Hydrogen Systems and Consulting Engineer

This is a unique opportunity to primarily support our hydrogen services including hazards analysis, training, testing, and forensics. WHA consults for many well-known organizations at the forefront of the rapidly growing hydrogen economy with applications involving electrolyzers and other production systems, fuel cells, distribution and storage systems, and hydrogen transportation applications. WHA also supports start-ups with amazing new technologies involving hydrogen, so the diversity of applications and clientele is extensive and world-wide.

For this position, WHA is seeking a Full-time Mechanical or Chemical Engineer with at least 7 years of experience. The position requires knowledge and experience of piping/pressure systems in any industry. Piping/pressure system experience with hydrogen, flammable gases, cryogenics, oxygen and/or other oxidizers is highly desirable.

The technical onboarding phase will consist of undertaking WHA’s series of hydrogen safety courses and working directly with WHA’s Hydrogen Services Lead on various customer hazard analysis projects. Becoming familiar with WHA’s processes for project opening and management will be a critical part of the onboarding phase.

Once the technical onboarding phase is completed, the position will begin to contribute to moderately complex aspects of hazard analysis projects and play a key role in helping our customers ensure safe hydrogen operations. Work will be generally independent and collaborative in nature while working in our hydrogen services teams. As experience at WHA develops, the career path would likely include supporting failure analysis and testing projects and becoming a WHA hydrogen safety training instructor.

Travel domestically and internationally for this position is approximately 25% of your schedule. This level of travel will likely be much lower in the technical onboarding phase.

Due to the nature of the work, the candidate must be a US Citizen.

Qualifications:

Education:

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace, or related engineering field

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in mechanical engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience with piping/pressure systems
• Comprehension of P&IDs
• Communicating with various roles in an organization and/or with customers about engineering topics (e.g., project status, progress reports).
• Desirable:
  • Project management experience
  • Experience with hydrogen, flammable gases, cryogenics, oxygen and other oxidizers (in order of preference)
  • Experience in fire and explosion science
  • Experience with hydrogen technologies
  • Knowledge of hydrogen safety codes/standards (e.g., NFPA, ISO)
  • Familiarity with ASME B31.3, B31.12 or B31.1
  • Customer interfacing and developing quotes with detailed cost estimates.

Technical Skills:

• Broad knowledge of engineering procedures and assists in the resolution of complex problems.
• Capable of learning new database platforms for project management and document handling
• Familiarity with engineering drawing packages (2-D and 3-D), and Mathcad is desirable
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling is desirable
• Excellent communication skills
• Technical report writing

Benefits & Work Hours

Benefits include 100% of the employee's medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid parental leave, 401(k) with a company match of 3%.

Other Benefits to include a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for unreimbursed health, dental, and vision expenses in which employees may qualify to participate. AFLAC provides supplemental insurance coverage (disability, cancer, accident, etc.) at a reduced rate for WHA employees and families paid by the employee through payroll deduction.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, 40 hours per week. Alternative work schedules such as Flextime and 9/80 are available based on Management approval.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 10 company-paid holidays.

Compensatory (Comp) Time: Accumulation of comp time for hours worked more than full-time schedule.

Profit Sharing Bonus: Semi-annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company profits.