A leading global industrial engineering client is looking for a talented Design Engineer
Primary Responsibilities:
- Evaluate projects return on investment to justify capital expenditures
- Work closely with OEMs on the integration of industrial cooling and freezing technology.
- Work closely with Marketing on the launch of new product development programs
- Demonstrates creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices
- Develops, selects and implements engineering techniques and solutions to solve difficult problems
- Participates in defining engineering approaches and in planning, prioritizing and scheduling work for design team
- Performs engineering calculations for accurate sizing of customer specific cooling and freezing applications.
- Ensures successful completion of assigned project phases within the budgeted time and cost constraints
- Prioritizes work and prepares engineering plans accurately
- Reviews and checks project specific drawings and data sheets to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards
- Influences team members and promotes ideas to improve design and implantation practices
- Analyze cost and benefits of various solutions, followed by appropriate recommendations
- Will lead field teams through installations, startups and issue identification, analysis and repairs related to primary skill area
- Interfaces with internal and external customers/suppliers
- May provide technical and engineering support to multiple regions
- Provides technical guidance to other professionals
- Directs preparation of appropriate documentation for assigned project phases and prepares required reports and summaries to communicate project progress or results
- Travel to customer sites and equipment fabricators as required
- Work with technicians to facilitate completion of design and fabrication.
Qualifications:
- BS Degree in engineering (mechanical or Industrial preferred). M anagerial experience or an MBA.
- A minimum of five (5) years overall experience in applications and / or design engineering (preferably in food applications)
- Able to read, understand and modify electrical schematics fluidly
- Must have proficiency in a CAD platform; strong familiarity with AutoDesk Inventor 2020 preferred
- Must have an understanding of PLC programming and ladder logic, Allen Bradley RS Logix and Siemens a plus
- Experience in supervision of technical teams and projects strongly preferred
- Must be able to travel approximately 40%
- Familiarity with applications in cryogenic and other relevant process industries is highly desirable
- Experience in equipment design and manufacturing
- Project management experience highly desirable
- Background in new equipment and applications commercialization strongly preferred
- Must be able to articulately communicate ideas to others across different levels inside and outside the organization.
- Knowledge of how businesses operate; keenly aware of how strategies and decisions affect success of projects.
- Familiarity of USDA, NSF a plus, but not required
- AutoCad Electrical a plus
- Familiarity with JDE, Oracle or other ERP software with respect to accounting
Design Engineer - Industrial Equipment