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Principal Technologist / Engineer – Product Design
| Company | Energy Recovery |
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| Location | San Leandro, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $183000 – $196000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Proficiency in commercial CAD packages such as SolidWorks required.
- Expertise in commercial FEA solvers such as ANSYS Workbench required.
- Must possess a demonstrated ability to work/lead in a team environment, under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and be goal oriented.
- Ability to oversee and execute on assigned projects from start to completion in a highly analytical, detailed and precise manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead R&D projects (NTI/NPI) involving fluid machines such as pressure exchangers, compressors, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps, turbines, turbochargers etc.
- Lead / participate in the entire development cycle of a fluid machine including 1-D sizing (mechanical & hydraulic), engineering analyses, detailed design & layout prep, design/selection of rotor-bearing systems, seals & secondary flow paths, validation test rig development, experimental validation & release to manufacturing.
- Leverage commercial tools such as SolidWorks for CAD, MATLAB for 1-D/2-D analysis, ANSYS Mechanical for structural analysis, CFX/Fluent for hydraulic flow path design optimization etc.
- Design prototype validation test rigs, integrate sensors, controls, data acquisition hardware/software (LabVIEW based) to obtain high quality data, perform validation testing in the lab and support pilot/beta testing at remote field sites.
- Work closely with other teams in Technology & Engineering, Project Management Office, Manufacturing, Quality Control & Business Units to successfully deliver on NPI/NTI projects.
- Follow ERI’s internal technology and development processes (PDLCM/RDF) and drive rigorous design reviews / documentation at each phase.
- Contribute to development of validated design tools and design practices.
- Other duties & projects as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters or PhD degree with emphasis on mechanics of fluids or solids highly desirable.
- Familiarity with CFD analysis using ANSYS CFX/Fluent or Star CCM+ highly desirable.
- Expertise in design of high pressure mechanical systems, developing manufacturing drawings using DFM principles, GD&T, stack-up analysis, RCA, DFMEA, drawing up inspection & quality control plans highly desirable.
- Hands on experience with assembly, testing and experimentation, sensors/transducers, controls/data acquisition highly desirable.
- Experience with mechanical design of rotodynamic & reciprocating fluid machines such as compressors, pumps, turbines, pressure exchangers etc., a plus.
- Experience with thermodynamics modeling, heat exchangers, compressors and design of HVACR equipment a plus.
