Wigen Careers – Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Chaska, MN

Salary Range: $125k/yr – $135k/yr

Company Overview:
Wigen Water Technologies® has been a leader in custom water treatment systems since 1965, combining innovative U.S.-patented technologies with hands-on engineering and manufacturing expertise. Serving industries from municipal to ultrapure, our solutions make a real impact on communities and the environment. Backed by the global resources of Metawater but driven by a collaborative, people-first culture, Wigen is the perfect place for professionals who want to grow their careers while shaping the future of water.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About the Role:
The Project Engineer is responsible for designing solutions for challenging water treatment applications and acting as a consultant to internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Designs, specifies and interprets P&ID’s, BOM’s, customer specifications, and O&M’s.
  • Provides submittal and start-up support.
  • Specifies component materials, sizing, and function based on application.
  • Confirms product performance by designing and conducting operational tests or research.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer generated reports.
  • Creates P&IDs and component tag lists to be used for production.
  • Provides engineering support by answering questions and requests from inside or outside the organization.
  • Seeks outside resources to assist with implementing operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions and to seek technical support/information.

Misc Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Occasional travel to customer jobsites or tradeshows (approximately 5%).
  • Other tasks, duties or projects as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year college in Environmental, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering; or two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must reside within a 25-mile radius of our Chaska location.
  • Experience with AutoCAD.
  • Experience with designing piping systems (2+ years).
  • Ability to perform calculations needed for drawing creation.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, etc.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, etc.
  • AutoCAD Design software; Internet software; Excel Spreadsheet software and Word, Adobe Word Processing software.

Physical Demands:

  • Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk/hear.
  • Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
  • Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Benefits / Pay:

  • 144 hours (18 days) of annual Paid Time Off (PTO). The amount increases after 5 years of employment.
  • Paid Holidays (Schedule of our Paid Holidays is available upon request).
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance options through HealthPartners and VSP/Principal.
  • Flexible Spending Account options (Health and Dependent Care) through Alerus.
  • Company paid LTD, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D policy ($50K).
  • 401k plan through Fidelity with company match.
  • Aflac policy options.
  • $125,000.00-$135,000.00

Job Type: Full time