What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Engineer for Food Machinery position at PPM Technologies?
Job Requirements:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team at PPM Technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical engineering and experience working in the food processing industry.
Familiarity with designing equipment that uses pumps, sensors, or power transmissions is a plus. Knowledge of food processing or related product lines and general knowledge of a custom machinery environment are also essential.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing food machinery/equipment, including stainless steel construction, power transmission, piping, ducting, and overall sanitary design to meet food manufacturing standards.
- Mechanical design of food machinery/equipment
- Utilize experience in the application of combustion, gas train, and thermal design
- Design customized large-scale food manufacturing equipment to customer specification
- Solve problems related to the design, manufacture, function, and reliability of equipment
- Work with other Engineers and Project Managers to ensure multiple pieces of equipment fit and work together
- Test and quality check designed equipment once built
- Conduct FEA of Fryers
- Application testing of new customers' product
- Provide technical support to customers with help from Service department
- Travel to customer sites to assist with equipment startup
