Design/Application Engineer

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

JOB TITLE:

__Design/Application Engineer_

DEPARTMENT:

Engineering

LOCATION:

Geismar, Louisiana

EXEMPT

NON-EXEMPT

REPORTS TO:

Engineering Manager

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To provide product engineering support to sales, quality control, engineering and production departmentsPRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design/Develop/Improve new or existing products
  • Prepare engineering assembly, 3D models and drawings with Bill of Materials and customer specific information for individual projects or orders using SolidWorks computer aided design software
  • Design, produce and maintain detail machine drawings and 3D models for individual valve components and/or accessory mounting using SolidWorks computer aided design software
  • Perform hand calculations as required for new components
  • Conduct Flow Simulations to determine valve flow coefficients (Cv values), using SolidWorks computer aided design software
  • Recommend and implement continuous improvement ideas for Richter products

• Provide Engineering Support to Sales Department

• Provide pre-sales technical expertise to customers and inside/outsides sales teams during the sales process. This includes valve sizing utilizing Design Flow Solutions (Crane) and Spaix programs, providing technical documents, determining the best product for particular applications, and reviewing/ensuring customer specifications are or can be met
• Create/Enter/Edit new item numbers into the JDE manufacturing software program
• Perform pump sizing calculations as required by customers and sales team using Spaix program.
• Assist Sales Team with process pump technical questions/inquiries

• Assist QA Department with providing/maintaining documentation

• Perform PMI analysis and creates reports using a Thermo Fisher Scientific Niton X-Ray Analyzer
• Assist QA department with measuring and recording dimensional info of parts and assemblies using a Faro coordinate measuring system arm
• Conduct Failure Analysis of products returned due to problems in the field, and develop reports based on findings with the determined root cause of the issue, and corrective actions to be implemented
• Assist with creating and maintaining IOM’s, Assembly, Shipping, Painting, Testing and other ISO/QA Procedures

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:·BSME Degree from an engineering accredited university·3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferredOTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:·Self-motivated, excellent organizational and planning skills·Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and all company department personnel·Ability to shift priorities and focus when required·Willing to work hands-on in a shop environmentCOMPUTER SKILLS:·Proficient with Microsoft Office products·Very familiar with Solidworks - 3D Modeling and Drawing software·Some experience with Solidworks or other flow simulation programWORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS:·Must wear steel toe shoes (company provided) when in certain manufacturing areas·Must wear safety glasses (company provided) when in certain manufacturing areas·Must be safety consciousORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Must work well with others in a team environment

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).

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