As a Design Engineer you’ll focus on designing and optimizing critical components for continuous manufacturing including bushing and hardware.

Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Develop bushing designs and hardware packages for plants, prioritizing performance, durability, increased throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Create and oversee mechanical drawing packages, ensuring they meet standards and tolerances.
• Collaborate with vendors to explore new applications and materials as needed.
• Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues with support teams, including evaluating failures and inspections.
• Support innovation projects and gather data for modeling and design work.
• Conduct post-analysis on trial bushings to learn and improve designs.
• Collaborate with the Capital Delivery team on rebuild support and start-up activities.
• Engage with customers and conduct plant visits to understand requirements and implement improvements.
• Develop and refine simulation procedures using Computational Fluid Dynamics and structural Finite Element Analysis.
• Work with CAD resources to create high-fidelity geometry for simulations and automate simulation setup using Java scripting.
• Conduct experiments and validate simulation procedures in lab and factory settings.
• Travel occasionally (up to 25% with some international travel) to support projects and customer interactions.

Design Engineer Qualifications:

• MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on thermal/fluid sciences or equivalent experience.
• Experience in mechanical design, drawings, and manufacturing of mechanical parts.
• Proficiency in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) codes.
• Strong Java scripting skills or experience with object-oriented coding.
• 0-5 years of experience in a CFD analyst role or thermal/fluid systems design.
• Field experience in manufacturing operations support is a plus.
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or advanced expertise in thermal/fluid sciences is preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical heating, controls, metalworking, and welded components is beneficial.
• Project leadership experience with scope, schedule, risk, and change management.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage employees at all levels.
• Self-motivated, organized, and willing to continue learning and growing in a specialized field.