Design Engineer

Location: Stafford, TX, 77477

Company: Chart Industries

Chart’s core business is centered around the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment, offering full solutions across the Nexus of Clean™ – clean power, clean water, clean food, and clean industrials. The company serves a diverse range of applications, from hydrogen solutions and carbon capture to water treatment, space launch equipment, and industrial sustainability projects.

Chart’s Stafford, TX location is seeking a Design Engineer to plan, design, and coordinate the integration of CPI parts and services into the compression industry. The successful candidate will interact with customers and field sales engineers to determine application requirements and identify solutions to meet specific customer needs.

• Advise and assist customers regarding product features and benefits.
• Analyze and create engineering drawings & specifications in response to technical inquiries.
• Develop manufacturing cost estimates.
• Prepare documentation for execution of new production orders, engineering change requests, and engineering change orders.
• Participate in design reviews, feasibility evaluations, program reviews, and lean manufacturing events.
• Serve as the key contact for supporting customer needs through on-site visits, technical consultation, and problem resolution.
• Engage in commercial activities, including customer visits (with or without sales engineers), marketing efforts, and trade shows/conferences.
• Develop relationships with key customers.
• Assist in the development and presentation of technical seminars.
• Operate within commercial teams to coordinate internal and external sales relationships.
• Observe all safety standards and ensure company compliance.

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the reciprocating compressor or similar industry highly preferred.
• Solid Works is required.
• AutoCAD experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite preferred.
• Demonstrated use of strong interpersonal skills in a customer-facing capacity is required.
• Experience dealing with oil refining, and pipeline gathering, processing and storage facilities.
• Experience dealing with highly matrixed organizations.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Desired skill in taking field measurements of mechanical equipment.
• Up to 15% travel requirement.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Employer contributions to an HSA account.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan including a company match.

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.