Xylem · 16 hours ago
Senior Project Engineer
Charleston, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expXylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for project execution and control, overseeing engineering projects from initiation to commissioning and ensuring compliance with customer specifications.
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Responsibilities
Coordinates efforts of design team to ensure completeness and accuracy of design effort
Provides work direction to engineering support staff
Assigns and schedules tasks to the engineering team to meet project pricing, submittal and delivery milestones
Manages project design engineering and engineering support from inception to completion, including preliminary design support, final pricing development, fabrication, testing, and field start-up support
Troubleshoots uncommon product field performance issues via phone or travel as needed
Provides quotes and proposals as needed to support sales efforts
Creates approval documentation for mechanical designs
Reviews system design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, contract requirements, and related codes and specifications
Makes system component selections while generating a project Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
Reviews customer drawings and other applicable specifications to determine requirements, feasibility, and cost of engineered to order products
Reviews and approves production drawings, adding recommendations to enhance design, reduce costs or increase production efficiency
Works well in both collaborative and independent environments, effectively communicating with internal and external customers
Participates in cross functional teams to address new design issues and resolve problems to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of processes and methods
Provides technical direction on product install and owners’ manuals
Provides technical support for purchasing functions in identifying critical design features on purchased parts, and supplier qualifications
Serves as technical liaison for staff, partners, and clients
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering — mechanical, environmental, electrical, or industrial
Work out of office in Charleston, SC
Five to eight years of related experience
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time at commissioning efforts
Ability to understand and solve a wide variety of technical problems with little guidance
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely in writing and other presentation formats
Strong ability to lead projects while identifying value engineering and additional cost savings opportunities
Strong team player, willing to learn from experienced staff and capable of introducing positive changes
Ability to work with customers professionally while assuring that projects are executed cost effectively and deliver sustainable performance
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Design, construction, operation, or educational experience with municipal wastewater treatment systems
Familiarity with PLC/HMI control systems and instrumentation configuration
Licensed PE
Previous experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD modeling software
Previous experience with compressed air systems or other pressure piping systems
Benefits
Paid Volunteer Program
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Inclusion and belonging
Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
Company
Xylem
Xylem is the global leader in advanced technologies, solutions and services that address the world’s biggest water challenges.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Bill Grogan
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Matt Latino
VP, Finance and Segment CFO Americas, Applied Water Systems and Measurement & Control Solutions
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