Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description and Qualifications

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We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for the design, development, and project execution of proprietary, reciprocating pumps and compressors, specialty equipment, and machinery support systems at our headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Are you looking for a dynamic, growth-oriented career working with extraordinary people with a mission to provide world-class products and customer service?Rotoflow, An Air Products Business, may be the place for you!

Rotoflow is a full-service turbomachinery OEM - providing a wide-range of new equipment solutions and aftermarket services to our customers globally. For over 75 years, Rotoflow has designed and manufactured both standard and custom-engineered cryogenic and warm gas centrifugal turbomachinery used in market segments such as industrial gases, petrochemicals, and hydrocarbons. Products include compressor loaded turbo-expanders, generator-loaded power recovery expanders, and low-cost dissipative expanders. We offer new equipment designs, rerates, upgrades and repair along with field services, engineering evaluations, reliability, troubleshooting, training, remote diagnostics/data monitoring, shop services, and new equipment replacements for all types of centrifugal and reciprocating equipment. Our customers are served globally through regional service centers supported by both regional and centralized execution teams.

We are seeking aMechanical Design Engineer -Reciprocating Machineryresponsible for the design, development, and project execution of proprietary, reciprocating pumps and compressors, specialty equipment, and machinery support systems at our headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Rotoflow employees enjoy:

• Helping to grow a world-class machinery design business,
• Being part of an engineering, manufacturing, and business organization developing machinery solutions for our customers,
• Tapping into the wealth of technical experience available within Rotoflow and the opportunity to explore technical interests,
• Being part of a team of highly motivated individuals,
• Seeing the results of efforts through growth of business,
• Collaborating with multi-functional teams across sales, products, execution, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing on a wide variety of engineering activities with varying technical complexity and scope,
• The ability to grow and develop one’s career and take on increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Executing mechanical design tasks related to won projects and product development initiatives, support of aftermarket activities and engineering tasks,
• Collaborating with customers to ensure proper design and integration of equipment into the process,
• Performing safety and operability reviews,
• Collaborating with various discipline areas to finalize equipment designs,
• Performing various turbomachinery design analyses including FEA (stress, deflection, and modal), and hand calculations,
• Performing various thermodynamic analyses and calculations, including volumetric and thermal efficiencies, 2 phase equilibrium, and heat loss/gain of the fluid,
• Integrating machinery equipment into overall plant/products,
• Leading or participating in R&D and innovation efforts associated with new technology or product development,
• Selecting components and materials for machinery and systems,
• Checking and approving manufacturing drawings,
• Supporting bid estimate development,
• Developing standardized product deliverables collaborating with Product Owners
• Supporting root cause analyses (RCA) of equipment and field commissioning and start up activities executed by the Aftermarket Team,
• Collaborating with the Business Improvement Team to develop new and standardized design engineering tools and work processes for streamlining projects and product development,
• Driving engineering and material cost reductions and competitiveness across project and product offerings collaborating with stakeholders,
• Challenging norms with alternate solutions rooted in engineering fundamentals,
• Promoting safety and diversity consistent with the philosophies of Rotoflow.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Technical Degree: BSME or related degree, advanced degree and focus on reciprocating pumps and compressors, design for manufacturability, and/or manufacturing processes a plus,
• 5+ years reciprocating machinery design experience,
• 2D CAD and 3D modeling and simulation a plus,
• Basic FEA capabilities for stress, deflection, fatigue,
• Advanced FEA capabilities a plus,
• Design experience with cryogenic fluids a plus,
• Experience performing stress analysis using Roark’s Formulas on mechanical components,
• Experience analyzing fluid flow and pressure drop through valves and pipe,
• Experience performing thermodynamics & heat transfer analysis on piping systems, machinery, and mechanical equipment,
• Experience performing dynamic analysis of mechanical components,
• Knowledge of ASME BPV and Piping codes,
• Project/product management experience a plus,
• Equipment start-up and plant integration a plus,
• Programming skills: VB, C#, C+, Python, Matlab, Fortran or similar languages a plus,
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously,
• Detail-oriented, goal oriented, organized, creative, self-motivated, collaborative and customer focused,
• Excellent interpersonal skills (written, verbal and presentation),
• Excellent analytical, creativity, problem solving, time management, and decision-making skills.
• Exemplify a passion for winning and ability to motivate teams,
• Ability to create an environment of trust and consistently exhibit a positive attitude.

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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