Project Engineer II

Onsite

Holland, Michigan

Full time

R51012

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 Project Engineer II – Electrical & Mechanical Systems is responsible for the technical execution of engineered-to-order projects from post-order handoff through design, manufacturing, factory testing, startup readiness, and project closeout. As part of Sales Execution Engineering, this role converts customer and contract requirements into executable mechanical and electrical deliverables while supporting cost, schedule, quality, safety, and customer commitments.

The position serves as a multidisciplinary technical bridge among Sales, Applications Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Field Service, Product Management, suppliers, and customers. The engineer provides local support in Holland for equipment integration, factory acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and feedback into product standardization, reducing delays and execution risk at the point of manufacture.

• Serve as the technical execution lead for assigned projects, coordinating mechanical, electrical, controls, and system-integration activities.
• Review order documentation, customer specifications, approved exceptions, scope, budget assumptions, and schedule requirements during project handoff.
• Translate requirements into clear engineering deliverables, responsibilities, milestones, and technical decisions.
• Partner with the Project Manager to identify cost, schedule, quality, safety, and technical risks; provide options, trade-offs, recommendations, and decision deadlines.
• Maintain disciplined documentation of design basis, assumptions, deviations, changes, risks, and approvals.
• Coordinate technical work performed by internal resources, suppliers, and third-party engineering partners.

• Review and support mechanical systems including skids, structures, piping, pumps, valves, vessels, instrumentation, and equipment interfaces.
• Review and support electrical systems including power distribution, motor controls, control panels, VFD