Workshop Engineer (Turbomachinery)

Overview

Project Management & Execution

• Project Oversight:
• Independently plan, budget, schedule, and direct the execution of technical projects, major applications, and tests.
• Objective Alignment:
• Ensure all projects meet established objectives within allocated time, cost, and resource constraints.
• Systems Improvement:
• Complete designated analytical, experimental, and application programs aimed at product/systems improvement, development, and cost reduction.
• Documentation:
• Expand and improve design information procedures and practices, issuing all applicable technical documentation.

Technical Analysis & Design Approval

• Design Control:
• Review and approve design layouts and associated manufacturing drawings for all assigned projects and shop orders.
• Complex Calculations:
• Perform advanced calculations using both analytical and computer-based methods (including
• finite-element analysis (FEA)
• and
• solids modeling
• ).

• Programming & Modeling

Fortran, Basic, C++

• ).
• Analysis Discernment:
• Discern when to apply basic versus detailed analyses for various engineering challenges.

Innovation & Strategic Contribution

• Technical Innovation:
• Provide original ideas and innovation; collaborate with the corporate patent department on new ideas and patent applications.
• Knowledge Sharing:
• Occasionally submit technical papers for publication and provide regular status updates and reports to supervision.
• Competitive Intelligence:
• Institute new programs based on state-of-the-art technology and application processes to maintain market competitiveness.
• Strategy Alignment:
• Maintain a deep understanding of company objectives, strategic plans, and technical roadmaps as they apply to products and systems.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Support

• Consultative Expertise:
• Provide technical guidance to Application and Materials Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Project Management, Purchasing, Production, Service, and Associate Plants.
• Personnel Development:
• Provide technical leadership and assist in the development of personnel within your assigned discipline.
• Inter-departmental Coordination:
• Coordinate and follow up on activities across different departments to ensure proper phasing and timing of common objectives.
• Team Participation:
• Active participation in

Product Management Team

Qualifications

• and Skills
• The ideal candidate must possess a strong engineering foundation and the ability to work independently on high-stakes technical assignments.
• Technical Expertise:
• Mastery of turbomachinery engineering principles (turbines, compressors, pumps).
• Advanced proficiency in

Finite-Element Analysis (FEA)

• and solids modeling.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as

FORTRAN, BASIC, or C++

• for engineering problem resolution.
• Professional Capabilities:
• Proven ability to independently plan and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Strong aptitude for innovation, with the ability to generate patentable ideas or publish technical papers.
• High-level analytical skills to resolve complex engineering problems.
• Soft Skills:
• Leadership qualities with an interest in developing and mentoring others.
• Excellent communication skills to provide technical expertise to diverse departments (Sales, Purchasing, Production, etc.).
• A proactive approach to productivity and quality improvements.
• Requirements:
• Bachelor s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline).
• Significant experience in a mechanical manufacturing or service workshop environment.
• Commitment to ongoing career development and staying current with industry technology.