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Based in San Luis Obispo, California, H2O Engineering, Inc. is a full-service water treatment solutions company. H2O provides custom designed water treatment systems for commercial/industrial water, wastewater, water reuse, and groundwater remediation markets.
We pride ourselves in manufacturing systems that employ cutting-edge technologies, superior components, and industry leading automation and controls logic. The only thing that we hold higher than our products, are our relationships with our clientele throughout the life of each project.
From conceptual design to technical O&M support, H2O’s extensive experience offers value to our customers. We work with environmental engineering consultants and project contractors worldwide to secure solutions for a multitude of needs. Our combined expertise in a variety of markets is what makes H2O Engineering, Inc. a valuable resource within the water industry.
Current Opportunities
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Electrical Controls Engineer - San Luis Obispo, CA
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Electrical & Controls Engineer (ECE) is a full-time (40 hours per week) position. The ECE reports to the Vice President of Engineering. The ECE’s responsibilities are focused on leading the design and fabrication of the electrical and automation control subsystems for H2O Engineering’s water treatment products. The ECE acts as a design lead and technical advisor to other H2O Engineering departments for all electrical and control tasks and collaborates as needed to develop new products, treatment technologies and methods, refine existing designs, participates in research and development, as well as organizes product manufacturing documentation including drawings, ECOs, procedures, and user guides.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead engineer for all electrical power distribution, wiring, overload protection and signaling as related to H2O Engineering’ water treatment equipment
- Create electrical schematic diagrams for equipment power distribution
- Process & Instrumentation Diagram co-creation with process engineer to capture all electrical control and safety functions
- Work directly with Process Engineers to select appropriate sensors for process measurement and control signal integration
- Assist the design team in the creation of 3D mechanical layout, assembly and part fabrication drawings using SolidWorks 3D modeling software for all electrical assemblies
- Create equipment tag lists and control narratives for system automation design
- Assist Automation Engineer in creation of control system narratives, device tag lists and input/output (I/O) charts
- Assist with task documentation and scope definition during customer meetings
- Perform final quality control review and check of all electrical design documentation before releasing to production team
- Serve as the primary point of contact and gatekeeper for all electrical project design information released to the production team and perform revision control
- Ensure product and process quality by designing testing methods, establishing testing standards and performing live voltage QC testing of finished products.
- Electrical Bill of Materials owner: provide direct input and final review for electrical component selection and review accuracy of Bill of Materials to assist procurement team
- Create assembly instructions and installation procedures for production department staff to follow
- Specify equipment for purchasing, issue RFQ’s to vendors, compare quotes and vendors
- Support engineering team members with mechanical integration of electrical design and documentation (wiring, cables, enclosure etc.)
- Interact with Purchasing to source and specify new components and support system fabrication questions/concerns
- During project assembly, expectation is up to 25% time on shop floor and 75% in office
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Strong electrical design knowledge; specific attention to 480VAC 3-phase, 208/240/120VAC 3-phase or 1-phase, 24VDC signaling
- Direct experience with MS Office, AutoCAD and SolidWorks (3D and Electrical)
- Understanding of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams and overall system process design
- Experience with industrial control systems using PLC based controls
- Experience with typical control elements like relays, 4-20mA loop devices, sensors, control valves etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities independently without direct supervision
- The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis in technical report writing
- Utilize task management system to set deadlines, prioritize project work and meet those deadlines
- Work under moderate supervision, make independent technical decisions
- Ability to facilitate and participate in group meetings
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude
- Willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule
- Strong organization and record keeping skills
- Good customer relations and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or equivalent experience in Mechanical and Electrical design
- (3+) Years’ experience with electrical power distribution system design
- Experience with control system design using PLCs
- Familiarity with the engineering design of water treatment processes, products, systems, and facilities
- The ability to consistently produce quality work within budget and on schedule
- The ability to work both independently and closely with others
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Manufacturing Technician II - San Luis Obispo, CA
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Manufacturing Technician II position is an elevation of the Manufacturing Technician I position. It acknowledges specific knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. An employee in this position will be responsible for all aspects of the production process including, subassembly, fabrication, electrical, plumbing, quality control, safety, and housekeeping. He/she will also be responsible for learning and conforming to all company and departmental policies and procedures. This employee will also lead safety and skills training sessions as well as monitoring the shop for adherence to company processes and policies. This employee will be expected to serve as role model to others in his day to day role, with regards to performance, attitude, punctuality, and adherence to H2O policies and procedures.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support management in creating all safety procedures and documentation
- Lead Production Team in all H2O Safety Trainings
- Identify and communicate any safety hazards in the workplace
- Communicate any parts needs through proper channels
- Interpret all Production Reference Materials and identify discrepancies including any errors or needed materials
- Become proficient in all production tasks (i.e. electrical wiring, metal and pvc plumbing, fabrication, subassembly, assembly, and analysis), always maintaining H2O quality standards
