Water Process Integration & Solutions Architect

Yokogawa Electric Corporation; Sugar Land, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa Electric Corporation in Sugar Land, Texas, seeks a senior water technology leader to guide acquisitions, investments, and partnerships that deliver on the strategic water vision. You will translate customer needs into integrated process solutions across water treatment trains and asset performance platforms.

You will develop economics, CAPEX/OPEX tradeoffs, and deployment roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams across engineering, sales, and operations while advancing portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in water, wastewater, desalination, reuse, or industrial water treatment.
• Experience integrating multiple process technologies into complete solutions.
• Experience supporting municipal or industrial projects through concept to deployment.
• Ability to develop CAPEX, OPEX, TCO, risk and value tradeoffs.
• Strategic portfolio planning and partnerships experience preferred.
• Active participation in relevant water engineering associations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Structure acquisitions, investments, and partnerships tied to the water vision.
• Provide economic insights on technology adoption and market positioning.
• Design and optimize complete treatment trains including desalination and reuse.
• Translate production, water, energy, labor, and regulatory challenges into requirements.
• Lead customer discovery, workshops, feasibility studies, pilots, and pilots.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, R&D, digital, automation, services, and leadership.
• Assess emerging water technologies and potential partners or targets.
• Create repeatable architectures, playbooks, and roadmaps for adoption.
• Monitor regulatory developments and provide periodic reporting to leadership.

Skills

Acquisitions & partnerships

CAPEX / OPEX analysis

Process integration

Technical leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, environmental, civil, mechanical, water resources or related engineering

Tools

DCS/SCADA

PLC

Analytical software

Job description

Not just a job, but a career Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries. Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect. About the Team Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do. DUTIES / RESULTS Guide the company in the structuring of acquisitions, investments, partnerships to deliver on the strategic water vision. Providing structured insights into sequencing of these activities to ensure that the process is economically sound and de-risked. Develop clear value propositions and business cases that quantify customer outcomes, including water savings, energy reduction, operating efficiency, compliance improvement, asset reliability, production resilience, and resource recovery. Support the company in the design, evaluate, and optimize complete treatment trains that may include biological treatment, membrane separation, desalination, water reuse, resource recovery, sludge processing, and brine management. Provide clear economic insights into technology adoption and end user value to aide in market positioning and strategy development. Translate customer production, water, energy, labor, reliability, and regulatory challenges into clear technical requirements and solution concepts. Advise on the integration of process technologies with instrumentation, control systems, SCADA, DCS, advanced process control, digital twins, analytics, AI-enabled optimization, and asset performance solutions. Provide technical leadership for customer discovery, workshops, concept development, feasibility studies, proposals, pilots, and proof-of-concept activities. Support the assessment of emerging water technologies, strategic partners, and acquisition targets for technical fit, integration potential, scalability, operating risk, and commercial value. Create repeatable solution architectures, application playbooks, and portfolio roadmaps that support commercialization and adoption across Yokogawa. Collaborate with sales, engineering, R&D, digital, automation, services, and business leadership to advance qualified opportunities and deliver integrated solutions. Build productive relationships with customers, engineering firms, universities, research institutes, technology providers, and industry associations. Monitor regulatory developments, market needs, competitor behavior, and technology trends, and translate these insights into portfolio and business recommendations. Support business planning, sales enablement, investment decisions, and executive communication. Provide periodic reporting on activities, opportunities, risks, and outcomes while remaining fiscally responsible and compliant with company guidelines. EDUCATION & CORE QUALIFICATIONS Minimum is a bachelor’s degree in chemical, environmental, civil, mechanical, water resources, or a related engineering or scientific discipline. An advanced degree is preferred; equivalent demonstrated experience may be considered. 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in water, wastewater, desalination, water reuse, resource recovery, or industrial water treatment. Demonstrated experience integrating multiple process technologies into complete customer solutions rather than focusing solely on a single product or unit process. Experience supporting complex municipal or industrial projects through concept development, design, commercialization, deployment, or operations. Ability to develop and communicate CAPEX, OPEX, total-cost-of-ownership, risk, and value tradeoffs. A strategic mindset with the ability to contribute to portfolio planning, partnerships, acquisitions, and business development. Active participation in relevant water, wastewater, industrial, or engineering associations is preferred. TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Broad understanding of drinking water, municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, water reuse, desalination, and resource recovery applications. Working depth across relevant processes such as activated sludge, nutrient removal, MBR, MBBR, MABR, anaerobic treatment, clarification, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, oxidation, disinfection, UF, MF, NF, RO, EDR, evaporation, crystallization, ZLD/MLD, sludge treatment, and biosolids management. Ability to develop process flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, treatment train concepts, design bases, operating philosophies, and preliminary equipment requirements. Understanding process integration factors including pretreatment, hydraulics, water chemistry, fouling and scaling, residuals management, energy demand, operability, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost. Working knowledge of process instrumentation, analyzers, PLC, DCS, SCADA, historians, industrial data platforms, advanced process control, digital twins, predictive analytics, and operational autonomy concepts. Experience with pilot testing, technology validation, process optimization, commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance assessment. Ability to evaluate technology maturity, intellectual property positioning, implementation risk, supply chain dependencies, and scale-up requirements. Experience in one or more priority markets such as semiconductor, data centers, mining and metals, power generation, food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or municipal utilities is preferred. ATTRIBUTES Customer-centered and outcome-oriented, with the discipline to understand the operating problem before recommending technology. Strong systems thinker who can connect process design, automation, operations, services, economics, and risk. Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to engage operators, engineers, customers, partners, and senior executives. Able to simplify complex technical concepts without losing accuracy or credibility. Collaborative and effective in a global, cross-functional, and matrixed organization, including through indirect influence. Commercially aware and comfortable supporting customer engagement, proposals, negotiations, and go-to-market planning. Independent, analytical, pragmatic, and willing to work directly with technologies, project teams, and customer sites. Committed to safety, integrity, inclusion, and responsible innovation. TRAVEL Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including domestic and international business trips. A valid passport is required. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are interested in all qualified candidates who are eligible to legally work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Yokogawa is an equal opportunity employer. Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential. Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Yokogawa about our Employee Referral process! Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries. Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect. Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.