Air Products and Chemicals
Machinery Engineer
Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, PA
At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What's Possible
This position is responsible for executing rotating equipment design and specification work, developing purchasing package specifications, vendor documentation review, technical verification, QA/QC inspection and installation/commissioning support. This position will support the Air Products - Standard Plants Product Line team projects and product lines, which utilize a variety of process technologies including cryogenic air separation (HPN N2 Generators), adsorption (O2 VSA plants), SMR (PHG H2 Generators), H2 PSA's, and N2 PSA's.
This position will require a degreed engineer with a minimum 3 years' experience in the design and application of compressors, pumps, cooling towers, etc. The individual shall be capable of generating design/purchase specifications, reviewing a vendor's technical documents and design drawings to ensure their accuracy and completeness. They are also expected to have good communication and teamwork skills.
Travel approximately 5% to 10%, including international travel, is required.
What's In It for You:
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
Required Skills / Abilities:
Key Job Responsibilities:
Minimum Hiring Requirements:
Join Air Products, where we proudly value the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans bring to the table. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
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We are the world's largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at [redacted]. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you'll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.
Reimagine What's Possible
This position is responsible for executing rotating equipment design and specification work, developing purchasing package specifications, vendor documentation review, technical verification, QA/QC inspection and installation/commissioning support. This position will support the Air Products - Standard Plants Product Line team projects and product lines, which utilize a variety of process technologies including cryogenic air separation (HPN N2 Generators), adsorption (O2 VSA plants), SMR (PHG H2 Generators), H2 PSA's, and N2 PSA's.
This position will require a degreed engineer with a minimum 3 years' experience in the design and application of compressors, pumps, cooling towers, etc. The individual shall be capable of generating design/purchase specifications, reviewing a vendor's technical documents and design drawings to ensure their accuracy and completeness. They are also expected to have good communication and teamwork skills.
Travel approximately 5% to 10%, including international travel, is required.
What's In It for You:
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
- Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
- 401k with 100% vested company core and match
- Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
- Paid Parental leave (Up to 4 weeks for both parents)
- Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Many more supplemental benefits available
Required Skills / Abilities:
- BS Degree in Rotating Machinery, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum 3 years working experience on centrifugal/ reciprocating/screw compressors, blowers, pumps, silencers, cooling towers, air cooling condensers etc. in Industrial Gases, Oil & Gas, or Petro Chemical Industry.
- Must be fully conversant with internationally recognized codes API, ASME, TEMA, IEC, etc. Familiarity with the requirements of local China codes is a plus.
- Knowledgeable and experienced in the inspection of rotating machinery fabrication quality and performance testing procedures and evaluation.
- Leadership skills, with good communication, teamwork and influencing skills.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Work with the project team to provide rotating machinery solutions for equipment such as compressors (centrifugal/ reciprocating/ screw), blowers, cooling towers, closed-loop cooling water packaged systems, water treatment systems, oil removal systems, air and water-cooled condensers, pumps, silencers etc.
- Prepare engineering specifications, data sheets, and inspection and testing plan for required equipment. Review suppliers' proposals and develop technical evaluations.
- Review and approve suppliers' design calculations, fabrication drawings, and quality control documents. Witness testing of critical equipment in the suppliers manufacturing facilities.
- Participate in plant operability reviews and hazard reviews as applicable to the rotating equipment.
- Support the construction team during installation of equipment. Perform site inspections as needed to ensure installation in accordance with Air Products and suppliers' requirements.
- Build good relationships and communicate with global machinery community leads to share the best practice and technology. Participation in global meetings and conferences.
- Support project proposal development by providing machinery equipment cost and manhour estimates.
- Provide required machinery engineering support to our operating facilities in the Americas.
- Provide sound technical direction to project teams for problem solving and decision making.
- Additional Beneficial Mechanical Skills include a) review systems for material compatibility, mechanical integrity, and the ability to review flowsheets from a mechanical systems perspective, b) apply mechanical design software (i.e. Compress) to generate equipment designs and supporting calculations to meet ASME code, and C) translate process requirements into mechanical specifications for safety relief valves.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:
- BS Degree in Rotating Machinery, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum 3 years working experience on centrifugal/ reciprocating/screw compressors, blowers, pumps, silencers, cooling towers, air cooling condensers etc. in Industrial Gases, Oil & Gas, or Petro Chemical Industry.
Join Air Products, where we proudly value the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans bring to the table. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-LA1
#INDGEM
#INDGIG
We are the world's largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at [redacted]. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you'll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.