Senior Research & Design Engineer

Hydro-Dyne Engineering Inc.•Clearwater, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Engineering, designing, modeling, and drafting of new and existing equipment Develops analyses and tools to support application of equipment designs. Works independently and as part of the team ensuring extreme attention to detail and documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in Engineering discipline; Master’s degree a plus
10 years engineering experience in fluid dynamics/hydrodynamics/hydrology, structural and statistical analysis, and machine design
Must be proficient in AutoCAD - minimum 10 years’ experience
Proficiency in Inventor (2012 Version or newer) or SolidWorks or Pro E or AutoCAD 3D - minimum 1 year experience in any of these applications
Expert in MS Excel
3-5 years’ experience in FEA and CFD
Must be familiar with machinery elements, drawings and details
Extreme attention to detail, documentation and organization
Ability to coordinate and communicate with end users, consulting engineers, internal engineers, service technicians and manufacturing team

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineers license in Florida a plus but not required

Responsibilities

Equipment Sizing- accurately size equipment for performance and manufacturing efficiency based on provided constraints and make assumptions where necessary
Screens including all standard models and with little input from management on custom Screening Handing equipment including compactors, conveyor and sluices
Grit Removal Equipment including grit traps and classifiers
Tanks and support structures for grit processing and screening equipment
Develop and maintain sizing programs with design and operation manuals to efficiently and effectively size equipment and present needed information to customers, both external and internal
Research Installation performance- implement and maintain database of key performance characteristics for installations of interest
Industry- monitor, organize and distribute key design publications internally to assist in improvement or development of products or processes
Competitors- work with Sales and Marketing to identify and understand design advantages of competitors
Publication Assist in generation of company testing reports, including data analysis and recommendations and conclusions
Assist in generation of studies and whitepapers as identified by management
Testing Develop testing programs
Participate, lead and help manage testing
Function as key member of team consisting of Sales, Service, Design Engineering and Production to develop and bring to market new products and improvements of existing equipment
Electro-mechanical equipment design development
Developing and implementing Engineering design standards