Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer

Air Products; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer to provide technical leadership in troubleshooting and maintaining rotating machinery across US facilities. Located primarily in La Porte, TX, the role involves up to 30% travel, supporting operations and leading root cause analyses to enhance reliability and performance of machinery. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in compressors and turbines. Attractive benefits include medical insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience (10 years preferred) in rotating equipment.
• Strong background in troubleshooting and optimizing machinery systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for machinery failures.
• Oversee technical support during machinery overhauls.
• Implement reliability and efficiency improvements.
• Act as a mentor for operations and maintenance teams.

Skills

Technical expertise in rotating equipment

Machinery vibration diagnostics

Root cause analysis (RCA)

Verbal and written communication skills

Independent decision making

Organizational and planning skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Reimagine What’s Possible

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

We are seeking a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer to join our Americas Operations Machinery team. This role is a critical technical leadership position responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance support, and optimization of rotating machinery across our US facilities. You will lead troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and optimization of machinery assets spread across sites within the La Porte and Baytown areas.

Our America’s operations organization consists of ~300 gas plants including air separation, hydrogen, HyCO, and helium plants and serves ~23,000 customers. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in centrifugal, reciprocating, and screw compressors, steam and gas turbines, expanders, blowers, gearboxes, cooling towers, fin-fans, and a wide range of pumps, including cryogenic pumps. This position requires up to 30% travel to support our operations across the region. Although alternative Texas office and plant locations are available, the preferred office location is La Porte, TX.

Do you have a passion for safety, solving unique challenges, and driving reliability and performance in complex machinery systems? Air Products seeks a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment, takes ownership of results, and is driven to make a meaningful impact on operational excellence. If this sounds like you, come grow with us as we continue to build a sustainable tomorrow together!

What's In It For You

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Key Job Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot machinery issues and failures, including review of operating trends, defining inspection scopes, developing repair plans. Own and lead root cause analysis (RCA) and develop long‑term reliability improvements.
• Lead technical support and supervision during overhauls, turnarounds/outages of large rotating machinery.
• Project work including lead and implement reliability and efficiency improvement initiatives and best practices.
• Support re‑rating and optimization of existing machinery to meet evolving plant needs.
• Act as a technical mentor and subject matter expert for operations and maintenance teams.
• Drive measurable improvements in equipment reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance across the operating network.

Required Skills / Abilities

• Strong technical expertise in rotating equipment including compressors, expanders, turbines, pumps, and associated systems.
• Proficient in machinery vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques.
• Experienced in conducting and leading root cause analysis (RCA).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.

Minimum Hiring Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience (10 yrs preferred) supporting rotating equipment within an operations organization.

Working Conditions

• The preferred working location is La Porte, TX; however, we may consider allowing highly qualified candidates to be based out of Houston, Port Arthur, or Beaumont, TX.
• Travel is required to support operations. Most “travel” will be daily driving to plants or shops within the LaPorte and Baytown area with overnight/week‑long travel occurring approximately 2‑3 times per year. Turnaround support could extend to up to a few weeks but would not require overnight stay. Travel requiring overnight stay is expected to be under 10%.
• Work is conducted in both industrial plant environments, shops and in‑office.
• Typical Hours: M‑F Business Hours, but varies due to flexibility of work from office, plants, and shops. Occasional afterhours support will be required.
• This is a full‑time, salaried position.
• This role offers a path toward increased technical scope, including broader plant responsibility and opportunities to influence machinery strategy across the Americas. For those interested, there are also opportunities to pursue people leadership roles over time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation

Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e‑mail us at [e-mail].