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Mechanical Engineer
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What they do
A Mechanical Engineer researches, designs, develops, constructs, and tests mechanical devices including machines, engines and tools. Works on devices ranging from power generators to household dishwashers to surgical equipment. May specialize in a particular type of machine or tool. May develop new devices or improve existing ones to run more efficiently.
$93,208 / year median in Tennessee
+2% projected growth
Job Description
Company Overview:
If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you're searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve's position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone! The Staff Product Engineer will be responsible for product line engineering of assigned quarter-turn ball valves. The Staff Product Engineer will identify product configurations and options to meet customer specifications. Additionally, they will coordinate with other engineering resources (GTEC Bangalore ) to complete engineering documentation and will review and approve bills of materials, as well as component and general arrangement drawings. The candidate will address various issues related to product design and manufacturing, including sales and quoting support, production costs, feasibility, quality, performance, reliability, serviceability, and customized user features. Responsibilities will also include product and component design, development, and transitioning the product to manufacturing, along with supporting the sales and service teams in quoting and repairing the product.
PRIMARY RESPONSBILITIES
+ Ensure engineering design and standards documentation is complete, accurate, and sufficient in support of global manufacturing and quality assurance activities. This includes generating or checking bills of material, manufacturing drawings and sales order drawings.
+ Check and approve engineering documentation created by other resources, including GTEC
+ Provide technical and customer service support for new customer inquiries, including the design of special products, technical evaluations of project sales quotations, application and troubleshooting assistance, and evaluations of returned goods.
+ Communicate between order management, commercial operations, quality and GTEC resources to resolve order issues and answer product questions
+ Support product development and improvement activities addressing manufacturability, material cost, reliability and performance enhancements.
+ Implement engineering best practices and Flowserve standards.
+ Maintain up-to-date awareness of relevant national, international and industry standards and initiate any product improvements of modifications to ensure the product line meets these requirements.
+ Support manufacturing and quality in processing orders through the shop floor.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
+ Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.
+ Able to support multiple projects simultaneously utilizing advanced project management tools, methods, and applications.
+ Must have a high sense of urgency to meet lead-time requirements and processing engineering workflow tasks
+ Familiarity with and understanding of various International Standards relating to valves.
+ Computer-Assisted Design/3-Dimensional design, Solid works and/or Inventor.
+ Engineering analysis using appropriate methods, such as calculation, testing or FEA.
+ Capable of reading, interpreting, and creating engineering drawings, especially relating to manufacturability and tolerancing.
+ Effective oral and written communications.
+ Must have a collaborative style that encourages the flow of communication, removes obstacles, and promotes problem solving and teamwork. Interpersonal communications skills are critical for working with cross-functional departments, customers and vendors.
+ Must have high sense of urgency to plan and execute project deliverables to meet schedule milestones. Able to work independently, with organizational skills to establish priorities and drive tasks to completion.
REFERRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
+ 3 + years' experience in product engineering, particularly on industrial type products in a manufacturing environment.
+ E xperience in industrial process valve design. Specifically, experience with quarter turn valves, such as butterfly, plug or ball valves.
+ Experience with castings, forgings and machined components.
+ Knowledge of various materials utilized in industrial products, such as steel alloys and non-metallic sealing elements.
+ Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) certification, Green Belt minimum preferred. Knowledge on Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
+ Knowledge in tools such as D esign to V alue, VaVe, etc.
+ Basic level application of advanced engineering processes including
CFD, FEA
; use of ANSYS preferred. Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.
- Req ID
- : R-20928
- Job Family Group
- : Engineering
- Job Family
- : EN Mechanical EngineerEOE including Disability/Protected Veterans.
Flowserve will also not discriminate against an applicant or employee for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co-workers. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access flowservecareers.com as result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to employment@flowserve.com. In order to quickly respond to your request, please use the words "Accommodation Request" as your subject line of your email. For more information, read the Accessibility Process.