Senior Engineer - Electrical

Air Products; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401k with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Air Products is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer at its Allentown, PA headquarters to support reliable operation of industrial electrical equipment and power systems across North America.

The role involves technical leadership in vibration analysis, maintenance planning, and upgrades, with strong emphasis on safety and environmental standards. PE license preferred and extensive field support expected.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Active PE license is preferred.
• Six years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in large industrial plants is required.
• Willingness to travel North America 15–20%.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to field personnel for high voltage equipment and motors.
• Respond to electrical equipment issues across company facilities.
• Direct and coordinate vendor shop repairs on high voltage equipment.
• Issue repair reports for critical jobs for historical records.
• Lead RCA and implement maintenance strategies to improve reliability.

Skills

High voltage distribution

Electrical equipment support

Root-cause analysis

Predictive maintenance

Power systems analysis

Protective relays

Motor control circuits

HV substations experience

Education

BS Electrical Engineering Degree

Tools

SKM Power Tools

ETAP

SEL relays

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What's Possible

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This individual will support reliable operation of Industrial Electrical Equipment and Electrical Power Systems Analysis in company-owned and operated facilities in North America.

What's In It for You:

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

Skills and Abilities:

• Provide technical assistance to field personnel in the areas of high voltage distribution equipment and high voltage motors/generators
• Respond and provide technical assistance to electrical equipment problems within the company-owned facilities
• Direct and coordinate vendor shop repairs on high voltage motors and equipment for quality assurance
• Issue repair reports at the conclusion of critical jobs for accurate historical documentation
• Identify engineered solutions to recurring electrical issues
• Improve plant/equipment reliability through historical trending and improved maintenance procedures
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis (RCA)
• Implement equipment maintenance strategies (predictive and preventive)
• Ensure consistency to internal and national standards when specifying and maintaining equipment
• Review and approve engineering documents on plant upgrade projects
• Support training, coaching, and mentoring of electrical field technicians and operations staff in the preventative maintenance and operation of electrical distribution and control systems
• 100 % compliance with Safety and Environmental standards
• Perform Electrical engineering power systems analysis calculations including, Motor starting/voltage drop, short circuit, arc flash and load flow.
• Program protective relays with settings developed in systems analysis

Minimum Hiring Requirements:

• BS Electrical Engineering Degree
• Active PE license is preferred
• Six years of electrical engineering experience
• Experience in operations and maintenance of large industrial plants is required.
• Combinations of invent and operations experience will be considered
• Solid understanding of SKM Power Tools for Windows engineering software is preferred
• Experience in other software modeling packages such as ETAP will be considered
• Working knowledge of SEL and Multiline protective relays is preferred.
• Experience specifying and working on HV substation equipment, transformers, HV and LV motors and Generators, Motor control circuits, Variable frequency drives, Station Battery, and UPS systems
• Ability to travel in North America 15-20%
• Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship (e.g. temporary work visa or work permit).

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

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.

Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.