Field Engineer

Travel: ≤70%

Location: Remote USA, CA or TX preferred

The Opportunity:

Picarro, Inc. has an opportunity for a Field Engineer to install, operate, and maintain air quality and continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and Workplace Monitoring Systems (WMS). This position will support Picarro’s Environmental Solutions business and may require up to 70% travel, including international. This position requires good working knowledge of gas measurement instrumentation, electronics, circuitry, data communication protocols, interfacing with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial process automation, and integration with analog and digital communications, as well as the ability to work with the mechanical functionality of gas analyzers. Other duties include, but are not limited to, procedure writing, parts inventory control, installation and operation of stack sampling systems, multi-point workplace air monitoring, fenceline, and ambient air monitoring systems. Experience with continuously monitoring air emission sources and industrial process gases is desired.

You will work closely with our Project Management team but will be expected to be able to work alone on occasion once the training window has passed. An aptitude for troubleshooting equipment, systems, and data acquisition and handling software, as well as the ability to talk with clients and solve their technical problems, is desired. In addition to technical duties, there will be a requirement to assist with system assembly, performance testing, instrument calibration, repair, maintenance, and writing of environmental monitoring and quality assurance project plans.

Responsibilities:

· Conduct installations of monitoring systems, including all sample handling equipment and PLC programming

· Complete critical objectives, such as quarterly quality assurance testing and daily calibration testing of differential pressure flowmeters, ultrasonic flowmeters, and hazardous air pollutant CEMS,

· Communicate with Project Managers to define time and resource requirements for a project and coordinate these deadlines with clients and third-party firms.

· Communicate with industrial site operations personnel to identify and fix issues.

· Complete required customer safety training and comply with safety rules on customer sites.

· Conduct calibrations and validation tests for installed systems as required by an established quality assurance plan or environmental regulation.

· Maintain hardware and spare parts inventory.

· Maintain a quarterly quality assurance schedule and document the completion of all items.

· Log system downtime and emissions for trend analysis.

· Train customers on installed systems' functionality, maintenance, and operation.

· Develop system manuals, test procedures, and guidance documents as required.

· Ability to work with our software team for programming DAS and PLC to meet their specific requirements

· Help develop and update SOPs for future project work

Qualifications:

· Approximately 2+ years of experience installing and maintaining complex emissions monitoring systems or an equal amount of time working in an industrial setting in an instrumentation or electrical field.

· Experience, or the ability to familiarize oneself in environmental monitoring, safety systems, CEM, fenceline, stack testing, or similar complex industrial monitoring systems a major plus for this position.

· Experience with PLC and Modbus communication protocols

· Ability to travel approximately 70% of the time to our headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.

· The company reserves the right to require random drug testing for all applicable positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree, Comparable Military Experience, or Technical Degree with job experience.

· Instrumentation and Electrical Certification(s)

The base salary range for this full-time position is $90-125k annually. Your base salary and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualifications, skills, knowledge, level, and pay of employees in similar positions.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans

• Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Flexible Vacation Policy and Paid Holidays

• Employee Referral Program

• 401K

• Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.)

• On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges, outdoor boot camp, flu shots, etc.)

 About Picarro:

 We are the world's leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in various 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. They are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology. They are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability.

At Picarro, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, or disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies, and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

At Picarro, we strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their abilities, have equal opportunities. 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, please contact Picarro, Inc. at [email protected] for assistance.