Application Engineer - Screw Compressors

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

The Application Engineer — Screw Compressors is responsible for developing technically sound Howden screw compressor offerings across refrigeration and hydrocarbon processing applications. This role bridges the gap between a customer's process requirements and a fully specified, commercially priced compressor solution — and does so with enough process engineering depth to define and optimize the refrigeration cycle, not just size a machine to a given inlet condition.

This role operates primarily in support of bare shaft screw compressor sales to packaging partners and integrators and requires the technical credibility to be a genuine engineering peer to the packager — contributing to system optimization, not just delivering a performance curve. Product-specific technical support is available for less common applications, but the AE is expected to carry independent fluency across the core refrigerant families served by this product line. 

What Will You Do?

• Review customer equipment requirements, specifications, and process conditions to determine appropriate application of screw compressor technology.

• Perform engineering analysis and equipment selection to ensure compressors and associated systems meet customer requirements, company engineering standards, and applicable industry codes.

• Develop technically sound compressor offerings from concept through proposal submission with minimal technical supervision.

• Prepare technical proposals including compressor selections, performance data, technical descriptions, and supporting documentation.

• Work closely with Sales to support customer engagement, including technical discussions, clarification meetings, and specification review.

• Collaborate with compressor package partners, system integrators, and internal engineering teams to ensure successful integration of bare shaft compressors into packaged systems.

• Evaluate supplier capabilities and coordinate with internal resources for additional components or subsystems.

• Ensure proposals contain clear and accurate scope definitions to support a smooth transition from sales to project execution.

• Provide technical feedback from market engagement and project experience to support continuous improvement of products, processes, and tools.

• Support development of screw compressor applications across key market segments by working with Sales and package partners.

• Support internal training and knowledge sharing related to screw compressor applications and best practices.

• Other duties as assigned. 

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline

• Experience with rotating equipment or gas compression systems

• Working knowledge of gas handling processes and compressor system integration

• Ability to review technical specifications and translate process conditions into equipment selections

• Willingness to travel to support customer engagement and partner relationships

Preferred

• Experience with screw compressors or other positive displacement compression technologies

• Experience working with compressor packagers or system integrators

• Familiarity with API 619, API 614, and IIAR standards where applicable

• Experience supporting proposal development in an industrial equipment environment 

Your Experience Should Be...

• Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving ability

• Ability to interpret process conditions and translate them into technically sound equipment selections

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with Sales, engineering teams, suppliers, and external partners

• Working knowledge of engineering calculation tools and standard office software

• Awareness of company safety procedures and quality standards 

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