Mechanical Engineer (12 month contract)

at  Celeros Flow Technology

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.
Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

To provide Mechanical Engineering expertise to the Original Equipment (OE) or Aftermarket (AM) Business with a focus on supporting Customers, Sales, Tendering, Operations and Field Service activities globally. Opportunities are available for both pump and pump package equipment.
Responsible for design aspects of pumping equipment, as well as providing technical support on tender enquiries.
The Mechanical Engineer possess skills in Mechanical Engineering Design and has ability and drive to apply these skills with limited supervision while working on engineering related project activities.
They apply their technical knowledge to allow the company to provide products and services that meet customer requirements, providing technical resolution of problems across the full product lifecycle from pre-win bid support through design/make into in-service site support. They support development activities to ensure that the company has access to the latest technology and ensures it remains competitive.

SKILLS

• Combination of Mechanical Engineering skills and behavioral attributes required of a Mechanical Engineer (professional, ethical, practical, problem solving, customer focused, approachable and assertive whilst willing to listen to others).
• Technical report writing.
• Familiar with rotating machinery and/ or rotating machinery ancillary equipment.
• IT skills required for discipline specific software, both as user and ability to influence software development.
• Team working ability and an attitude of collaboration, mentoring and flexibility.
• Willingness and confidence to communicate (written and presentation) with a professional and knowledgeable approach and manner to all levels, including Management and Shop-floor as well as Customer and Supplier representatives.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with related experience/training, or equivalent combination of education and additional practical and professional experience.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of experience in undertaking Mechanical Engineering Design tasks with limited supervision.
• Minimum of 3 years industry experience.
• Good interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to set and hit personal, team and project deadlines.
• An interest in Pump & related Package Technology and Engineering.
• An active and valuable team participant who puts the Team success before individual success.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

• Provide technical support and engineering design capability to the Business.
• Reviewing customer specifications.
• Assessing and agreeing Engineering plans and milestones, and reporting on performance of engineering execution.
• Work with Principals, Seniors and other peer groups within Engineering and other Facility functions
• Provide Mechanical Engineering support through the full product life-cycle from pre-ward through design/make to in-service site support.
• Undertake the full range of Mechanical Engineering Design tasks with limited supervision including, but not limited to, Design Calculations to Standards and Engineering Plans, creating technical specifications / RFQ’s for procured equipment, FMEA, Risk Assessment, DFMA, relevant product and market CODE / Standards compliance (e.g., ASME, API etc).
• Helping team to achieve project deadlines, delivered with desired quality, cost and efficiency.
• Represent Engineering in support of other Facility Functional requirements in relation to Engineering performance (e.g. Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Projects and finance etc).
• Interface and support downstream activities post design phase (shop-floor, test, commissioning and warranty).
• Support Field Technical Services (e.g. Pump system assessments, material and design upgrades for all brands of rotating equipment, hydraulic re-design and up-rates, on-site supervision, asset management, vibration analysis, condition monitoring, re-engineering and upgrading of 3rd party pumps and parts and customer training).
• Ability to work off site, this ranges from 1 week to 1 month in the Field (Aftermarket positions only).

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended period