Flowserve is seeking a hands-on, technically driven On-Site Applications Engineer to act as a dedicated reliability field resource for our contracted primary chemical and refining accounts in the Louisiana region.
Backed by a dedicated commercial sales engineer handling the account management, you will focus entirely on technical authority, execution, and plant uptime. You will spend your days bridging the gap between field diagnostics and engineering solutions—performing teardowns, executing failure analysis, and identifying upgrades directly at the plant level. Whether you are a recent engineering graduate looking for elite training or a tenured rotating equipment professional seeking a dedicated Subject Matter Expert track, this seat provides direct visibility over the entire equipment lifecycle. Our Application Engineers successfully accelerate into diverse long-term career paths across Flowserve, including technical Subject Matter Expert tracks, people management, or strategic commercial sales engineering.
Core 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 to plant leadership.
- Cross-Functional Liaison: Serve as the on-site technical anchor, connecting the customer's 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 multi-million dollar asset protections.
- Inventory Optimization: Monitor client parts and tooling stores, identifying reduction paths and component consolidations that maximize balance-sheet efficiency.
Required Qualifications & Sourcing Filters
- 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.
- Experience Baseline: All seniority tiers considered. We are fully equipped to provide complete structured training to entry-level grads or integrate mid-career engineers into the local framework. In-plant or process-intensive site experience is highly valued.
- 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.
What We Can Offer You At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in. Our benefits include:
•Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, an equivalent technical engineering degree, or applicable experience
- Foundational or advanced knowledge of rotating equipment dynamics, fluid systems, mechanical seals, and industrial pumps
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to pass standard industrial background screenings
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), or clear ability to obtain one
- Ability to work in live chemical or refinery environments, walk extensive sites, and navigate industrial structures or staircases
- In-plant or process-intensive site experience
Flowserve Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strengthened with an enhanced 401(k) match, added employer contributions, and a shorter vesting schedule following recent plan changes. Feedback suggests this compares well with large‑company norms and is a notable part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options is described as solid, complemented by life/disability insurance and an EAP. Feedback suggests overall health benefits are comprehensive for a large industrial employer.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a company match makes equity participation accessible and financially attractive. Feedback suggests this feature stands out versus typical offerings and adds meaningful value.
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What We Do
Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.
