Job Title: Project Engineer

The role of the project engineer is to serve as the leader of the project team assigned to the design of products and systems in accordance with proposal and client specifications for commercial, institutional, and industrial water treatment projects. This role involves close communication and coordination with other internal functions such as Sales, Procurement, and Manufacturing, in addition to working with outside parties such as Suppliers and Clients and their Representatives. Reports to the Engineering Manager.

The position will be based in our corporate headquarters located in Racine, Wisconsin, near the Milwaukee metro area and the northern Chicago suburbs. We offer a signing bonus, attractive base salary, quarterly profit sharing plan, 401(k) with company contribution, medical and dental insurance, flexible spending plan, life insurance policy, and paid vacation plan.

Essential Job Functions:

• Read and interpret complex customer specifications/requirement documentation
• Produce process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), and equipment and instrumentation schedules per standard practice and established industry standards
• For complex jobs, create project schedules, produce accurate and complete handover packages for the design team, and lead the team to completion. Self-manage through the design to meet project milestones. Duties include reviewing drawings and bill of materials for accuracy and design for manufacturing.
• Understand & meet regulatory requirements and considerations where applicable
• Interact with customers and vendors in an independent nature
• Actively contribute on documentation efforts of intrinsic knowledge (design guides, standard operating procedures, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned including product development projects

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering; Mechanical Engineering is preferred (other engineering disciplines considered based on experience).
• Ability to perform typical design hand calculations including pump sizing, flow velocity, etc.
• 5+ years of industrial design engineering experience involving medium and large capital projects
• Strong personal ability to lead people, motivate, and resolve conflict.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Prior experience with a wide variety of industries and applications preferred (e.g. Food/Beverage, Chemical, Healthcare)
• 3-D modeling experience is preferred (e.g. Inventor, Solidworks, CREO).
• Prior experience with commercial & industrial water treatment equipment involving water softening, media filtration, membrane technology, and specialty ion exchange technologies is a plus.
• Competency with Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.
• Travel may be occasionally required (project-dependent) – once or twice a year.