshooting and inspecting existing equipment.

• Conduct on-site training with operating, maintenance, and management personnel.

• Prepare manuals, performance reports, and maintain/establish engineering standards.

• Lead the writing of membrane filtration control philosophies and narratives.

• 25% or less travel is required.

Qualifications

• 5 -10 years of relevant experience within water treatment or oil and gas (filtration or separation experience is a bonus)
• A bachelor’s degree in a 4-year related degree.
• Someone who is willing to learn, it is a niche experience set and it is more important that they find someone willing to learn than with all the relevant experience.
• Experience performing mechanical and electrical process engineering.

Our offer to you

• Base $100K - $130K.
• 401K
• Medical