Sr Engineer

Provide technical support and ensure high quality for all products throughout stages of the supply chain from quotation to field operation. Develop new products and product enhancements.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

•Evaluate customer inquiries and provide preliminary product designs to meet specified design code, customer specifications and materials. Perform cost estimates for special product inquiries.

•Coordinate production of special product orders. This includes detailed design of the product including sizing, material determination and stress analysis, instructions for material order and shop floor fabrication, shop floor troubleshooting and completion of code paperwork as required.

•Provide technical support for production of all products. This involves shop floor troubleshooting, in-process design changes if needed and technical decisions on product or product component acceptance.

•Provide technical support to improve manufacturing process. This includes cost justification of new equipment/fixtures and shop layout.

•Coordinate preparation and maintenance of standard manufacturing instructions. These instructions prescribe design, materials, processing and inspection of products made on a repetitive basis.

•Responsible for interpretation of customer quality control requirements and preparation of Q.A. procedures for special orders.

•Prepare for and host customer and regulate authority Q.A. audits.

•Make quality decisions on final product or product acceptance.

•Design, test and introduce new products into production.

•Assure that the design basis of all products is in compliance with all applicable codes and standards and to assure that all products are safe, reliable and economical.

•Provide technical assistance to customers. This includes answering technical questions, troubleshooting field problems remotely and onsite and providing product failure analysis when required.

•Provide purchasing with technical support for material procurement. This involves providing purchasing with material specifications (per design code or customer requirements), supplier recommendations and feedback on quality of material received.

•Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

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Revised 12/29/2010

•Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products

•Extensive experience with ASME, ANSI, and API design codes.

•Extensive experience with design tools such as empirical formulas, 2 and 3-D CAD, FEA software, etc.

•Fundamental knowledge of metallurgy, welding and machining.

•Fundamental knowledge of sealing technology.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

•B. S. in Engineering

•5 years experience in piping, valve and/or pressure vessel design.