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About the job

B&W is seeking Mechanical, Chemical, and Civil Engineering, or similar Engineering Technology graduates, to join our team of talented Field Service Engineers, who provide best in the industry expertise and support on a broad range of B&W utility, industrial, and environmental products to our customers.

A Field Service Engineer will assist more experienced Service Engineers in performing pre-commissioning testing on boilers and environmental equipment and in the development of start-up schedules and procedures to ensure facilities meet pre-commissioning requirements. They will also work on the maintenance, inspection and operations of existing equipment to achieve reliable operations. The Service Engineer will work with a Senior Service Engineer or team of engineers to learn about the equipment and operations, with the goal being to establish a knowledge base so that they can work on their own as a B&W representative in a customer’s plant.

This position requires extensive travel (90%) including driving on client/customer property. Travel will be primarily in one geographical location, possible travel elsewhere.

Additional duties of the Field Service engineers include:

Collecting and evaluating field data.

Working with customers, account executives, vendors and sublet vendors with assistance and guidance from the District Engineer or a senior engineer.

Preparing technical reports including: Service and Special Reports and Estimates and Proposals.

Working as part of a team on project startups and during outages.

Work on existing equipment including: boiler inspections and repair, condition assessments and boiler operation evaluations and tuning.

Providing construction technical support and outage management

QUALIFICATIONS

Field Service is a fast-paced job providing great job variety. Entry level engineers will work closely with senior engineers and the District Engineer. Field Service work provides a challenging and rewarding job and steep learning curve in which the engineer develops practical knowledge of power plants and all aspects of B&W products. The qualities we’re looking for are:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or similar Engineering Technology.

Demonstrated problem-solving skills.

A Self Starter with good Communication Skills and the ability to Work with Others.

Ability and desire to travel

REGIONAL FIELD SERVICE BASE LOCATIONS

Akron, OH

Cincinnati, OH

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Grandview, MO

Littleton, CO

Spring, TX