PFAS Application Engineer - Process Design & Field Support

Ovivo Switzerland AG; Salt Lake City, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k match

Life insurance

Disability

Paid holidays

PTO 3 weeks

Personal hours

Holiday break

Job summary

Ovivo is seeking an Application Engineer for its PFAS Solutions team in Salt Lake City, UT. You will assist with process design, sales support, estimating, and onsite piloting of PFAS treatment equipment, working with product managers and engineers to size and price solutions.

In this hybrid role, expect 10-30% travel domestically, collaboration with lab and field personnel, and responsibility for designing experiments, data analysis, and technical reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil and Environmental, Industrial, Chemical or Process Engineering from an accredited university.
• 0-3 years of process engineering-related experience in water/wastewater/waste/landfill leachate industry in North America.
• Experience with PFAS, waste industry, drinking water, wastewater, or leachate is a plus.
• Strong communicator who thrives in a small group setting and can convey ideas clearly and confidently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Specific experience troubleshooting and/or operating pilot equipment systems.
• Professional Engineering Registration preferred CPEng, RPEQ, or equivalent is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and Engineering to support sales by preparing quotes and responding to client RFPs, requiring in-depth product and process knowledge for sizing and pricing.
• Provide process support and technical process expertise to E2METRIX lab staff during bench-scale studies using PFAS technology. Responsibilities may include travel to lab sites, experiment design, sampling, data analysis, and report preparation support.
• Offer process support and specialized expertise to E2METRIX field personnel throughout onsite pilot initiatives. Responsibilities may include traveling to multiple locations, facilitating operational activities, experiment design, sampling, data analysis, preparing technical reports, and providing expert guidance and direction-both to colleagues and clients-in the operation and troubleshooting of PFAS pilot treatment systems as necessary.
• Support the ongoing upkeep and use of appropriate design methods, sizing, and costing programs (OPEX and CAPEX) for E2METRIX PFAS solution offering including electro-oxidation for PFAS destruction, ozone foam fractionation, and media-based PFAS removal solutions.
• Read and comprehend PFDs, P&ID's, and standard engineering drawings and verify their accuracy.
• Review calculations, models, layouts, detailed drawings, specifications, and instructions created by drafters/designers and other engineers for accuracy and consistency.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil and Environmental, Industrial, Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

PFAS pilot equipment

Job description

Ovivo is seeking an Application Engineer for its PFAS Solutions team in Salt Lake City, UT. You will assist with process design, sales support, estimating, and onsite piloting of PFAS treatment equipment, working with product managers and engineers to size and price solutions.

In this hybrid role, expect 10-30% travel domestically, collaboration with lab and field personnel, and responsibility for designing experiments, data analysis, and technical reporting.