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Reimagine What's Possible The UHP Analytical Engineer is an exciting role supporting analytical instrumentation across Air Products' gas production and distribution facilities in the Americas. This role will provide technical expertise in the following areas related to analytical instrument technology: performance testing, installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and obsolescence planning.
This position will be based in our Chandler, AZ office with up to 25% travel throughout the Americas region.
The UHP Analytical Engineer is responsible for supporting, optimizing, and continuously improving advanced analytical measurement systems used for ultra-high-purity (UHP) gas production quality assurance. This role serves as a technical subject matter expert for trace-level gas analysis, analytical instrumentation, method development, system design, troubleshooting, and quality system compliance.
The position will partner with Process Controls, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Operational Excellence, Laboratories, and external vendors to ensure analytical systems deliver accurate, reliable, and compliant measurements.
A strong commitment to safety is essential in this role.
What's In It for You: At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
- Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
- 401k with 100% vested company core and match
- Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
- Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
- Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Many more supplemental benefits available
Required Skills / Abilities: - Self-driven ownership and accountability.
- Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
- Structured problem solving.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Customer-focused technical leadership.
- Clear, audit-ready communication.
- Possess in-depth knowledge to design, test and support analytical systems that measure ppb and ppt-level impurities in bulk gas streams (N2, O2, Ar, H2, He, CO2) as well as the associated demands of these systems meeting Statistical Process Control (SPC), high reliability and continuous improvement expectations.
- Possess strong experience with gas analysis using various detection techniques: spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, particle counters, electrochemical sensors, and more.
- Experience with method development, gas sampling systems and process control systems is preferred but is not required.
Key Job Responsibilities:- Support UHP analytical systems requirements of operating facilities. Drive analytical strategy through consensus building with associated stakeholders.
- Ensure uptime, reliability, and data integrity of gas analysis systems meet internal and external expectations.
- Define and support analytical technology selection, sample conditioning system design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance for UHP analytical systems.
- Work with vendors to identify appropriate analytical systems for operating facilities and test innovative analytical technologies that have low total cost of ownership.
- Develop and lead training activities related to the equipment and the processes needed to operate and maintain UHP analytical systems.
- Support FMEA activities and proactively identify risks to system performance. Lead 8D investigations, Root Cause Analysis, implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Ensure compliance with QMS and customer expectations. Using a data-driven approach, lead improvements in reliability, accuracy, and data quality.
- Build and maintain meaningful relationships with key internal and external customers.
- Actively participate in multi-functional teams.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:- A Bachelor's degree in instrumentation, chemistry, engineering, or a related scientific field is required.
- A Master's degree is preferred but is not required.
- 15 years of work experience with UHP analytical systems in the Specialty or Industrial Gas industries is required.
- Fluency in written and verbal English is required.
- Flexibility to travel up to 25% is required.
- A valid driver's license and a good driving record are required.
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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
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