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Design Engineer
| Company | nVent |
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| Location | Andover, MN, USA |
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| Salary | $62900 – $116900 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or related engineering field.
- Ideally 3+ years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge in hydronic/water pumping systems for cooling/heating.
- Knowledge of electrical schematics and selection of components.
- Knowledge of heat transfer and fluid flow.
- Experience in design and failure analysis tools such as DFMEA, DFM, RCCM etc.
- Ability to design components and assemblies using 3D CAD systems (i.e. SolidWorks).
- Knowledge of psychometric analysis and refrigeration a plus.
- Experience in NPI Stage Gate process and ERP system is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Apply specific technological expertise to projects (i.e. Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Network Design, Sheet Metal Design, Weldment Design, etc).
- Perform analysis and simulations of products and customer conditions validate design specifications and performance (i.e. Flow Network Modeling, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, etc.).
- Work with Designer Specialists to ensure designs meet customer requirements, are optimized for manufacturability, incorporate standard processes, etc.
- Team up with operations leadership, manufacturing engineers, and quality engineers to simplify designs and improve manufacturability.
- Specify purchased part requirements and work with Supply Leaders to source parts for use in designs.
- Work with multi-functional teams to help launch products by taking market specifications from design to prototype to production.
- Work closely with Sales and Marketing to partner with customers, engage in industry partnerships, and establish other relationships enabling us to advance our product and technology reach.
- Collaborate with Engineering Project Leaders on tasks’ scope, time lines and completion.
- Translate customer needs into product specifications.
- Lead prototyping with some hands on support as needed.
- Design test specifications and protocols, coordinate testing in our world class laboratory facility, and help review test reports for the completion and accuracy of information.
- Direct outside test activities such as regulatory or other third party testing.
- Work with outside vendors and help develop designs and related technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of psychometric analysis and refrigeration a plus.
- Experience in NPI Stage Gate process and ERP system is a plus.
