Lead Unit Design Engineer
Haywardtyler · Colchester, Vermont, United States · onsite
USD 100,000 to 165,000 · period not stated
Job Description and Duties:
- Application and Aftermarket Sales – provide help with the preparation of proposals, application of products, interpreting specifications, providing supplementary information and modifications to assure compliance to application requirements, among other tasks.
- Service – provide technical assistance to existing clients in the operation, installation, maintenance of Hayward Tyler provided equipment, both in-house and in-customer facilities.
- Manufacturing – Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing as required to meet design requirements and resolve conflicts that arise during manufacturing activities. For newly developed products Manufacturing support may be a primary responsibility for the Lead.
- Quality – Providing support, supervision, or creation of quality related documentation. For newly developed products Quality support may be a primary responsibility for the Lead.
- Subject Matter Expertise – provide subject matter expertise to other engineers, contracts, or areas of the business.
- Other duties as required – This is a dynamic position that may require temporary ownership of the unexpected.
- The mechanical duties described above require well-developed analytical skills and their daily application to rotating mechanical equipment. This may include stress analysis, materials science, vibration and heat transfer, among other technical skills. A large part of the Lead’s role will involve leading and developing one or more reporting engineers, reporting project and task status, developing schedules, and limited managerial duties. Flexibility, organization, leadership, initiative, a level of comfort with the unknown, and a desire for continuous improvement are traits that will serve this role well. Expected travel is less than 10% yearly.
Minimum qualifications:
- BSME or similar, and 5-10 years of mechanical engineering design and analysis in the field of industrial rotating machinery such as pumps, turbines, or compressors, or equivalent work experience.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience with leadership, initiative, and mentoring.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct stress analysis and other design calculations using manual or digital techniques.
- Comfortable authoring, reading & interpreting engineering drawings, and familiar with ASME Y14.5.
- Comfortable and competent reading and interpreting contract technical specifications.
- Demonstrated experience with engineering design codes, practices, and processes.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; Section VIII or Section III preferred.
- Able to interpret function and intent of existing designs and modify them for new applications.
- Comprehensive understanding of engineering aspects of the design, analysis, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and operation of centrifugal pumps.
- Proficient in SolidWorks, MathCad, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the Internet.
- Experience with ANSYS, ARMD, CFTurbo, or other specialized software preferred.
- Detail oriented, strategic, organized, works independently, guides and directs reports, and highly motivated.
- Professional Engineer registration or ability to gain registration.