Field Service Engineer

Chart Industries, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer contributions to an HSA

Health Care and Dependent Care FSA

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

Chart Industries in Buffalo, NY seeks a field service professional to support welding-related field repairs and maintenance. You will travel to customer sites, coordinate with subcontractors, and manage costs while ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires 3–5 years of field experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with diverse teams across locations. A BS/AS degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience with BAHX, preferably in a field support/maintenance role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Driven, self-starter with ability to meet goals in a fast-moving project.
• Organized and logical thinker.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Work with Chart Weld Engineers to understand welding requirements for field repairs.
• Coordinate with subcontractors to meet customer requirements depending on scope of technical offering.
• Track costs during field repairs/site visits.
• Travel to customer sites and oversee project management, including welding, testing, and failures analysis.
• Review plant drawings and safety manuals to assist with project management.
• Coordinate pre-job activities; equipment shipments and on-site certifications.
• Arrange site logistics for customer support requirements.
• Coordinate outside services (e.g., Authorized Inspector) for code approvals.
• Maintain tooling and consumables; issue detailed trip reports.

Skills

Field service

Communication

Self-starter

Organized

Education

BS/Associate Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Welding tools

Job description

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Location: Buffalo, NY, United States, 14043

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “ Cooler By Design® ” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together . And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together , too. Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City : https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/ . We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

What Will You Do?

• Work with Chart Weld Engineers to understand technical requirements in welding related field repairs.
• Work with subcontractors to facilitate all customer requirements depending on scope of technical offering.
• Track all costs in the course of field repairs/site visits.
• Travel to customer sites and oversee all project management scope. Including welding, testing, failure analysis, etc.
• Studies plant drawings, P &ID’s, manuals (IE: safety) etc. to assist with project management.
• Coordinate pre-job activities; equipment shipments and set-up, on-site required certifications, safety requirements, etc.
• Arrange for all site logistics for customer support requirements.
• Coordinate outside services (IE: Authorized Inspector) as needed for code approvals for repairs.
• Maintain adequate supply of tooling and consumables. Adjust supplies based on scope of work for particular job requirements.
• Issue detailed trip report covering all aspects of field repair/site visit.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis as requested by customer.
• Remain current with the necessary Certificates as required by the industry.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Up to 50% Travel, Domestic & International
• must be willing to be assigned to field for extended periods of time
• Must be able to travel internationally
• Ability to work extended hours and shift work as business needs dictate
• On call nights, weekends and holidays as required

Your Experience Should Be...

• 3 – 5 years’ experience with BAHX, preferably in a field support and maintenance role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Driven, self-starter with the ability to accomplish goals in a timely manner. Must also be able to change priorities quickly to adapt to a fast moving project situation.
• Organized and logical thinker.
• Possess a high level of versatility and empathy. Be able to work well with people at all levels of the organization, including customers.
• Ability to work in adverse setting and climatic conditions

Your Education Should Be

• BS/Associate Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering related field.

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.