Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

Summary: The Mechanical Drafter/Design Engineer is responsible for designing process piping equipment. Every project is custom, which means each treatment and system design is different. This position requires someone who enjoys being challenged and can apply knowledge and resourcefulness to each design application. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Develops skid-mounted capital equipment by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials; soliciting observations from operators. • Mechanical and methodical know-how in the design of structural frame supported piping systems. • Selects and sizes mechanical components based on process design criteria. • Works with engineers and clients to accurately depict the desired design characteristics. • Develops manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling and installing components. • Produces drawings (detailed and outline designs) using standard drafting procedures. • Interfaces with outside vendors for component selection; manufacturing and assembly instructions. • Assures system and product quality by designing testing methods; testing finished product and system capabilities; confirming fabrication, assembly and installation process. • Specifies system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications following testing results. • Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer generated reports. • 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.

Hard Skills

• 3D AutoCAD
• Experience working directly with vendors in component sizing and selection
• Ability to perform calculations for stress, deflection, pipe size, pipe pressure drop, pump and valve sizing
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures
• 3D AutoCAD Design software; Internet software; Excel Spreadsheet software and Word, Adobe Word Processing software

Soft Skills

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Chaska, Minnesota and some days remote.

Work Environment

Work 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.