Staff Mechanical Engineer

Description

• Design of buildings/structures to house equipment and materials
• Track full-system mass and energy balances; manage equipment design to rectify any imbalances
• Equipment package integration: design for seamless interconnects between subsystems
• Track fabrication, oversee QA/QC and manage Factory/Site Acceptance Tests
• Selective prototyping of lab/pilot-scale systems to derisk commercial design
• May require occasional work weekends or alternate shifts to support production needs.
• Work may involve extended periods of working in the production facility.
• Design systems for managing waste streams: gas/liquid; hazardous/combustible
• Produce 2D drawing/3D model detail to initiate fabrication
• Design equipment to satisfy functional requirements, either with vendors or independently
• Oversee site install; complete ownership of equipment commissioning
• Determine what physical phenomena need to be considered and to what accuracy
• Define plant utility requirements working with infrastructure teams on design
• Propose clearly thought-out solutions with means to manufacture, including cost and lead time detail
• Occasional travel to support vendor FATs, or projects at sister sites
• Cross-functional coordination with other internal teams to make the design fit-for-purpose

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Someone who has demonstrated these skills in past projects with a high degree of independence
• Desired working knowledge of:
• Strong theoretical knowledge of:
• Solid mechanics
• Fluid mechanics
• Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments.
• Bottoms-up understanding of the process to determine equipment functional requirements
• Someone who is able to mix design from first principles along with designing large equipment with uncertainty:
• Rapidly optimizing for space, cost, simplicity, flexibility
• Have a good feel for relative orders of magnitude around key design requirements
• Someone who can distil complex designs for effective communication between team members and teams
• Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards.
• Progress design despite uncertainty but with clear logical reasoning
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed.
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time.
• Someone who will proactively jump into problems; identify the key challenges and frame the analysis/tests necessary to solve!

Benefits

• Full ownership of critical equipment packages within the plant:

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance