Design Engineer

Design Engineer Opportunity Now!!

The Design Engineer participates in the design and evaluation of production processes for both new and existing products and systems to provide improvements in cost, performance or the facilitation of manufacturing processes using the fundamental principles of mechanical, electrical, industrial and other engineering disciplines. Furthermore, the Design Engineer will be responsible for efforts of supporting existing product with the manufacturing/operations team to facilitate remedies, updates, or modifications to previously made products at the company.

Designs specialized fluid control components using computer aided design and drafting (CADD) tools to meet customer requests; and collaborates as necessary to generate details, assembly drawings, models, bills of materials (BOM), design analysis, reports, and procedures. This position requires interactions with the assigned designers, suppliers, and other applicable (production, sales, quality, et cetera) departmental assignees to solicit technical information as well as production capabilities to develop feasible design solutions. Hands-on participation in the test laboratory and related design validation as well as product preparation activities, with various service media and pressures, will be required on an as-needed basis

Additional Skills & Qualifications

· Works with Sales and Engineering management to develop the technical specifications for fluid control devices.

· Works with production and operations to assist in any necessary means to provide capability to manufacture products as designed.

· Performs engineering change requests as necessary to modify products or develop new products.

· Reviews customer Requests for Quote and specifications to develop preliminary design concepts.

· Provides design layout and proposal drawing and models or sufficient data for a designer to layout.

· Provides technical guidance for the preparations of technical proposals.

· Checks outputs from Designers.

· Prepares stress, strain, fluid, thermal, and other engineering calculations as required by assignments.

· Performs at least basic Finite Element Analysis and Computerized Fluid Dynamics analyses as required by assignments.

· Performs preliminary analytical and/or experimental tasks as necessary to demonstrate soundness of conceptual design.

· Follows through on experimental designs to correct design deficiencies and make improvements.

· Investigates production problems when called upon and searches for solutions; advises and assists other department members on design issues.

· Completes forms and relevant documentation within the Engineering department for procurement, fabrication and testing.

· Collaborates with Designers or be able to perform all their activities.

· Generates applicable test and assembly procedures and reports for design verification and manufacturing.

· Initiates requests for fabrication of prototypes and order special materials when required, as well as any fixtures and tooling needed.

· Compiles record of project progress.

· Collaborate with other functional departments (Manufacturing, Quality, etc) to ensure quality product realization in time.

· Reviews non-conformance reports and dispositions material in accordance with the Material Review Board process.

· Prepares and delivers training

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
• relevant mechanical design experience preferred such as at least 3 years in the design of mechanical components or valves
• proficient in MathCAD or equivalent engineering software tool
• stress analysis- Linear (FEA and/or analytical)