On-Site Applications Engineer

About the Role

Flowserve is seeking a hands-on, technically driven On-Site Applications Engineer to act as a dedicated reliability field resource for contracted primary chemical and refining accounts in the Louisiana region. This role focuses entirely on technical authority, execution, and plant uptime, bridging the gap between field diagnostics and engineering solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Root-Cause Field Engineering: Meticulously dismantle, clean, and inspect (DCI) mechanical seal systems.
• Reliability Action Reporting: Conduct comprehensive failure analyses and compile data-driven product performance reports to justify equipment modifications or replacements.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Serve as the on-site technical anchor, connecting customer operations directly with Flowserve’s internal reliability engineers, customer service, and manufacturing assets.
• System Standardization: Direct and manage the plant's mechanical seal standardization plan, tracking customer quality specs and resolving hardware variance.
• Bad Actor Tracking: Lead monthly "Bad Actor" review meetings with customer engineers to track chronic equipment failures and implement preventative asset protections.
• Inventory Optimization: Monitor client parts and tooling stores, identifying reduction paths and component consolidations that maximize balance-sheet efficiency.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Educational Background: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), equivalent technical engineering degree, or applicable experience.
• Technical Aptitude: Foundational or deep operational understanding of rotating equipment dynamics, fluid systems, mechanical seals, and industrial pumps.
• Compliance & Site Mobility: Must possess or have the clear capability to secure standard heavy industrial badging prerequisites, including a valid driver's license, clear background screenings, and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Physical Stamina: Comfort working in live chemical or refinery environments, including walking extensive sites and navigating industrial structures or staircases.

Qualifications

• All seniority tiers considered; comprehensive structured training will be provided.
• In-plant or process-intensive site experience is highly valued.