Application Engineer / Scientist III

Title: Application Engineer / Scientist III

Job Location: Santa Clara, CA

Job Term: Full-time

Travel: < 50%

Unlimited PTO

The Opportunity:

Picarro, Inc. is looking for an Application Engineer / Scientist (Level III) to join their Environmental Solutions team. In this role, the successful candidate will expand the application space for the following market-leading emissions monitoring systems:

• Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
• Workplace Monitoring Systems (WMS)
• Real-time Fenceline Monitoring Systems (FMS)

The successful candidate will need to be personable, have a strong engineering background, and hold exceptional organizational skills.

While this opportunity is located at Picarro Headquarters (Santa Clara, California), travel to client locations and providing assistance to the field engineering teams is expected.

Primary Duties

• Build novel test stations to simulate the various deployment environments.
• Understand and define the physical operational phase space for each new application / project.
• Be able to update, manage, and expand Picarro’s Data Collection Units (DCU) and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) as required by each application / project.
• Find and fix software issues, especially after deployment.
• Work with the team and gather feedback from field staff to improve systems.
• Execute prototype field deployments.

General Expectations:

• Be flexible and ready to tackle a variety of technical challenges beyond your specialized niche.
• Help develop and design new methods.
• Provide emergency support for regulatory solutions as directed by managers or field engineers.
• Stay informed about customer and regulatory requirements affecting system design.
• Keep detailed records of travel and action reports.
• Create presentations for internal or external use when needed.
• Train new employees to help them grow while ensuring schedules meet regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10 + years experience working with analytical equipment / systems in research and / or industrial settings.
• Bachelors degree in relevant field of engineering / science.
• Willingness to spend time in facilities containing hazardous materials.
• Ability to travel up 50% of the time.
• Ability to move objects 50 lbs with the appropriate safety equipment and willingness to work with objects up to 600 lbs in conjunction with site personnel and forklifts.

Salary Range and Benefits

The base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 - $130,000. Your base salary and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualification, skills, knowledge, level, and pay of employees in similar positions.

About Picarro:

We are the world's leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of applications, including natural gas leak detection, ethylene oxide emissions monitoring, semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, food safety, hydrology, ecology, and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara, California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor on the basis of disability. Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Picarro, Inc. at [email protected] for assistance.