Product Engineer / Solutions Specialist II

Product Engineer / Solutions Specialist II

Position Location: Houston, TX

Position Type: Contract to Hire

Position Salary: $40/HR - $45/HR (Depending on Experience)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating product designs and/or developing sample product to meet pre-qualified specifications as provided by Management, Sales or Marketing members.
• Under the direct management of the company General Manager or Engineering Manager, the Engineer uses technical descriptions, sketches and verbal direction to develop, design or draft actual or conceptual product.
• Use knowledge of material qualities and properties, material standards, industrial processes and manufacturing procedures to complete this job. The assignments are project and/or product specific and measured on an effort-by-effort basis.
• Design system layout and packaging with focus on DFM and Cost sensitivity to include finding solutions to design issues that impact product quality.
• Generate complex drawings and 3D models of system and product per specifications
• Review or interpretation of engineering plans and diagrams provided by others to determine correct component orientation and material lists for incorporation into produced product.
• Ensure compatibility of designs or specifications by providing input to internal customers to offer comment for manufacturing or construction activities.
• Create details for pressure vessel, structural skid, and piping layout and associated structural assemblies.
• Research product design, capabilities, and compatibility ranges as required and directed by the manager.
• Identify design flaws and recommend workable solutions and construction modifications, always ensuring quality of drawings and functionality of equipment.
• Draw rough sketches or arranges finished drawings or designs to illustrate specified materials or component assembly sequence into an overall design
• Interpretation and application of ASME, ANSI, ISO and CSA standards. This will include research of industry standards, governmental regulations, certifications and certifying bodies as designated by manager.
• Ensure that products are designed, produced and evaluated are to appropriate standards, and that they meet target market and customer expectations.
• Review various resources and prepares analyses or summaries.
• Maintain the Master Written Specification File within Safety Products for all emergency shower and eyewash components and assemblies
• As needed and designated by the manager, support the need for, and completion of, third party product and process testing and approval.
• Perform calculations to evaluate and analyze prototypes and design concepts.
• Generate and review mechanical and electrical designs for new product parts, subassemblies, assemblies and systems configurations.
• Work closely with Product Management, Customer Service and Engineering Department members to translate product and customer requirements into technical specifications and conceptual designs
• Acquire measurements and complete as-built drawings for finished products.
• Teams with appropriate members to have technical documents, manuals, bulletins, brochures, publications, training manuals and special reports created and accessible to company members.
• Prepare BOM (Bills of Material), specifications and change notices (ECN)
• Works with the New Product Development Team to ensure that reliability, ease of manufacturability and superior quality in the design of new products.
• Ability to participate as a member in product related cross-functional teams.
• Supports the New Product Development Team with first article inspection when assigned by manager.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required and assigned by the manager

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering or related discipline; Higher Education is a plus
• 3 + years related design/drafting experience; Experience with the design and manufacture of fluid pump systems would be beneficial.
• Experience developing new products, working on prototypes, upgrading current products, testing new equipment.
• Perform fluid calculations, some CAD work. Must be able to understand, read and create CAD drawings.
• 3D printing experience required.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, ratings and specifications of valves, fittings, tubing and equipment.
• Knowledge of ASME, ANSI, ISO and CSA standards
• Industrial electrical design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Pressure Vessel and Structural Skid design and application experience is desirable.

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