Equipment Design Engineer (Principal – Senior Advisor)

Job Duties and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering. Skills acquired through the completion of a degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience is a must. 
• Development of new products for new markets or the revision/modification/repackaging of existing products to meet functional requirements.
• Developing systems or components, such as pumping or slurry mixing systems, fluid power systems, power train systems, and/or structures for use in Hydraulic Fracturing or Blending equipment. 
• Acting as project technical leader, involving development of the general arrangement (layout) of all equipment for the application and the oversight of all technology, such that all systems operate together for a high quality, functional product. 
• Responsible for continually keeping the project management leader up to date on the work content (personnel-hours), the duration (calendar time) for the completion of all assigned tasks and the estimated cost of the assigned components and/or systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the completion of technical engineering tasks on a system-level from definition through commissioning. In the process, you will be expected to consider functional requirements, technical specifications, as well as time and budget requirements.
• Coordinates with project leads to deliver on project scope, schedule, and services.
• Processes data, writes engineering reports, and diagnoses equipment system malfunctions.
• Uses engineering tools to design/analyze hardware for product changes, new development, unitization, and integration into trailers/vessels/skids.
• Contributes to reliability analysis such as risk assessments, FMEA, etc.by gathering and examining data.
• Define and execute product verification/validation testing
• Aid Manufacturing during assembly and production testing

Job Requirements:

• Preferred experience in large equipment or structural design.
• Preferred exposure to industries where mixing, handing bulk materials, or pressure pumping are part of their processes (including well servicing, petroleum, mining, agriculture, concrete).
• Experienced with: Ansys/AutoCad/MathCad/Solidworks.
• Experience with design and installation of machinery and their support systems such as process design, hydraulic, pneumatic, structural and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of bulk material flow, fluid dynamics, hydraulic systems, pumps specifications, piping systems, process modeling and simulation are desired
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with multi-disciplinary teams such as technical, manufacturing and support personnel.
• Knowledge of applicable equipment standards (i.e. SAE, NFPA, US DOT, ASME)

Candidates having qualification that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher-level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available from the Equipment Design Engineer Principal Mechanical Engineer, Equipment Design Engineer Advisor Mechanical Engineer up to the Equipment Design Engineer Senior Advisor Mechanical Engineer