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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Air Products - Product Engineer Electronics/Performance Materials

Req No. 2470BR
Job Title PRODUCT ENGINEER ELECTRONICS / PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Global Engineering
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an opening for Product Engineer for Electronics/Performance Materials at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

This role provides day to day leadership of the Electronics Bulk Gas and Specialty Material Equipment Product Lines and is responsible to provide all engineering support for the products.

Activities include:
• Processing global order requests for UHP product line equipment including identifying the best solution to meet the request. A low percentage of these could require development of new options.
• Preparation of packages which are sent to the fabricator for quotations
• Provide engineering support to fabricators and operations on installed equipment base.
• Manage all product line documentation, including standards, specifications, and manuals.
• Development and integrate new products into portfolio.
• Communications between commercial, order requester and the fabricator. Additionally, periodic evaluation and possible implementation of alternate fabricators to lower costs.
• Preparation of quotations and project budgets
• Managing/tracking project budgets to within +/- 2%
• Managing/tracking shipment schedules to meet or exceed a matrix of >85% on time including implementation of continuous improvement activities to improve this metric year on year.
• Develop cost/benefit analysis and prepare funding requests for Bulk Gas Development and ESM products.
• Leading or participating in funded development projects which must be completed within the fiscal year.
• Managing/tracking development budgets to within +/- 5%
• Leading and coordination of activities between functional groups (e.g. Mechanical Design, Process Controls, Process. Etc.) when their support is needed for ETO products or product line changes.
• Specifying third party (SAES, Arranges, Johnson Mathey, etc.) purifiers as required
• Participate in related product line MOC meetings
• Participate in hazard and reliability reviews as required.
• Product Development team lead.

Qualifications/Skills:
• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred
• Experience in some or all of the following areas is highly preferred -- Product Engineering; Project Engineering, Electronics Equipment.
• Experience in product based approach and ODI (Stage Gate) process a plus
• Knowledge of HAZOPs, UltraFlo, CAPP, and Stac 5 preferred
• Experience with Apollo Root Cause failure analysis methods a plus.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #2470BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided None

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