Field Service Engineer - Latin America, Caribbean
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
Location: Akron, OH 44203, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 – Business and Financial Operations
Posted: Friday, 16 October 2026
Valid Through: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Job Description
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is hiring a Field Service Engineer - Latin America, Caribbean in Akron, OH. This is a full-time position.
B& W is seeking an experienced engineer with a degree in Mechanical, Chemical, and Civil Engineering, or similar Engineering Technology, to join our team of talented Field Service Engineers, who provide best in the industry expertise and support on a broad range of B& W utility, industrial, and environmental products to our customers . The engineer will be based in Florida, USA and will be frequently traveling to customer sites within the Latin America and Caribbean region.
A Field Service Engineer will work alone or in conjunction with other engineers in performing pre-commissioning testing on boilers and environmental equipment and in the development of start-up schedules and procedures to ensure facilities meet pre-commissioning requirements. They will also work on the maintenance, inspection and operations of existing equipment to achieve reliable operations . The Service Engineer (SE) should have experience in working with boiler and environmental equipment and should also have experience in working within utility and/or industrial plant sites.
This position requires extensive international travel (90%) including driving on client/customer property
DUTIES
A Field Service Engineer will work alone or in conjunction with other engineers in performing pre-commissioning testing on boilers and environmental equipment and in the development of start-up schedules and procedures to ensure facilities meet pre-commissioning requirements. They will also work on the maintenance, inspection and operations of existing equipment to achieve reliable operations . The Service Engineer (SE) should have experience in working with boiler and environmental equipment and should also have experience in working within utility and/or industrial plant sites.
This position requires extensive international travel (90%) including driving on client/customer property
DUTIES
- Collecting and evaluating field data.
- Working with customers, account executives, vendors and sublet vendors with assistance and guidance from the District Engineer or a senior engineer.
- Preparing technical reports including post site inspection, investigation or assessment reports.
- Preparing proposals and estimates for equipment
- Working as part of a team on project startups and during outages.
- Work on existing equipment including boiler inspections and repair, condition assessments, boiler operation evaluations and tuning.
- Providing construction technical support and outage management.
- Visiting customer sites with Sales personnel and developing opportunities for the region.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or similar Engineering Technology.
- Prior experience with utility or water tube industrial boilers required .
- Prior experience with pulverized fuel, recovery boiler or biomass boiler equipment a plus.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- A Self Starter with good Communication Skills and the ability to Work with Others.
- Ability and desire to travel.
- At least 3-5 years prior industry experience.
- Fluency in Spanish and English required .
Education Requirements
high school
Skills
Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.
Benefits
Please see the job description for benefits.
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