SUMMARY OF POSITION:

This position is accountable for coordinating the design and processing of customer orders, enhancing existing products, researching and solving technical problems, and assisting in the development of new products.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

This position reports to the Vice President of Engineering, along with the Quality Assurance Manager, Sr. Designers, Drafting Clerk, Application Engineers, Sales Engineer, MIS Director, and Principal Engineer.

The  engineers  sells, and manufacturers heat exchanger products, primarily for the utility, processing, industrial, and OEM markets. Among the types of products are air cooled heat exchangers, air preheaters, economizers, finned tubes, tank heaters, and related parts and sub-assemblies.  The products are manufactured to engineering specifications developed from customer requirements.

The Sr. Contract Engineer reviews all orders assigned to him to ensure that the design will meet the intent of the specification and comply with all applicable codes.  After completing the review, provide all departments within the Company with information necessary to fabricate and ship the equipment on time and in accordance with the Purchaser’s specifications.  This will involve heat transfer calculations, reviewing preliminary design sketches, and preparing ASME Code Pressure Vessel calculations as well as structural calculations for wind, seismic, and nozzle loadings.

The incumbent will be responsible for developing specifications and bill of materials for auxiliary equipment to be purchased as part of the company’s scope of supply (i.e. pumps, controls, piping, and electrical equipment) and ensuring timely release of all required bills of material to support manufacturing requirements.

The Sr. Contract Engineer may be required to assist in the development of new heat exchanger designs and solutions to engineering problems facing the Company.  Such developments are intended to enhance the marketability of our product, maintain the Company at the forefront of industry technology and ensure a growing share of the market.

The Contract Engineer works with the Application Engineering department in testing current designs to confirm engineering specifications and capabilities of current products.  The tests are conducted to meet performance requirements of sales orders or as backup to engineering requirements specified in the contract.  Development of accurate test data and reports are necessary to minimize potential product warrantee claims and to avoid field problems after installation.

Incumbent is responsible for developing engineering data which can be utilized in performing Sales Engineering and Contract Engineering functions. Incumbent provides mathematical analysis required to develop new designs, backup field problems and to meet special order requirements.  The techniques of mathematical analysis may be developed into computer programs or become procedures for verifying engineering capabilities of heat exchangers.  Incumbent works with Sales to assist in training and advising them of existing and newly developed procedures.

Incumbent provides technical and field support.  He may accompany sales representatives or the Vice President of Engineering to provide answers to technical questions on proposal offerings, or investigate design, installation and or performance problems.  The thrust of these activities are to promote sales, minimize product warranty claims and maintain customer confidence in products and engineering expertise.

The Sr. Contract Engineer has frequent contact with customers, Application Engineering, and Manufacturing personnel regarding engineering problems or applications, with Estimating, Purchasing, and vendors regarding components, materials, cost analysis and prices.

This position requires a college degree Engineering with emphasis on heat transfer, thermodynamics, or equivalent, plus five to ten years experience directly related to heat exchanger products; the ability to work independently and direct the activities through co-workers.  The position also requires the incumbent be competent using computer software, such as Microsoft Windows, Office, and AutoCad.

Heat Exchanger Engineer

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