Senior Design Engineer_Intellihot

Elkay Manufacturing•Vernon Hills, IL

10d•$96,214 - $132,294

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer will partner cross-functionally to design, develop, manufacture, and service Intellihot tankless water heaters, boilers, and other products. Coordinated with our Lean/Continuous Improvement system, the Senior Design Engineer will work with minimal supervision to lead complex and difficult projects to improve quality and increase efficiency. This includes build, assemble, test prototypes, and put together the entire system. Hands-on work and prior exposure to castings, sheet metals, O-rings, water & gas manifolds are necessary.

Requirements

Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent
7 years or more knowledge of PTC Creo
7 years or more of proficiency designing 3D models, drawings, and specifications
Experience/knowledge of Heat Exchanger design
Experience/knowledge of thermal transfer
Creating and updating O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting, and machining techniques are required

Nice To Haves

Hands on experience building the entire system as well as individual components is preferred
HVAC industry exposure is a plus

Responsibilities

Design and evaluate mechanical/electromechanical products, equipment, systems, and processes to meet program requirements by applying engineering principles, including detailed analysis as appropriate.
Design and develop new heat exchangers, and modify existing heat exchangers
Investigate system malfunctions or anomalies, identify the root cause and corrective actions, and provide technical information to justify conclusions.
Identify, develop, and manage select suppliers with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
Oversee assembly, test, integration, operation, maintenance, and repair of products to ensure they perform to specifications.
Using PTC Creo, design and create water heater/boiler/HVAC components, assemblies, fixtures, and parts 3D solid geometry models.
Distill system requirements into component and subsystem requirements.
Specify system component requirements or modify existing products to ensure conformance with engineering design intent and performance specifications.
Generate engineering drawings with geometric dimensioning and tolerances. These drawings should be suitable to support the machining and manufacturability of the components.
Interface with suppliers and external contractors
Develop and implement manufacturing processes. For example - BOM, assembly drawings, routers, quality control, etc.
Become familiar with appliance design, HVAC components, O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting process, and machining techniques.
Build and test prototypes, new products, fixtures, or assembly processes.
Perform other duties as assigned