On-Site Applications Engineer

Core Responsibilities

• On-Site Technical Consultation: Act as the primary, face-to-face technical expert at the refinery, providing rapid-response engineering recommendations directly to the client's plant operations teams.
• System Diagnostics & Optimization: Identify root causes of equipment faults, performance anomalies, or premature component wear, translating live floor constraints into accurate engineering specifications.
• Lifecycle Contract Execution: Manage, audit, and track the ongoing Life Cycle Advantage (LCA) parameters to hit strict plant reliability, safety, and efficiency targets.
• Cross-Functional Asset Support: Lead technical focus areas on mechanical seal configurations while providing mechanical diagnostic support for rotating equipment packages (primarily industrial pumps).
• Engineering Liaison: Serve as the strategic bridge between refinery operators, reliability teams, and Flowserve’s off-site manufacturing facilities to ensure seamless turnaround executions and component supplies.

• Solid Industrial Foundation: Direct professional background operating within an industrial plant, refinery, chemical facility, or heavy manufacturing environment.
• Fluid Control Domain Expertise: Hands‑on technical understanding or application engineering familiarity with mechanical seals and industrial pump systems
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• The "On the Spot" Polish: Strong communication skills and professional composure required to sit in a room with refinery clients, confidently delivering complex engineering recommendations on the fly.
• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field is highly preferred.
• Equivalent deep practical military or industrial mechanical field engineering experience will be strongly considered.

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