Principal Project Manager, R&D, Metals and Chemistry

Job Summary:

The Principal Applications Equipment Engineer's role is a key member of the Markets Engineering Team. The Markets Engineering Team provides equipment engineering and best operating practices to the Markets Sales Team. This role creates industry leading innovative technology for customer related metals and chemical markets application equipment projects through use of engineering principles and intimate industry experience in the design, quoting, fabrication, procurement, commercialization and delivery of Metals and Chemical Application Equipment. Ensures that metals and chemical applications equipment meets safety and design standards and applicable codes. Provides technical expertise for Messer's metals and chemical equipment capabilities and contributes toward efforts to sell application equipment and gases through the timely delivery of quotes and estimates. The success of the Metals and Chemicals Markets depend upon the successful execution of this role.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Mentor and develop Applications and Sr. Applications Equipment Engineers and Designers, utilizing acquired technical knowledge, organizational knowledge, and experience.
• Lead continuous improvement and standardization efforts of equipment designs.
• Development of Functional Controls Specifications
• Support of Development Team from new equipment designs through commercialization.
• Improving equipment designs to meet market needs and/or improve cost and/or quality.
• Establish and manage project budgets and scheduling for projects up to and exceeding $4,000,000.
• Drive $12MM of incremental business revenue .
• Perform role of Technical Expert to support projects, troubleshooting, HAZOPs, LOPAs, and Engineering Management of Change processes.
• Perform role of HAZOP and/or risk assessment leader.
• Lead development of training content and training efforts.
• Industry standards and code expert, including NFPA 86 & 54, ANSI B31.3, CGA 4.
• Responsible for development and continual improvement of Messer standards.
• Responsible for accuracy of design calculations, drawings, specifications, bills of materials and manual creation and development for application equipment assignments.
• Ensure proper safety considerations are always encompassed with each project.
• Provide technical support to application equipment troubleshooting encountered at customer and fabrication sites.
• Validate equipment functional quality and workmanship through functional testing and developing new test protocols as required.
• Provide and manage timely quotes to Application Sales Engineers and Project Managers.
• Complete close-out checklists for application equipment projects, including making sure all calculations are documented and filed to project folder, and as-built version of manuals are completed and distributed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Masters Preferred) in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science with minimum 10 years project management experience in a related industrial field.
• A solid understanding of compressed gas fluid dynamics is required.
• Ability to create P&ID's.
• Knowledge of valves, flow, pressure, and temperature instrumentation.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics preferred.

About Messer:

Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.