Senior Engineer - Electrical

Reimagine What's Possible

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This individual will support reliable operation of Industrial Electrical Equipment and Electrical Power Systems Analysis in company-owned and operated facilities in North America.

What's In It for You

• At Air Products we develop a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter.
• Additionally, we offer competitive pay and phenomenal benefits for our employees.
• Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

Skills and Abilities

• Provide technical assistance to field personnel in the areas of high voltage distribution equipment and high voltage motors/generators
• Respond and provide technical assistance to electrical equipment problems within the company-owned facilities
• Direct and coordinate vendor shop repairs on high voltage motors and equipment for quality assurance
• Issue repair reports at the conclusion of critical jobs for accurate historical documentation
• Identify engineered solutions to recurring electrical issues
• Improve plant/equipment reliability through historical trending and improved maintenance procedures
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis (RCA)
• Implement equipment maintenance strategies (predictive and preventive)
• Ensure consistency to internal and national standards when specifying and maintaining equipment
• Review and approve engineering documents on plant upgrade projects
• Support training, coaching, and mentoring of electrical field technicians and operations staff in the preventative maintenance and operation of electrical distribution and control systems
• 100 % compliance with Safety and Environmental standards
• Perform Electrical engineering power systems analysis calculations including, Motor starting/voltage drop, short circuit, arc flash and load flow.
• Program protective relays with settings developed in systems analysis

Minimum Hiring Requirements

• BS Electrical Engineering Degree
• Active PE license is preferred
• Six years of electrical engineering experience
• Experience in operations and maintenance of large industrial plants is required.
• Combinations of design and operations experience will be considered
• Solid understanding of SKM Power Tools for Windows engineering software is preferred
• Experience in other software modeling packages such as ETAP will be considered
• Working knowledge of SEL and Multiline protective relays is preferred.
• Experience specifying and working on HV substation equipment, transformers, HV and LV motors and Generators, Motor control circuits, Variable frequency drives, Station Battery, and UPS systems
• Ability to travel in North America 15-20%
• Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship (e.g. temporary work visa or work permit). #LI-LA1

Additional information

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.