Major multinational manufacturer of thermoplastic piping systems and instrumentation serving the microelectronics, water treatment, chemical processing, food and beverage, and life sciences market segments is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our engineering group as a Product Design Engineer. GF Piping Systems is looking for employees focused on a values-led culture and with whom we can achieve our business goals.

Your Tasks

• Responsible for the creation of new polyethylene plastic pipe fitting designs along with the appropriate ancillary installation equipment
• Oversee the product life cycle management of existing products
• Perform Flow Analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for fitting design and/or customer applications
• Create detailed product drawings using GD&T
• Create and maintain engineering product specifications
• Provide feasibility studies and costing estimates for new products
• Be the project manager or contributing member of applicable new product development projects
• Provide timely engineering support to Production, Product Management, and Sales as required
• Work closely with Product Management to review the existing product portfolio to identify and implement cost reduction and performance enhancement opportunities
• Participate in and/or lead cross-functional teams to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for product quality issues

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, design engineering, computer modeling, or other utility-related area, preferred
• Proficient in SolidWorks or similar CAD software to develop models and drawings
• Ability to identify patterns or trends within data
• Ability to understand and create complex plans or diagrams (e.g. blue prints)
• Prior experience in piping design and/or field experience with piping systems is strongly desirable
• Prior experience with the injection molding of plastics is highly preferred.
• Project management experience
• Self-starter/Acts on own initiative making decisions after a thorough evaluation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively