Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Description

The Mechanical Drafter/Design Engineer is responsible for designing process piping equipment. Every project is custom, which means each treatment and system design is different. This position requires someone who enjoys being challenged and can apply knowledge and resourcefulness to each design application.

ResponsibilitiesDevelops skid-mounted capital equipment by studying customer requirements, researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials, and soliciting observations from operators.Demonstrates mechanical and methodical know-how in the design of structural frame-supported piping systems.Selects and sizes mechanical components based on process design criteria.Works with engineers and clients to accurately depict the desired design characteristics.Develops manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling, and installing components.Produces detailed and outline designs using standard drafting procedures.Interfaces with outside vendors for component selection and manufacturing and assembly instructions.Assures system and product quality by designing testing methods, testing finished product and system capabilities, and confirming fabrication, assembly, and installation processes.Specifies system components or directs modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications following testing results.Reads and interprets blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.Provides engineering support by answering questions and requests from inside or outside the organization.Seeks outside resources to assist with implementing operating procedures, resolving system malfunctions, and seeking technical support/information.Essential SkillsExperience with 3D AutoCAD.Experience working directly with vendors in component sizing and selection.Ability to perform calculations for stress, deflection, pipe size, pipe pressure drop, pump, and valve sizing.Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.Proficiency in 3D AutoCAD Design software, Internet software, Excel Spreadsheet software, Word, Adobe Word Processing software.Knowledge of vendor communication, Creo, Inventor, and hydraulics.Additional Skills & QualificationsAssociate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or two to five years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Must reside within a 25-mile radius of Chaska location.Preferred: Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering.Preferred: Experience in a similar drafting/design role.Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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