Application Engineer

Overview:

Kurita America is part of the Kurita Group, one of the leading water solutions providers in the world. Established in 1949, the Kurita Group is comprised of an international network of approximately 8000 employees located in 18 countries.

Kurita’s corporate philosophy is to study the properties of water, master them and create an environment in which nature and humanity are in harmony

We are hiring an Application Engineer in the Baton Rouge/Plaquermine area.

Pay: $65K - $75K

Responsible for the design development of water treatment systems. Able to perform and assist in the development of Process Engineering, P&ID drawings, plant layouts, skid assembly drawings.

Prepare equipment specifications and design documents for client review, skid fabrication, and operation.

Understand GA drawing and direct subcontractor on construction site.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Senior Engineering support for reviewing supplier’s proposal and addressing supplier’s requirement.
• Modification of project support documents such as P&IDs, layouts, proposal specifications, equipment specifications, SOO and operation manuals.
• Visit site and supplier’s fab shop to confirm progress, requirement, question, etc and create visiting report.
• Preparation of plant and equipment specifications, selection of equipment components based upon economical / technical merit and client requirements.
• Responsible for support during skid design activities including: layout of equipment and piping on skid using sketches; assembling data sheets on all items on skid; reviewing design for process and ergonomic functionality, easy manufacturing, fit space criteria, structural soundness and efficiency, anchoring accessibility and meeting customer criteria; and issuing drawings for manufacture.
• Aid equipment skid design staff in the arrangement and installation requirements of equipment components.
• Interface with Project Management and Sales Teams to coordinate project bidding, procurement, construction, and startup requirements.
• Interface with customer as needed including reviewing prepared equipment and layout designs, preparation of shop drawing submittals, incorporating customer requests, and addressing customer concerns.
• Interfaces with vendors as needed to select proper equipment and components for water systems.
• Handle troubleshooting including investigating problems, gathering data and finding solutions to customer issues.
• Visit construction site for supervising to site contractor.

Qualifications:

• - - Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering or equivalent with one to five years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One to Five years waste water treatment system experience including chemical precipitation system, Multimedia filtration system, etc.
• One to Five years experience in pumps and piping systems, SS, PVC, PP and PTFE Lined pipe.
• General office equipment including personal computer, printers, plotters, network file shares
• Experience with software including the use of Windows operating system, MS Office with emphasis in Excel and Word.
• Experience with specialized engineering design software such as AutoCAD and Solidworks
• EIT preferred
• Must have a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
• No immigration sponsorship offered for this role
• The qualified candidate will be subjected to pre-employment background check and drug screen

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