Product Engineer - Refrigeration

The Panaro Group•Richfield, WI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a key role in developing products and coordinating custom jobs for industrial process cooling, heating, and fluid handling equipment by researching and implementing the latest technologies. In addition, act as technical support for the sales, manufacturing, and service departments promoting a team environment.

Requirements

BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Experience in the design of industrial equipment or durable goods (minimum 5 years).
Experience in refrigeration, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, electrical systems and controls.
Experience with component layout, sheet metal design, welding design, and piping design.
Experience with electromechanical devices.
Experience with assembly drawings and electrical and mechanical schematics.
Experience with SolidWorks or other solid modeling design software.
Proficient with computers and ERP Business software.
A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Excellent written and oral communication skills using the English language.
Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
Must be legally able to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and test custom and standard products for the industrial process cooling and heating industry.
Design refrigeration circuits and select necessary components including compressors, condensers, evaporators, expansion valves and other components to optimize energy savings, cost savings, and overall chiller performance.
Responsible for sizing appropriate chiller systems and provide materials and costs for custom quotes to meet our customer’s individual requirements.
Prepare sizing of electrical components, electrical schematics, panel layouts, and PLC Programming narratives.
Coordinate the release of jobs by providing drawings and support to production.
Build bill of materials structures for both standard product and custom job releases.
Provide shop support for the development of new products, building of customer units, and product maintenance.
Develop and implement testing plans as required.
Interface directly with customers to ensure that the product meets expectations regarding performance, quality, and appearance.
Respond to and implement continuous cost reduction and product improvements.
Provide technical support for Sales, Purchasing, and Service departments.
Interface with vendors, other engineering and manufacturing groups as required.