On-Site Applications Engineer – Plant Reliability & Upgrades

Flowserve; St. George (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Planning & Financial Well-­

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Flowserve is seeking a hands-on On-Site Applications Engineer for the Louisiana chemical and refining accounts. You will bridge field diagnostics and engineering solutions, performing teardowns, failure analyses, and plant-level upgrades as the technical anchor on site.

Ideal candidates include new graduates or experienced rotating equipment professionals; training and a direct SME career track are provided. On-site role with travel to customer facilities and required site access credentials.

Qualifications

• Foundational or deep understanding of rotating equipment dynamics, fluid systems, mechanical seals, and industrial pumps.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and secure required site badges (TWIC, etc.).
• In-plant or process-driven experience is valued; training provided for entry-levels.

Responsibilities

• Root-Cause Field Engineering: dismantle, clean, and inspect mechanical seal systems (DCI).
• Reliability reporting: perform failure analyses and prepare data-driven reports for plant leadership.
• Cross-functional liaison: serve as on-site technical anchor to Flowserve teams and customers.
• System standardization: direct plant seal standardization plans and address hardware variance.
• Bad Actor tracking: lead monthly reviews to reduce chronic failures and protect assets.
• Inventory optimization: monitor and optimize client parts and tooling stores.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Fluid systems

Mechanical seals

Industrial pumps

Education

BSME or equivalent engineering degree

Job description

Flowserve is seeking a hands-on On-Site Applications Engineer for the Louisiana chemical and refining accounts. You will bridge field diagnostics and engineering solutions, performing teardowns, failure analyses, and plant-level upgrades as the technical anchor on site.

Ideal candidates include new graduates or experienced rotating equipment professionals; training and a direct SME career track are provided. On-site role with travel to customer facilities and required site access credentials.