Product Engineer, Sr. Lead

Curtiss-Wright•Summerville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Curtiss-Wright Steam & Air Solutions (SAS), a business unit of Curtiss-Wright, designs, manufactures, tests and provides - Navy steam turbines and steam valves, nuclear steam turbines, and aftermarket steam parts, upgrades, and overhauls. Located in Summerville SC, this brand-new state-of-the-art facility is approximately 134,000 square feet dedicated to manufacturing in relations to machining, welding, assembly and quality inspections. https://www.cw-ems.com/sas/default.aspx Location: Summerville, SC (greater Charleston) The Opportunity: Manages production support engineering for a group of products after transfer from design to high volume production. Interfaces with design, process, test and reliability engineering to solve complex problems. Sustains products with cost reduction and yield improvements.

Requirements

Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens
Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Security clearances and approvals
Ability to travel 5% - 15% per year dependent upon projects assigned
BS in Mechanical Engineering or Aero Engineering discipline and 10+ years of experience in the steam turbine or related industry required
Ability to create UG drawings, 3-D models
Experience in managing projects and working in a team environment
Knowledge of Oracle manufacturing systems/software

Nice To Haves

10+ experience in steam turbines manufacturing/design is an asset

Responsibilities

Direct or perform the design and development of steam turbine products and components of existing and new designs within the guidelines for product design that will meet industry and contractual requirements at the most efficient cost
Conduct studies and investigations to determine feasibility of designs associated with the application of turbines
Define product design requirements in accordance with contract requirements, including computation of performance
Analyze test results to evaluate and determine performance, design qualities, and operating deficiencies for the product
Develop standard performance curves and calculation procedures to assist marketing in quoting products
Coordinate with other areas of engineering to assure contractual requirements are met.
Conduct product improvement programs toward minimizing costs, improving performance and promoting standardization
Investigate field problems and provide corrective action in terms of component redesign, revised operating procedures or maintenance practices
Develop computer programs required to support and analyze design concepts with respect to performance and mechanical design.
Investigate manufacturing deviations and provide corrective action
May supervise and direct subordinates, product design engineers and/or technicians in the design and modification of components for steam turbines
Independently performs assignments that require a thorough knowledge of thermodynamics, machine design, metallurgy, installation, operation and application of steam turbines