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AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 98,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.

Position Objective:

The Energy Project Engineer is responsible for all technical aspects of the given project/product assigned, including design, Engineering cost & schedule, customer interface, and internal interface and has ultimate responsibility for delivering the engineering package that is compliant with the client contract as well as with AAF International standards.  Others have the responsibility of delivering the items to the project engineer (handover data, engineering estimates, etc.), but the Project Engineer will ultimately be responsible for the production of all engineering deliverables on time and accurately.

Key Accountabilities:

• Review customer specifications and internal contract specifications in order to deliver an engineering package compliant with both.
• Be the primary point of contact between customer and AAF on technical issues for a given project.
• Maintain engineering deliverable (internal and external) schedule and advise project manager of any risks or changes to the schedule.
• Maintain total engineering cost (including hours and cost vs. as-sold estimate) and advise project manager of risks and opportunities.
• Review client change requests technically and advise project manager of impact to engineering and scope.  Discuss with client as necessary.
• Direct various engineering resources (internal and external) as necessary to obtain engineering deliverables on time and accurately, working with engineering management where necessary when issues arise.
• Produce/review/approve all engineering deliverables for projects assigned.
• Support sales and applications team as necessary for bid data and development.
• On site advisor support as necessary at supplier and customer locations.

Position Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required, or equivalent experience.  Mechanical/Electrical preferred.  Civil, structural, chemical, etc. acceptable or equivalent experience;
2. Experience in technical industry desired;
3. Hold a valid passport, international travel may be required;
4. Experience in a technical field involving metal fabrication, machining, manufacturing preferred;
5. Experience reviewing and applying customer specifications, internal specifications, and industry standards preferred;
6. Field experience in manufacturing environment preferred.  Inspection, trouble-shooting, expediting, etc;
7. Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task;
8. Strong organizational skills with aggressive follow-through and closing skills;
9. Excellent communication and presentation skills;
10. Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment and be capable of communicating with a diverse range of individuals;
11. Demonstrated ability to multi -task and work in a fast - paced setting;
12.  Knowledge of 2D fabrication drawings, 3D models, and design to verify design of equipment from environmental and process condition basis;
13. Ability to communicate technical details proficiently through various tools such as drawings, models, instruction manuals, installation drawings, etc.;
14. Must exhibit the following core competencies:

• Communication skills
• Problem analysis and solving
• Technical analytics – apply knowledge 
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Organizational and planning skills
• Judgment
• Attention to detail
• Negotiating skills
• Creativity 
• Team player
• Stress tolerance
• Customer orientation
• Presentation skills