We are seeking a
Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer to join our Americas Operations Machinery team. This role is a critical technical leadership position responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance support, and optimization of rotating machinery across our US facilities. Our America's operations organization consists of ~300 gas plants including air separation, hydrogen, HyCO, and helium plants and serves ~23,000 customers The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in centrifugal, reciprocating, and screw compressors, steam and gas turbines, expanders, blowers, gearboxes, cooling towers, fin-fans, and a wide range of pumps, including cryogenic pumps. This position requires up to
30% travel to support our operations across the region. Although alternative Texas office and plant locations are available, the preferred office location is
La Porte, TX.
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 available day one of employment
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Key Job Responsibilities:- Troubleshoot machinery issues and failures, including review of operating trends, defining inspection scopes, developing repair plans, and participating in root cause analysis (RCA).
- Provide technical support and supervision during overhauls, turnarounds/outages of large rotating machinery.
- Project work including lead and implement reliability and efficiency improvement initiatives and best practices.
- Support re-rating and optimization of existing machinery to meet evolving plant needs.
- Deliver training to operations and maintenance personnel.
Required Skills / Abilities:- Strong technical expertise in rotating equipment including compressors, expanders, turbines, pumps, and associated systems.
- Proficient in machinery vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques.
- Experienced in conducting and leading root cause analysis (RCA).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound engineering decisions.
- Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience (10 yrs preferred) supporting rotating equipment within an operations organization.
Working Conditions:- The preferred working location is La Porte, TX; however, we may consider allowing highly qualified candidates to be based out of, Houston, Port Arthur, or Beaumont, TX.
- Travel up to 30% is required to support operations. Most travel will be daily to plants or shops within regional with occasional overnight/week-long travel. Turnaround support could extend to up to a few weeks.
- Work is conducted in both industrial plant environments, shops and in-office.
- Typical Hours: M-F Business Hours, but varies due to flexibility of work from office, plants, and shops
- 24/7 on-call with backup for nights/weekends/holidays.
- This is a full-time, salaried position with opportunities for career advancement and technical leadership.
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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.
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