Mechanical Design Engineer - Beta Star
About The Position
R-V Industries is a design and build manufacturer of custom industrial process equipment, engineering a wide variety of specialty equipment built in-house by their own fabricators, machinists, mechanical and electrical assemblers. Their Beta Star Division provides a line of steam autoclaves primarily used in the life science field. These autoclaves are highly configurable standard products that address applications from simple lab decontamination to cGMP BSL 3, offering market-leading energy efficiency, process flexibility, and non-proprietary components backed by excellent service and support. The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for reviewing job specifications, verifying that the autoclave configuration designed fulfills all referenced specs, codes, and standards. This role involves following and managing design standards for specialized equipment, along with championing continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years progressive machine design experience including some or all of the following: Steam component selection, Autoclaves or high-temperature high-pressure vessels, Pneumatic actuator design, Stress/failure calculations, Sensor selection and implementation, P&ID creation
- 3+ years of experience Solidworks (AutoCAD a plus)
- A genuine care for others and thrives in a team environment
- A passion for mechanical design and manufacturing methods
- Highly detail oriented for the purpose of creating and upholding design standards
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Technical writing
- Sizing Components & Creating calculation packages
- Create and/or check layout & detailed drawings
- Write specs for buyout components
- Create Bills of Materials for purchasing and production
- Strong Communication & Organizational skills
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Must be able to perform all essential functions of the job with or without accommodation
Nice To Haves
- PDM implementation of Solidworks designs
- Project Management Experience
- cGMP validation protocols, cGMP design protocols, cGMP documentation protocols
- AWS Welding Symbols & Geometric Tolerancing
- Active PE License in the state of PA with machine design as your area of expertise
Responsibilities
- Apply fundamental engineering principles in the design, selection and application of Beta Star’s products and services
- Review POs, specifications, and technical documentation to incorporate into the drawings, instructions, and bills of material
- Execute product enhancement and development projects including leading team evaluations of engineering change requests, defining scope of engineering changes, and verifying results of executed changes
- Perform calculations and maintain calculation set for ASME Section VIII audits and review
- Assist Sales, Project Managers, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Testing and Installation with all technical issues related to the product
- Communicate with our customer’s technical personnel in all matters related to design along with any other pertinent technical requirements
- Maintain documentation related to the technical aspects of a project
- Manage engineering share of budget and schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
