Hygienic Liquid Systems Engineer

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Shift 1 (United States of America)

At Shick Esteve, the Liquid Systems Engineer will be responsible for engineering a broad variety of liquid handling, processing, and clean-in-place systems for our food, health, and pet care industry clients.

The successful candidate is a hands‑on individual who brings sound technical knowledge and strong analytical ability to the project team. The candidate will also demonstrate well developed critical thinking, objective reasoning, and problem‑solving skills. This opportunity rewards creativity and is given significant latitude to complete projects which exceed customer expectations and are delivered on time and budget.

If you enjoy working on all facets of fast‑paced projects, have the ability to deliver exceptional, sustainable results, and can serve as the technical liaison for project teams, then keep reading about this exciting Liquid Systems Process Engineer opportunity at Shick Esteve which will allow you to showcase your talents and share your engineering passion.

As the trusted leader of integrated ingredient handling systems our vision is to have our customers love us. We achieve this by building trusted relationships, flawless project execution, and industry leading designs. Our core values are passion, consistency, accountability, responsiveness, and fun. We use these values to be a high‑performing, cohesive team focusing on efficient operational processes thus helping us meet or exceed customer expectations.

We are committed to having customers that love us.

• Provide technical expertise and project leadership for liquid process system projects at all stages including pre-sales, detail engineering, fabrication, FAT, installation, startup, SAT & customer training.
• Interact with the sales team & clients to establish scopes and expectations to ensure flawless execution.
• Use Shick Esteve and/or customer specifications to engineer a project which meets the customer requirements, is delivered on time, in full, and within the project budget.
• Generate, maintain, review, and/or approve Shick Esteve Engineering documents including, but not limited to, the PFD, P&, SOO, E&I List, equipment data sheets, O&M Manuals, and system sizing calculations.
• Review and approve internal and external drawing packages for customers and vendors. This includes plan & elevation, “For Customer Approval”, and “For Construction”.
• Generate RFQ’s, ERP BOM's, and RMA’s as needed.
• Provide process engineering guidance for pre-engineering site reviews, installation review/supervision, startup assistance, and system acceptance testing.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with multiple departments, including Project Management, Electrical Engineering, and Field Service to develop a cohesive, high-performing project team focused on flawless execution.
• Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist in the development of company engineering design procedures and standards.
• Willingness to cross-train on pneumatic conveying and related systems in support of company engineering needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• 1-5 years of experience in liquids processing systems is strongly preferred. New graduates with previous co‑op or internship experience are eligible.
• AutoCAD proficiency is required.
• SOLIDWORKS or Autodesk Inventor 3D experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate internally and externally in the form of technical project guidance, system troubleshooting, site analysis & trip reports, change order options, etc.
• Travel up to 10-25% of the time based on project needs to perform site/installation inspections for customers, equipment reviews/FATs for vendors, and as needed for other project requirements.

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the…