- Keep personal workspace clean and organized
- Oversee and participate in shop housekeeping
- Participate in Inventory Assessments
- Learn new soft/hard skills and improve known skills
- Adhere to all H2O efficiency and quality standards and procedures
- Identify shop needs for tools and safety equipment
- Manage shop inventory of tools and personal protective equipment
- Offer ideas to improve shop flow, efficiencies, or morale
- Be a positive role model for other H2O Production employees
- Be available to offer expertise and knowledge to other H2O employees
- Record keeping of performance indicators and other H2O documentation processes
- Utilize H2O computer system to maintain shop documentation and reference materials needs
- Maintain ongoing education of ozone and the in-situ process and practices
- Create two goals, biannually, and plan a course of action to achieve those goals
- Any and all other duties that are created for the Manufacturing Technician position during employment with H2O Engineering, Inc.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify and communicate any safety hazards in the workplace
- Continuous growth and learning in both knowledge and skills
- Communicate any parts needs through proper channels
- Record keeping of performance indicators
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to lift 50lbs.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Ability to work in awkward positions for extended periods of time
- Ability to constantly use hand and power tools
- Ability to ascend and descend a ladder
- Ability to use or be in contact with toxic chemicals
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Utilize task management system to set deadlines, prioritize project work and meet those deadlines and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
QUALIFICATIONS
- Candidate must have mechanical or manufacturing experience and knowledge of basic hand and power tools
- Computer literate in MS Office
- The ability to consistently produce quality work within budget and on schedule
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude
- The ability to work both independently and closely with others
- Forklift experience
- Schedule flexibility
- Valid CA Driver license with a clean driving record
TRAINING
- H2O Engineering, Inc. will educate the newly hired candidate to better understand H2O’s manufactured goods, client base and environmental remediation and water treatment industries
- H2O Engineering, Inc. will provide the opportunity to attend necessary training classes in order to stay abreast with the latest technology needed for the role
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Senior Water Treatment Sales Engineer - Northern California
Position Description
Join the water treatment and reuse market, a rapidly growing market that helps the environment and global sustainability. The Senior Sales Engineer is a technical sales position serving new and existing client relationships. The position provides a flexible and independent work environment where you can develop your sales and relationship building skills. You will receive direct training and support to help you develop valuable technology and selling skills.
This individual is directly responsible for the creation, development, and execution of their territory annual sales plan, and assists in the development of sales strategies, procedures, and resources. The role is preferably based in San Luis Obispo, CA or near Northern California and will cover Northern California, Central Valley CA with occasional visits throughout the United States. The individual in this position will report directly to the VP of Sales of H2O Engineering, Inc.
Primary Activities
- Work closely with customers to identify their water treatment, environmental and business needs;
- Collaborate with engineering and service teams to develop the best solution for the customer;
- Clearly communicate the benefits of our tailored solutions and close new business;
- Develop new opportunities through lead generation, relationship building, networking and cold calling;
- Develop timely proposals that offer options and solutions;
- Manage key customer relationships that deliver long term business and new opportunities for expansion and service;
- Visit customer sites within designated sales territory, including regular overnight travel;
- Exceed customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction;
- Timely communication with clients, including conflict resolution as required, and managing account profitability;
- Attend sales meetings and provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting and reporting;
- Follow-up consistently on projects in pipeline, resulting in current CRM client records that deliver accurate client/project status reports on demand to management team;
- Develop plans and strategies for developing new business and achieving territory sales goals.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in science, technology, engineering or similar
- Knowledge of water treatment processes, technologies, markets, and water regulatory requirements
- Minimum 5 years of technical and consultative sales experience within the water treatment industry
- Proven ability to work remotely in an unstructured environment
- Ability to negotiate winning proposals
Benefits
- Sales Performance Commission Plan
- Sales Performance Bonus Plan
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays
Job Type: Full-time
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Water Process Engineer - San Luis Obispo, CA
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Water Process Engineer (WPE) is a full-time (40 hours per week) position with opportunity for permanent employment after a 3-month evaluation period. The WPE’s responsibilities are focused on the process design for water treatment systems which includes both pre-sale preliminary system design and post-sale detailed process design. Typical workload will be weighted approximately 65% to pre-sale support and 35% to post-sale support. The WPE acts as a primary contact for the Sales Department regarding technical project support and determining the appropriate treatment process(es) for a particular project, sizing of equipment, writing project and equipment specifications, reviewing and compiling proposals, and transitioning projects from a sale to the design phase within Engineering. The WPE collaborates with the rest of the team to develop new products, treatment technologies and methods, refine existing designs, participate in research and development. The WPE will assist in the organization of product documentation including drawings, ECOs, procedures, and user guides.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support Sales Department personnel in technical approaches to proposals
- Determine appropriate water treatment technologies for project opportunities
- Size treatment equipment (filters, pumps, RO systems, ozone injection systems, ozone sparge systems, etc.)
