Application Engineer

Innovate Consulting; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovate Consulting is seeking an Application Engineer to support design, specification, and quotation for custom-engineered equipment including skid packages and high‑pressure vessel systems. You’ll bridge sales, engineering, and manufacturing to ensure customer requirements are translated into reliable, cost‑effective solutions.

You will design and size instrumentation, process systems, and structural components, review P&ID and layouts, and perform FEA on skid structures per offshore

Qualifications

• Designs products such as chemical injection units, hydraulic power units, process systems, utility packages, pressure vessels and skid frames.
• Creates process flow diagrams, piping & instrument diagrams, hydraulic schematics, equipment layouts and fabrication drawings.
• Sizes and specifies instrumentation, control valves, positive displacement pumps and other components; completes system calculations.
• Performs mechanical design and fabrication for packaged equipment and modules from concept to validation.
• Interacts with vendors to procure parts and services required for projects.
• Documents and communicates project plans, costs and tasks for team members and supervisors.
• Uses CAD to perform structural analysis (FEA) on skid structures per offshore standards (DNV & API).
• Produces product specifications and selects raw materials per customer specs and industry standards.
• Reviews P&ID, layout and fabrication drawings for skid units and modules.
• Provides engineering support to production during build and commissioning.
• Maintains constant customer and vendor interaction and creates user manuals.
• Performs testing on skid packages to validate design per project specs.
• Communicates with customers on requirements and deliverables including design reviews.
• Troubleshoots equipment in the shop with technicians during testing and assembly.
• Capable of handling multiple projects and meeting schedules; highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, specification, and quotation process for custom-engineered equipment.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, and manufacturing to translate customer requirements into reliable solutions.
• Provide engineering technical support to the production team during build and commissioning.
• Coordinate with vendors for parts procurement and subcontracted work.
• Assist in preparing design reviews and customer communications.

Skills

CAD

FEA

P&ID review

Multitasking

Hydraulics

Vendor coordination

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Equipment sizing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking a technically skilled and detail-oriented Application Engineer to support the design, specification, and quotation process for custom-engineered equipment including skid packages, chemical injection units, and high-pressure vessel systems. This role bridges the gap between sales, engineering, and manufacturing, helping ensure that customer requirements are accurately translated into reliable, cost-effective solutions.

Requirements

• Designs products such as chemical injection units, hydraulic power units, process systems, utility packages, pressure vessels, & structural skid frames etc.
• Works with a design team to create process flow diagrams, piping & instrument diagrams, hydraulic schematics, equipment layouts, and fabrication drawings.
• Sizing and specification of instrumentation, control valves, positive displacement pumps and other components and completion of system calculations are a mandatory requirement.
• Perform mechanical design and fabrication for various types of packaged equipment and modules including conceptualization, material selection, assembly, testing and validation.
• Works with vendors to procure or contract required parts and work.
• Proactively document and communicate project plans, costs, and tasks for team members and supervisors.
• Uses computer-assisted design (CAD to perform structural analysis (FEA) on skid structures per offshore standards (DNV & API).
• Produces specifications for products and chooses raw materials and components to be used in production per customer specifications and industry standards.
• Review P&ID, layout drawings, fabrication drawings, etc. as needed for creation of skid packaged units and modules
• Provides engineering technical support to the production team during the build and commissioning of your machines.
• Constant customer and vendor interaction and user manual creation.
• Perform testing on skid packages and equipment with shop personnel and customers to validate design per project specifications and requirements.
• Communicate with customers on project requirements and deliverables including design reviews.
• Troubleshoot equipment in the assembly shop with technicians during testing and assembly operations.
• Must be capable of taking direction and following through with assigned tasks.
• Multitasking - Often the engineer in this role will be asked to participate In different phases of multiple projects, the ideal candidate would have the ability to balance his/her time and meet project schedules
• Understanding of Hydraulics & Pneumatics - Pressure, flow dynamics, etc.
• Ability to work with a flexible mindset to handle multiple product lines and multiple projects simultaneously
• Provide review and mark ups to structural drawings, piping drawings, P&ID’s, testing procedures, operations manuals
• Strong professional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team
• Ability to perform tasks in a fast-paced environment within allocated project hours.
• Highly organized and efficient
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with offshore packaged equipment design standards and requirement
• Working knowledge of DNV 2.7-1/3 ,API RP 2A & AISC
• Able to identify and understand graphic symbols in P&IDs and PFDs per ISO 10628 & 14617.
• Capable of sizing pressure relief valves per API 520 & ASME
• Capable of sizing hydraulic accumulators per API & Industry standards
• Working knowledge of industrial piping standards such as ASME B31.3
• Working knowledge of industry hazardous area classifications such as API 505, NEC, ATEX & IECEX.