Mechanical Engineer – Pressure Vessels

Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer – Pressure Vessels
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Applications Engineering Manager
Status: Exempt

Summary
Newterra is solving the world's most impactful water problems from providing drinking water for communities to cleaning hard to treat water for reuse or to return to the environment. The Pressure Vessel Applications Engineer at Newterra plays a key role in this mission of providing treatment solutions to address these needs. This position collaborates with sales, engineering, and procurement to tailor solutions for clients.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications, resolve issues, clarify requirements, and budget for non-standard requirements.
• Work with the sales and operations teams to develop commercial strategies for competitive projects and document strategy sessions.
• Verify designs from the process design group (or Develop process designs that) meets client project requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers and procurement to obtain component and equipment costs.
• Prepare proposals including technical equipment details, influent parameters, discharge criteria, clarifications, customer technical questionnaires, and appendices.
• Work with the sales team and supervisors to manage bid submission information. Estimate project schedules. Respond to customer questions.
• Contribute to the developing new or existing tools, products, and processes as part of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Able to create firm priced proposals and cost estimate with minimal support and oversight.
• Perform cost estimate and proposal reviews for junior level applications engineers and peers.
• Lead proposal efforts during the sales process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• More than +5 years’ experience in designing and budgeting pressure vessel systems.
• Experience in application areas: granular activated carbon, ion exchanges, greensand filters, and multimedia filters.
• Travel availability at

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and the ability to learn new computer applications quickly.
• Ability to work independently and work collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit for prolonged periods;
• Required to stand, walk, and use business equipment daily such as a computer, copier, telephone, etc.;
• Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 15 lbs.
• Complex thinking and analysis required with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.

Work Environment

• Generally, works in office environment, however, may be required to visit client sites and be exposed to indoor or outdoor industry specific elements.