Sustainment Engineer

at  BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS INC

Description:
Company Description:
Blacoh Industries has been solving pump problems since 1976, specializing in fluid control products for municipal and industrial process industries. With expertise in pulsation dampeners, back pressure valves, and spill containment systems, Blacoh Industries offers customized engineering solutions for various applications globally. Committed to providing high-quality pulsation dampening and spill containment equipment, Blacoh Industries is dedicated to improving pump efficiency and component longevity.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provide timely support of manufacturing to answer questions, verify drawings and provide a path forward to support shipment dates
• Log and follow up on immediate manufacturing issues that require long-term engineering solutions
• Support manufacturing process improvements requested by operations and, identify other needs for review, approval and support to reducemanufacturing cost while maintaining safety and on time delivery
• Create and update workflows and work instructions for manufacturing processes
• Perform Certified Individual duties in support of ASME certifications and train others, as needed
• Support manufacturing planning through drawing creation and ECN process
• Maintain, update, and sort Autodesk drawing files and Vault. Create drawings, models, and others as needed by engineering through Autodesksoftware or other programs
• Maintain documentation of all engineering changes through CRM Project Manager
• Maintain ISO 9001:2015 & ASME quality standards by creating/managing various KPI’s and standard work instructions and sharing with variousdepartments as needed
• Assist in managing BOMs & part numbers by working with the manufacturing and engineering team
• Review and critique proposed plans for compliance with adopted fluid dynamic engineering and industry-specific standards and practices
• Review, critique, and approve proposed changes to engineering standards, policies, or details.
• Perform product testing required with appropriate personnel, as necessary to safely provide engineering designs to manufacturing
• Provide updated product designs within manufacturing limits for machining, materials and tooling
• Review drawings for applicability, machineability and design suitability related to dimensions, tolerances, surface finishes and materials throughoutECN Review
• Support designers with engineering direction on design questions and software & tool training

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind work assignments and to make reasonable accommodations as needed.
Requirements:
Experience and Training*

Required:

• Minimum 10 years experience in an engineering role related to manufacturing (pressure vessel experience preferred)
• Experience with 2D and 3D CAD software packages (Autodesk Inventor preferred)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Duties require advanced math skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to understand abstract principles behind fluid dynamics andpressure vessels
• Willingness to travel occasionally based on projects and other relevant Engineering Department needs
• Willingness to work in a hands-on manner relevant to research and development (R&D). This may require significant time in the factory to fulfill the fullscope of R&D duties
• Detail-oriented with strong communication skills including technical presentations to groups of 10+
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
• Ability to work well with others and contribute to a positive team environment
• Ability to work well under pressure and with time constraints, including handling additional projects as assigned

Desirable:

• Ability to generate and interpret FEA results
• Familiar with ASME Section VIII Division 1 code for pressure vessels
• Familiar with ISO 9001 and other QC requirements
• Familiar with Lean principles and implementation
• Familiar with metal forming (castings, machining, sheet forming, welding, etc.), plastic injection molding and elastomer compression moldingtechniques of final parts

Education*

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required
• Master’s Degree in Engineering is desirable
• Required experience, training, or educational requirements shall be as indicated or as deemed acceptable by Blacoh Fluid Control management.

• Provide timely support of manufacturing to answer questions, verify drawings and provide a path forward to support shipment dates
• Log and follow up on immediate manufacturing issues that require long-term engineering solutions
• Support manufacturing process improvements requested by operations and, identify other needs for review, approval and support to reducemanufacturing cost while maintaining safety and on time delivery
• Create and update workflows and work instructions for manufacturing processes
• Perform Certified Individual duties in support of ASME certifications and train others, as needed
• Support manufacturing planning through drawing creation and ECN process
• Maintain, update, and sort Autodesk drawing files and Vault. Create drawings, models, and others as needed by engineering through Autodesksoftware or other programs
• Maintain documentation of all engineering changes through CRM Project Manager
• Maintain ISO 9001:2015 & ASME quality standards by creating/managing various KPI’s and standard work instructions and sharing with variousdepartments as needed
• Assist in managing BOMs & part numbers by working with the manufacturing and engineering team
• Review and critique proposed plans for compliance with adopted fluid dynamic engineering and industry-specific standards and practices
• Review, critique, and approve proposed changes to engineering standards, policies, or details.
• Perform product testing required with appropriate personnel, as necessary to safely provide engineering designs to manufacturing
• Provide updated product designs within manufacturing limits for machining, materials and tooling
• Review drawings for applicability, machineability and design suitability related to dimensions, tolerances, surface finishes and materials throughoutECN Review
• Support designers with engineering direction on design questions and software & tool trainin