Chemical/Environmental Senior Applications Engineer

Calgon Carbon Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in environmental solutions as a Chemical/Environmental Senior Applications Engineer, where you'll provide technical support and expertise in carbon technology applications. The role involves collaborating with multiple departments and offering technical guidance to enhance business opportunities in air and water purification. Enjoy excellent benefits and competitive pay while impacting the quality of environmental solutions globally.

Benefits

Medical, dental, prescription & vision

HSA & retirement savings (401k) with generous company match

Incentives/bonus plans

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Hybrid schedules

Paid time off starting at 3 weeks

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in carbon adsorption technology applications.
• 5-7 years in troubleshooting adsorption equipment.
• Experience with business/marketing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide lead technical support for the sale of carbon technology.
• Conduct pilot trials and provide operational recommendations.
• Serve as a liaison between Sales and internal support teams.

Skills

Carbon adsorption technology

Troubleshooting

Technical training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Job description

Chemical/Environmental Senior Applications Engineer

Chemical/Environmental Senior Applications Engineer

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Calgon Carbon | A Kuraray Company is growing—and so can your career. Be part of a global leader in environmental solutions, where your work directly impacts the quality of air and water around the world.

Position: Chemical/Environmental Senior Applications Engineer
Location: Remote - Eastern US

Excellent Benefits:Medical, dental, prescription & vision, HSA & retirement savings (401k) –Generous Company Match!
Perks:Incentives/bonus plans, competitive pay, dress for your day, hybrid schedules, paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks), tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, fun events, learning & development opportunities.

Hours of work:Full-time position with hours Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 PM

The Senior Applications Engineer provides the lead technical support for the sale of carbon, equipment, and service in domestic or international markets. This role interfaces with Equipment Engineering, Research and Development, Equipment and Assembly, Product Management, and Sales to provide the technical justification for the use of activated carbon technology in customer applications. The Senior Applications Engineer will assist in the technical development of emerging markets/applications as it pertains to their area of focus, as well as providing lead technical and business support for key global business development groups. This role can also include supervision of entry or intermediate applications engineers

Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Uses gained technical expertise, know-how and supplied computer models to select appropriate carbon and equipment for liquid and vapor phase applications, and predict performance based upon customer conditions
• Set-up and monitor pilot trials in the field and provide design information for future full-scale systems
• Interpret data from the lab and the field trials for pilot and full-scale systems to provide technical design and operational recommendations
• Trouble shoot customer problems such as short filter run-times or unexpected breakthrough
• Provide application engineering support for a geographic region(s) or set of Technical Sales Reps
• Called to work with R&D on the development / testing of new carbon products / applications
• May also provide technical guidance to engineers with less experience and to overseas colleagues when called upon
• Prepares and provides technical training for TSR when new topics, applications, etc. are encountered
• Responsible for other general training and assuring consistency of technical messages from TSRs to customers
• In coordination with the Technical Director, Market Development Director, and Sales Director, develop strategies and market-specific approaches to expand existing base business and develop new business opportunities through CCC technology adoption
• Regularly review and evaluate actual results, report/troubleshoot variances, adjust strategy as appropriate
• Provide technical lead for the Business Unit on CCC global initiatives / cross-business segment groups
• Working closely with other CCC global regions on projects covering multiple geographic territories
• Acts as technical support and back-up contact related to specific projects for Sales team
• Serves as liaison between Sales team and internal support teams including Product and Project Management
• Review bid specifications for clarity, accuracy and acceptance
• Provide recommendations to improve technical quality of bid specifications and prevent undue risk to Calgon Carbon
• Serve as main Calgon Carbon contact to customer when Technical Sales Rep is unable to respond to customer
• Participate in Industry forums related to emerging markets and existing applications
• Attend technical conferences and trade shows to gain technical knowledge and represent Calgon Carbon as a leader in the activated carbon market
• Prepare and present papers/posters at conferences, trade shows and virtual opportunities, e.g. webinars
• Develop and present technical presentation / training to engineering consultants, clients, regulators, legislators and others to influence selection of treatment solutions
• Attendance at conference would be as lead technical personnel
  

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required (Chemical Engineering or related engineering/chemistry field)
• 10+ yearsof experience in the application of carbon adsorption technology to address customer requirements in liquid and gas purification, including carbon modeling, equipment design and development, and equipment functionality is required
• 5-7 yearsof experience in the use and troubleshooting of adsorption equipment at customer sites is required
• Experience with business/marketing is preferred.

About Calgon Carbon

At Calgon Carbon, we are scientific innovators with a proud legacy of over 80 years and more than 205 patents to our name. Since pioneering the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, we’ve been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies and solutions to meet the world’s evolving air and water purification needs.

Today, our portfolio includes more than 700 direct market applications across a wide range of industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,685 professionals and operates 20 facilities worldwide dedicated to manufacturing, reactivation, innovation, and equipment fabrication. In Europe, we operate under the name Chemviron.

In March 2018, Calgon Carbon became part of the Kuraray Group. Together, we offer complementary products and services, united by a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon solutions to customers around the globe.

Calgon Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veteran

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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