Mechanical Engineer
Appleton, WI
Mechanical Engineer
Design and implement mechanical and hydraulic systems for electrical generation facilities, with commissioning, design reviews, and customer training. Requires a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 5 years’ hydraulic experience, up to 30% travel, a valid driver’s license, and a passport or ability to obtain one.
Description
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JOB SUMMARY:
REQUIREMENTS:
DESIRABLE:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Are you interested in joining a company that was recently certified as a "Great Place to Work" for the fifth year in a row? If so, please read on...
JOB SUMMARY:
- Design and implement mechanical and hydraulic systems for electrical generation facilities.
- Review and approve all design work associated with assigned projects, including design reports, schematics, and assembly drawings.
- Mentor personnel on your area of expertise.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 5 years' experience with hydraulic power units, hydraulic control manifolds and hydraulic cylinders
- Strong conceptualization ability along with strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, including the ability to explain complex technical issues to decision-makers and project teams.
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally
- Able to perform all essential functions of the job
DESIRABLE:
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor.
- Familiarity with digital/hydraulic governors systems used in hydroelectric power plants.
- Familiar with ASME, IEEE, IEC, NEC, and CSA standards applicable to the design of equipment for Power Generating Stations.
- Hydroelectric governor functionality and theory knowledge
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Commissioning of hydraulic systems
- Create and implement O&M / FAT / SAT standards
- Design and implement hydraulic systems for electrical generation facilities.
- Design cut-ins for governor retrofits hydraulic and mechanical
- Design hydraulic drawings and hydraulic schematic diagrams
- Design, develop, test, and start up projects as requested
- Develop customer training documents
- Develop descriptions of system operation
- Ensure system engineering is complete prior to handing off work for detailed engineering and design
- Interpret technical project specifications and mechanical drawings as required by sales and engineering project management
- Minimize rework and warranty on all projects
- Perform demolition and installation engineering
- Perform design reviews
- Perform FAT, installation supervision, SAT, customer training and system commissioning as requested
- Perform hydraulic and mechanical calculations for system sizing and component selection
- Perform Mechanical Design
- Perform onsite inspections and project "kick-off" meetings as assigned
- Perform peer reviews
- Prepare O&M manual, factory acceptance test (FAT), installation, site acceptance test (SAT) and customer training documents
- Provide direction to L&S Electric for services group
- Provide governor hydraulic and mechanical conceptual system engineering
- Provide installation and mechanical conceptual system engineering
- Provide static and dynamic calculations
- Support Engineering division as requested
- Utilize electrical and hydraulic test equipment
- Utilize L&S Electric ISO system to ensure quality products and services
- Work effectively with all other project team members such as control, electrical, HMI and mechanical disciplines
- Work with designers to develop drawings
- Work with mechanical designers to develop mechanical and hydraulic drawings
- Design machines, brackets, supports and piping for a variety of new and existing equipment
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to confidently correspond with customers via oral and written means
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment with minimal supervision
- Able to wear personal protective equipment: hearing protection, hard hat, safety glasses, etc.
- Be a self-starter, effectively perform duties without guidance
- Display a positive can-do attitude
- Excellent customer relations skills
- Fluent in English language
- High level organizational skills with ability to set priorities, manage multiple deadlines and work under pressure
- Possess strong electrical and mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
- Proficient use of personal computer, operating knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Project
- Shall sign L&S Electric confidentiality agreement
- Shall work as required to complete work while simultaneously executing multiple projects
- Strong communication skills, ability to correspond confidently with customers and project team
- Valid driver's license, able to be insured
- Valid passport or ability to obtain one
- Willingness to learn new skills and approaches to dealing with problems
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Aerial work may sometimes be necessary
- Core working hours start at 8AM unless prior approval given. Eight (8) working hours per day are required. Overtime requires prior approval
- Environmental conditions vary from facility to facility (i.e. heat, noise)
- Occasional lifting of heavy objects
- Uneven or slippery walking surfaces
- Work from assigned L&S office unless prior approval given
- Work is performed at the customer job site, as well as at L&S Electric facilities.