- Perform water treatment process calculations & simulations
- Review client specifications and communicate with client’s technical representatives
- Create Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) for new system proposals and orders
- Create equipment tag lists for system components
- Work with automation, mechanical design, and production disciplines to ensure proper process design of all equipment
- Preparation of process information for equipment / instrumentation datasheets
- Define Control Narratives for new system proposals and orders
- Lead technical discussions & presentations to clients
- Write project specifications and review or compile final sales proposals
- Specification and purchasing of equipment, issue RFQ’s, quote comparison, vendor selection
- Process approval of fabrication drawings and control strategies
- Determine component specifications for overall system designs and new product development
- Support the development and maintenance of the Technical Resources Division within Engineering, including case study creation, technical journal submissions, internal database and website development
- Successfully manage small to medium projects simultaneously
- Support R&D with technical research including existing patents, methods, white papers, etc.
- Support engineering team members in all other engineering duties, including mechanical design and documentation, quality control, and manufacturing engineering where needed
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Perform water treatment process calculations & simulations using industry standard RO sizing and chemical calculation software
- Create Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s) for new system proposals and orders
- Create Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) for final in-house system designs
- Support Sales Department personnel in technical approaches to proposals
- Determine appropriate water treatment technologies for project opportunities
- Size treatment equipment (filters, pumps, RO systems, ozone injection systems, ozone sparge systems, etc.)
- Review client specifications and communicate with client’s technical representatives
- Work with automation, mechanical design, and production disciplines to ensure proper process design of all equipment
- Preparation of process information for equipment / instrumentation datasheets
- Create equipment tag lists for system components
- Define Control Narratives for complete system operation
- Lead technical discussions & presentations to clients
- Write project specifications and review or compile final sales proposals
- Assist in the Specification of purchasing of equipment, issue RFQ’s, quote comparison, vendor selection
- Process approval of fabrication drawings and control strategies
- Determine component specifications for overall system designs and new product development
- Support the development and maintenance of the Technical Resources Division within Engineering, including case study creation, technical journal submissions, internal database and website development
- Successfully manage small to medium projects simultaneously
- Support R&D with technical research including existing patents, methods, white papers, etc.
- Assist in creation of control system narratives, device tag lists and input/output (I/O) charts
- Assist with task documentation and scope definition during customer meetings
- Support engineering team members in all other engineering duties, including mechanical design and documentation, quality control, and manufacturing engineering where needed
- Introduce new projects with engineering and production teams with clear definitions of project expectations and goals.
- Assist in creation in project schedule and task management for engineering and production teams
- Process & Instrumentation Diagram creation and owner of final system design from project kick-off to project completion including QC
- Guide the design team in the creation of 3D mechanical layout, assembly and part fabrication drawings
- Specify equipment for purchasing, issue RFQ’s to vendors, compare quotes and vendors and create initial Bill of Materials for project including major equipment and long-lead items.
- Support engineering team members in all other engineering duties, including mechanical, electrical, control and process design and documentation
- Interact with Purchasing to source and specify new components and support system fabrication questions/concerns
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in answering incoming customer phone calls and redirect as necessary
- Assist Sales in white paper submissions to technical journals and publications
- Assist in creating product Bill of Materials and fabrication drawings when needed
- Assist in creating and updating User Guides for all products
- Attend relevant trade shows and conferences
- Interact with Purchasing Dept. to source and specify new components and support system fabrication questions/concerns
- Accompany Sales personnel to customer facilities/sites for technical sales assistance
- Assist Service Department when necessary to resolve issues involving water and wastewater treatment processes
- Travel as required
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Strong mechanical design knowledge; specific attention to welded steel structures, plumbing and electrical conduit routing
- Direct experience with MS Office, AutoCAD and SolidWorks (3D and Electrical)
- Complete understanding of Process and Instrumentation Diagrams and overall system process design
- Familiarity with industrial control systems using PLC based controls and experience with typical control elements like relays, 4-20mA loop devices, sensors, control valves etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities independently without direct supervision
- The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis in technical report writing
- Experience with leading technical discussions with customers with heavy engineering backgrounds.
- Utilize task management system to set deadlines, prioritize project work and meet those deadlines
- Work under moderate supervision, make independent technical decisions
- Ability to facilitate and participate in group meetings
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude
- Willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule
- Strong organization and record keeping skills
- Good customer relations and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
QUALIFICATIONS
- Candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Environmental or Mechanical preferred), and experience in a technical field
- The ideal applicant will possess experience in the water treatment industry with a strong knowledge of organic chemistry, water treatment applications, customer service, and project organization
- Proficiency using the following Software: MS Office, Auto-CAD, Solid Works, WinFlows, ROSA, Avista Advisor, ARGO
- Experience in the engineering, design, and project management of water treatment processes, products, systems, and facilities
- The ability to consistently produce quality work within budget and on schedule
- The ability to work both independently and closely with others
- Schedule flexibility with the ability to travel
- Valid CA Driver license