Compressor Development Engineer/Compressor Engineer

Job Role: Compressor Development Engineer/Compressor Engineer

Location: Staunton/Verona, VA

Job Description:

Job Description & Skill Requirement:
Create and implement planning for compressor development including Design and Review milestones
Detailed and advanced centrifugal compressor design from each mechanical component to electrical
components used in compressors.
This includes the complete centrifugal compressor material selection gear design, bearing design, housing design, and rotor dynamic analysis of both single and multi-stage compressors
Evaluate all mechanical aspects to ensure the product designed and developed will meet life cycle requirements.
This will include detail stress, vibration, modal, fatigue analysis of all designed components
Be involved in all steps in the product development process/life cycle, from customer requirements, to design, to prototype manufacturing, to product qualification, to final product implementation and product launch
Derive component-level requirements from assembly requirements to create part specifications and drawings:
Communication with all suppliers and vendors to determine manufacturability
Participate in inspection results to ensure all designed parts are manufactured as specified, within specified tolerances
Communicate and instruct designers to create specifications and check part drawings
Apply common manufacturing and inspection capabilities to choose materials and tolerances. Relevant experience with specifying tight tolerances and GD&T
Create robust design using DFMEA method during design, analysis and testing
Create pass/fail criteria of analysis and test results by applying reason and logic to fundamental mechanics
Use simulation tools to simulate design performance and reliability to support DFMEA
Plan and develop test programs for prototypes using Design of Experiments as needed for complex problems with many variables
Communicate and instruct lab technicians to set up tests and gather data to meet the test parameters and accuracy requirements
Analyze test data and reports, making clear conclusions if designs meet functional, performance, and safety specifications
Develop parts qualification process/procedure and makes decisions pass/fail from developed criteria
In-depth involvement in all aspects of the test phase to validate design. Provides detailed analysis based on mathematical, finite element analysis, and experimental data
Provide accurate and precise product performance results for marketing and sales for product selection
Collaborate and communicate with other teams in the product development process/projects to ensure the final product meets all objectives and customer requirements in all product areas
Provide documentation, both high-level and detailed documentation, for all projects and tasks throughout the development process