What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research and Development Engineer position at HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc.)?
Job Description
HTRI is seeking a highly skilled Research and Development Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in preparing, executing, and documenting experiments to support research objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with research engineers and technicians to propose and conduct necessary modifications to test units, providing training on operation.
- Support the design development of research test unit upgrades/modifications, ensuring implementation as designed.
- Apply knowledge of codes and standards, such as ASME BPVC Section II & VIII, ASME B31.3, relevant API standards, and NFPA standards, to specify required equipment and instrumentation.
- Develop virtual parts and assembly drawings using 3D CAD software like AutoDesk Inventor, providing construction drawings.
- Create comprehensive project budgets based on supplier quotations, utilizing standard-based specifications.
- Design P&IDs, wiring schematics, and equipment drawings to document research unit modifications.
- Analyze measurement accuracy and uncertainties of temperature, pressure, pressure drop, flow rate, heat balance, and other parameters.
- Coordinate calibration of instrumentation on research units and oversee maintenance of calibration equipment.
- Work with research engineers to update test unit operating manuals.
- Conduct experiments of single-phase and two-phase flow and heat transfer with and without phase change for different types of heat exchangers.
- Provide technical assistance to less experienced engineers, responding to inquiries related to HTRI software and methods.
- Assist in preparing technical documentation, including FAQs, Application Notes, Known Issues, and Tech Tips, and write newsletter articles.
- Develop skills to operate laboratory equipment, such as viscometers and laser microscopes, as required.
