Senior Applications Engineer - Engineered Water Treatment Systems

$135000 - $175000 per annum

United States Texas Katy Permanent
Manufacturing

Oil & Gas

Water Treatment

JOB DESCRIPTION – SENIOR APPLICATIONS ENGINEERDepartment:
Engineering

Reports To:

Engineering Director Industry: Oil & Gas / Produced Water Treatment / Engineered Water Treatment Systems
1. POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Applications Engineer provides technical expertise, applications engineering, and engineering coordination in support of our clients' proprietary water treatment technologies and engineered process equipment.

The position is responsible for the technical development, design, proposal preparation, and execution support of water treatment solutions incorporating proprietary technologies, including filtration, advanced coalescer, polishing filtration, and retrofit applications.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, the Senior Applications Engineer is expected to independently manage assigned engineering activities, coordinate technical work across multiple projects, proactively resolve engineering issues, and ensure quality and rigor is applied in the completion of engineering deliverables.

A key objective is to reduce the Engineering Director’s involvement in routine engineering activities through technical ownership, initiative, independent problem-solving, and effective coordination.
2. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESA. Technology Applications and Process Engineering Develop engineered water treatment solutions utilizing clients' proprietary filtration, coalescing, and hydrocarbon removal technologies.

Evaluate customer requirements, including flow rates, oil-in-water concentrations, suspended solids, operating conditions, and effluent water quality.

Perform process and equipment sizing calculations for our clients' proprietary technologies, polishing filtration, and associated treatment equipment.

Develop process configurations and treatment trains for produced-water treatment, offshore discharge, water reinjection, and industrial wastewater applications.

Support the engineering of filtration vessels, media regeneration systems, associated piping, instrumentation, and controls.

Evaluate retrofit applications involving the conversion or upgrading of existing filtration equipment using proprietary technologies.

Review hydraulic requirements, pressure drops, operating sequences, regeneration cycles, and utility requirements.

Coordinate with in-house technology specialists to ensure designs comply with proprietary technology requirements and validated operating parameters.

B. Applications Engineering and Technical Proposals Lead technical reviews of customer RFQs, specifications, process data, and project requirements.

Develop and support technical proposals for in-house water treatment systems and engineered process packages.

Prepare process design bases, equipment calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, datasheets, equipment lists, and preliminary layouts.

Develop technical specifications, bills of materials, and preliminary engineering cost estimates.

Identify technical deviations, exclusions, risks, and clarifications.

Coordinate with Sales and Business Development to develop technically compliant and commercially competitive proposals.

Obtain and evaluate vendor quotations and prepare technical bid evaluations.

Identify value engineering opportunities to optimize equipment design, capital cost, operating cost, and treatment performance.

Independently manage routine technical proposals involving established in-house technologies and standard equipment configurations.

Escalate nonstandard applications, significant performance risks, and major technical deviations to the Engineering Director.

C. Project Engineering and Execution Support Support detailed engineering and execution of in-house treatment packages from contract award through fabrication, testing, and delivery.

Coordinate engineering activities involving process, mechanical, piping, instrumentation, electrical, and control systems.

Review and participate in the engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, and vendor documentation.

Support the engineering of pressure vessels, filtration housings, process skids, piping systems, and associated equipment.

Coordinate technical interfaces with Project Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and external vendors.

Resolve routine engineering and fabrication technical queries.

Review design modifications for impacts on equipment performance, cost, schedule, and compliance.

Support FAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and…