3D Modeling, Analysis Skills, Contract Review, Engineering Management, Hydraulic Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, On Site Support, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pumps, Sales, SolidWorks, Startup, Technical Support, Testing, Willing to Travel
Staff Engineer - 816
USA:TX:Tyler | Engineering | Full-Time
Summary: The Staff Engineer will perform conceptual design, detailed engineering, equipment fabrication, testing, and start-up, review the project contract, proposal, specifications, preliminary drawings, and clarifications to determine the intended scope, technical feasibility, and compliance of technical objectives for the project.
Responsibilities
- Upon full time employment with PW the Staff Engineer will be required to immediately begin self-study in the field of centrifugal pump design as a prerequisite to begin designing impellers, case volutes, diffusers, and re-rating pumps to meet specific design conditions and performance characteristics. Initial job requirements will be as follows:
- Perform trim analysis as required for the PW Remanufacturing and PW610 manufacturing facilities
- Perform thrust load analysis as required for the PW Remanufacturing and PW610 manufacturing facilities as required
- Map pump case volutes and volute sectional areas as required and produce detail drawings of each
- Collect critical hydraulic dimensions for existing impellers as required
- Create volute modification drawings using new design data provided by the Assistant Engineering Manager/Hydraulics Engineer
- Create case throat area drawings as required and create modified throat area drawings using new design data provided by the Assistant Engineering Manager/Hydraulics Engineer
- Manage pump case volute modifications and impeller modifications performed by shop personnel as required by the Assistant Engineering Manager
- Generate 3D models of pump hydraulic components using Solidworks
- Create fluid models using Solidworks which will be used for CFD analysis
Qualifications
- Must Have a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program
- Proficiency with SolidWorks, SolidWorks 2D and/or DraftSight
- Excel or other spread sheet program capabilities
- Good verbal and communicative skills
Additional Information:
Physical Demand: N/A
Working Conditions: Engineering office
Training/Certifications: SolidWorks and Excel skills is a plus.
Shift Time/Overtime: 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM M-F, there are occasions when they will have to work some overtime depending on the urgency of the project they are working on and/or to provide technical support to our manufacturing facilities, sales, and customers.
Travel: Periodic travel to our manufacturing facilities, customer facilities, field service
Education: Must have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university program
Location: USA:TX:Tyler
Minimum Required Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. EOE/M/F/D/V