Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer role for designing and sizing complete water and wastewater treatment systems, with direct customer and sales collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design water and wastewater treatment systems end-to-end, including reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, deionization, softeners, brine reclaim, filtration, and ultraviolet and other disinfection
• Specify chemical feed, clean-in-place (CIP), and support wastewater process units
• Size pumps, vessels, membranes, resins, media, piping, and instrumentation
• Create documentation for the Kansas City shop, including P&IDs, layouts, equipment lists, and fabrication packages
• Partner with customers to interpret needs and troubleshoot boilers, cooling, high-purity systems, and industrial wastewater
• Collaborate with sales to develop an integrated solution that addresses the customer’s problem
• Calculate and compare capital, operating, and maintenance costs across competing approaches to support fact-based decisions
• Help write SOPs, preventive-maintenance notes, and startup plans
• Support pilot work when required for the application
• Travel to customer sites in the Kansas City region and, as projects require, elsewhere in the U.S. (less than 10%)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, civil, or environmental engineering, or a closely related field
• At least 3 years designing, specifying, building, or commissioning systems
• Experience with high-purity, membranes, boilers, cooling, or industrial wastewater is useful
• Ability to proactively learn products and technologies using websites, data sheets, manuals, and third-party training
• Capability to produce drawings, calculations, and specifications that a fabricator and field technician can use
• Clear writing and straightforward client communication, including the ability to explain recommendations effectively
• Self-driven problem solving and willingness to learn the business to complete tasks independently

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

How the Role Works

• You will not be expected to design solutions around specific products or even only the products the company manufactures
• You are expected to look after the client’s best interests
• You will work with other engineers on the team
• Licensed engineers are available to review work, answer questions, and provide training and guidance when needed
• Company processes support a group effort where everyone’s work is available for all to see
• The role is not set up for micromanagement

Location and Travel

• Kansas City, Kansas (onsite, in person)
• Project work includes the metro area and field sites elsewhere
• Project travel: less than 10%

Job type: Full-time, on-site with project travel.