Job Description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Forward Engineer, (Product Design Engineer) your exciting, challenging, and rewarding day is started by being recognized by our Clients, our Company, and the Team as the technical expert and flange-to-flange owner of Turbo-Compressor Modernization, Upgrade, Revamp, and Footprint replacement projects!You will work in a fast-paced environment with a dynamic, engaged, highly inventive, open and collaborative team. The Forward Engineer will handle complicated projects for custom engineered solutions related to the transformation of the oil and gas industry.

As the flange-to-flange core compressor project owner, you will create and optimize technical solutions that improve the performance, capabilities, reliability, and extend the useful operating life of critical turbo-machinery assets used in the Energy, Oil & Gas, and Chemicals similar industries. This will include Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and other Hydrocarbon applications. You will use your ingenuity and work with a team to meet our customers’ needs and specifications while optimizing mechanical solutions for complex aerodynamic, rotordynamic, proven mechanic, acoustic, metallurgical, and other reliability challenges for a fleet of legacy and non-OEM machinery including centrifugal and axial turbo compressors, centrifugal pumps, and related equipment.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Work safely following all corporate / local procedures and accurate completion of all required safety training.
Maintain accurate and organized engineering records and follow all processes and obtain vital approvals where required.
Collaborate with team members within this department and across the organization, including but not limited to other engineering specialty subject areas, sales, marketing, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and project management.
Lead engineering to support design and manufacture of replacement machinery, machinery revamps, and machinery upgrades, e.g. compressors, pumps, and related equipment, to add performance and reliability capabilities to the machinery and also extending the machinery’s useful life.
Perform engineering investigation, calculation, and analysis for various turbo compressor designs to resolve feasibility of, and ultimate implementation of rerates, revamps, and upgrades. Effective decision making, within approved guidelines and established product standards, is a key aspect.
Lead product engineering design coordination, collaboration, and moderation of sophisticated technical matters with collaborators including CAD Designers; various Specialist Engineers, e.g. aero/thermo-dynamicists, rotor-dynamicists, metallurgists, proven mechanics analysts, manufacturing engineers, etc; and field service / repair center personnel.
Ensure product designs are in accordance with contract requirements for the supply of hardware while meeting or exceeding company and product line standards; and identify/advance deviations to established standards for management approval.
Participate in coordination, collaboration, and moderation of technical matters with team members from manufacturing and supply chain, e.g.
Investigate deviations and provide corrective actions; review and approve first article process qualification reports associated with new processes or suppliers.
Analyze test results (field or factory), to evaluate and resolve if thermodynamic performance, design performance, quality, and operating characteristics are aligned with product design.
Participate in and/or conduct process and design FMEA and RCA as a part of multi-functional team, as required.
Participate in development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of design tools, product improvements, and engineering standards associated with design, manufacturing, testing, and repair of turbomachinery products.
Participate in workshops, e.g. Training/Mentoring/Coaching and other miscellaneous duties to support the product lines success.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in engineering (Mechanical, Aeronautical/Aerodynamic, Chemical degrees from an ABET accredited college/university will be considered) Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
1+ years’ experience machinery design, rotordynamics, strength-of-materials / solid mechanics, materials-of-construction selection, thermodynamics, aerodynamics, fluid dynamics preferred.
Prior experience working with rotating machinery / turbo-machinery such as centrifugal/radial compressors, axial compressors preferred.
High attention to detail and strong analytical skills with the ability and interest to perform detailed engineering calculations, prepare specifications, and write technical reports.
Ability to work collaboratively and individually while maintaining strong organizational and time management skills
Possess and demonstrate a high degree of tact and professionalism; while partnering with Management, Peers, Shop Personnel, Clients
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power-Point) and basic 2D/3D CAD, ASME and API
Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally with short notice (estimated 5-15% travel)
The base salary range is $62k-$116k. Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, certifications, and other business needs. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual’s qualifications.
Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

Preferred:

Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Novice to Intermediate knowledge of these subjects is desirable: thermodynamics, aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, rotordynamics, strength-of-materials / solid mechanics, materials-of-construction selection, machinery design.
Novice to Intermediate knowledge and understanding of Siemens Energy’s products and services, e.g. Turbo Compressor Brands in portfolio: Dresser-Rand / Clark / Ingersoll-Rand, Cooper, Rolls-Royce, Demag, DeLaval
Novice to Intermediate experience working with rotating machinery / turbo-machinery such as centrifugal/radial compressors, axial compressors, expanders, steam turbines.
Novice to Intermediate knowledge of turbomachinery theory and thorough understanding of standard engineering principles.
Experience working for a major rotating equipment supplier, machinery reliability engineer, and/or EPC.
Experience with machinery design, production, and/or or servicing of turbo-machinery, e.g. centrifugal compressors, axial compressors, centrifugal pumps, steam turbines, hot gas expanders, etc.

Personal Growth:

Ability to expand their role well beyond the forward / product design engineering function to include systems, auxiliaries, solution development, technical sales, operations, and have office/field experiences domestically and internationally.
Opportunity to provide/receive mentorship, coaching, continuous learning and be a key expert within the global Siemens Energy organization.
This position is on our technical career ladder.

About the Team

Transformation of Industry

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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