As a Mechanical Engineer specializing in Control Valves, you will support the design, development, and lifecycle management of engineered-to-order valve solutions used in demanding industrial applications. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative severe service control valve technologies, collaborate with global teams, and contribute to products that solve complex customer challenges across critical industries.
You will play a key role in product design, technical problem-solving, manufacturing support, and new product development while helping drive reliability, performance, and continuous improvement across the product portfolio.
Key Responsibilities- Design engineered-to-order control valve solutions, including severe service trim for high-velocity, high-noise, and challenging process applications.
- Create engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), calculations, and analyses to support product development and manufacturing.
- Support new product development initiatives through design, testing, validation, and commercialization activities.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, commercial teams, and suppliers to develop and improve valve products and critical components.
- Provide technical support for customers, sales teams, manufacturing personnel, and engineering teams to resolve complex application and production challenges.
- Lead sustaining engineering projects focused on improving product performance, quality, cost efficiency, and manufacturability.
- Participate in design reviews, operational excellence initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.
- Mentor engineering team members and document technical knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned to support organizational growth.
- Experience in mechanical product design, product engineering, or engineered-to-order industrial equipment.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and engineering analysis.
- Experience creating technical drawings, BOMs, engineering documentation, and design calculations.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and support products through design, manufacturing, and testing phases.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional and global teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience with the design or application of control valves, severe service valves, or fluid control equipment.
- Experience with engineering design and simulation tools such as ANSYS, SolidWorks, Windchill, CATIA, or similar systems.
- Knowledge of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), project management principles, and product validation processes.
- Experience leading technical projects, mentoring engineers, and supporting customer-facing technical discussions.
At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.
Our benefits* include:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Parental Leave
- Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical)
- Experience leading teams to success
- Ability to influence and develop employees not directly reporting to this position
- Experience in product engineering and design
- Experience with design or application of control valves in severe service
- Experience with 3D modeling and design tools (ANSYS, SolidWorks, Windchill, CATIA)
- Practical expertise in advanced thermodynamics and fluid dynamics
- Experience with research, simulation and testing in fluid dynamics, including instrumentation and data reduction
- Strong mentoring and knowledge-transfer skills
- Experience applying Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and Project Management
Flowserve Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strengthened with an enhanced 401(k) match, added employer contributions, and a shorter vesting schedule following recent plan changes. Feedback suggests this compares well with large‑company norms and is a notable part of total rewards.
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What We Do
Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.
