Project Engineer

ANDRITZ; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ is seeking a Project Engineer to provide process and mechanical engineering support for air pollution control projects, including baghouse filters, circulating dry scrubbers, sorbent injection equipment, and oxidizers.

You will perform mass and energy balances, review technical documents, develop equipment cost estimates, and collaborate with application engineers to ensure alignment from proposal to post-contract stages. Strong Excel/Office and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 3+ years of experience as a mechanical or chemical engineer
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Experience with heavy industrial equipment is a plus

Responsibilities

• Perform mass and energy balances, heat transfer and pressure drop calculations.
• Review technical documents and specifications.
• Develop cost estimates of equipment and services.
• Coordinate with sales and engineering to ensure project scope, budget, and guarantees.
• Create P&IDs, PFDs, and instrument location drawings using AutoCAD.
• Write specifications for process instrumentation and equipment.
• Approve quotes and generate purchase requisitions.
• Communicate with vendors, clients and partner firms.
• Prepare training materials, start-up checklists, and operation manuals.
• Coordinate execution between departments: mechanical, electrical, structural, purchasing and project management.
• Travel occasionally for meetings, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Self-motivated

Growth mindset

Education

BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

P&ID drafting

PFD drafting

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

The Project Engineer provides process and mechanical engineering support, calculations and equipment sizing for a wide variety of air pollution control projects: baghouse fabric filters, circulating dry scrubbers, sorbent injection equipment, material handling systems, regenerative thermal oxidizers, and wet electrostatic precipitators.

What You Will Be Doing

Here’s an overview of your responsibilities and how you can leverage your expertise:

• Perform mass and energy balances, heat transfer calculations, pressure drop calculations
• Review technical documents and specifications
• Develop cost estimates of equipment and services
• Work closely with application engineers in the sales department to ensure there are no gaps between proposal stage and post-contract stage regarding project scope, budget, and guarantees, providing cost-benefit analysis on new projects
• Utilize AutoCAD to create piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), logic diagrams, and instrument location drawings
• Write technical specifications for process instrumentation and equipment such as pressure/temperature transmitters, pitot tubes, level switches, fans, pumps, burners, etc.
• Approve quotes and generate purchase requisitions based on evaluation of performance curves, operating parameters, and customer specifications
• Correspond with our vendors, clients, engineering firms, partner companies, etc.
• Create functional descriptions, training presentations, start-up checklists, instrument lists, and operation manuals
• Coordinate project execution efforts between departments: mechanical, electrical, structural, purchasing, and project managers
• Travel occasionally to attend meetings, participate in sales efforts, perform studies/audits, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting support

Job Specific Competencies

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Must have good oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Focused and efficient with time management and meeting deadlines
• Self-motivated with a desire to learn and grow in a professional environment

What We're Looking For

When selecting candidates, we will be looking for the following essential skills, abilities, and experience:

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 3+ years of experience working as a mechanical or chemical engineer

Other Valued Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Design and field experience with heavy industrial equipment is a plus