SENIOR ENGINEER

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What’s Possible

The Sophisticated Systems Project Engineer owns the execution of cryogenic and industrial gas delivery system projects from proposal development through installation, startup, and commissioning at customer sites. This role is accountable for defining the project engineering scope and ensuring systems are developed, installed, commissioned, and handed over safely, compliantly, on schedule, and within approved cost.

Projects involve sophisticated systems incorporating compression equipment, cryogenic pumps, power and control systems, high‑throughput storage, vaporization, and pressure control. These solutions support diverse industries, including petrochemical and refining, general manufacturing, fueling infrastructure, aerospace, and power generation.

What’s In It for You

At Air Products, we feed an inclusive culture where every voice is valued, and everyone belongs. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
• 401(k) with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life Insurance and Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Commercial teams during the proposal phase to define technical scope, system configuration, and budgetary estimates.
• Participate in customer meetings and sales discussions to clearly communicate system capabilities, limitations, and execution approach.
• Ensure alignment between commercial commitments, technical scope, and customer expectations.

Project Execution & Commissioning

• Lead and support system installation, startup, and commissioning activities at customer sites.
• Coordinate with Operations, field resources, vendors, and customer personnel to ensure systems perform as intended and meet contractual requirements.
• Identify and resolve technical issues during execution to minimize risk, rework, and schedule impact.

Cross‑Functional Teamwork & Lifecycle Support

• Serve as a technical interface with customers and internal partners, including Customer Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Product Engineering.
• Provide ongoing engineering support to field maintenance teams for installed Sophisticated Systems.
• Support Product Engineering through application of standard develop, technical coordination, and feedback from project execution to drive continuous improvement.

Dimensions & Impact

• Supports execution and lifecycle performance of a substantial installed base of sophisticated systems, including compression, cryogenic pumping, storage, vaporization, and control equipment deployed across a broad range of customer applications.

Technical Complexity

• Requires broad, in‑depth knowledge of mechanical, process, electrical, and control system integration for cryogenic and industrial gas supply systems in sophisticated customer environments.

Financial Impact

• Directly influences project capital cost, execution efficiency, and lifecycle performance through sound engineering decisions during proposal development, execution, startup, and commissioning.
• Opportunities to drive cost optimization, reduce rework, and improve project outcomes through standardized practices and engineering judgment.

Customer & Commercial Impact

• Frequent interaction with external customers and internal Commercial teams, directly impacting technical transparency, execution risk, and overall customer satisfaction.

Travel

• Approximately 10–20% travel within North America to support site evaluations, execution activities, startup, commissioning, and technical support.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering team.
• 3+ years of relevant engineering experience, preferably in project engineering, systems engineering, or execution support for sophisticated mechanical or process systems.
• Hands‑on experience with engineered systems involving compression equipment, cryogenic equipment, fast‑paced systems, process piping, or rotating machinery.
• Solid understanding of project engineering fundamentals, including scope definition, execution planning, cost estimating support, and cross‑discipline coordination.
• Proven experience supporting proposal development, including technical scope definition, budgetary estimates, and customer or sales engagement.
• Strong ability to communicate technical information clearly to commercial teams and customer technical representatives.
• Experience supporting installation, startup, commissioning, or field solving of engineered systems.
• Familiarity with NFPA codes, industry standards, and regulatory requirements applicable to industrial gas, cryogenic, or fast paced systems.
• Proven dedication to safety, regulatory compliance, and ethical engineering practices.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to prioritize.
• Self‑motivated and capable of working independently within a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel 10–20% within North America.

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We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.


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.

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