Paint Finishing Mechanical Engineer

Summary:

Plan, schedule, control and coordinate engineering tasks according to requirements of work order file, contract specifications, applicable codes and regulations and companies standard engineering practice on schedule and within budgetary guidelines.

Scope of Work:

Prepare engineering calculations, conduct design drawing reviews, generate flow diagrams and sequences of operations; prepare technical specifications and technical scope of work for subcontract engineering, design, fabrication, and installation; participate in bid evaluation and technical clarification meetings; review all applicable designs and drawings for general layouts, detail design, approval, certified, and ‘as-built’ designs; complete and submit technical specifications, scope of work, requests for quotations, and purchase requisitions for Lead Engineer’s approval; participate in project review and design review meetings for assigned projects; provide technical support to subcontractors; and provide supervision of subcontractors when assigned. Coordinate and oversee all engineering activities and assigned project engineers and review and approve all project engineering work.

Responsibilities:

The ideal direct hire candidate will have the following 6 skills:

Skill 1 Paint finishing experience acting as a lead engineer and including strong ability in at least 1 of the following major process areas:

(A) Spray booth Engineering – specific calculation requirement.

1. Fresh air house equipment calculations and sizing. Be able to size preheat burners, humidifiers, chilled water and reheat coils based on AHSRAE conditions and deliver specific delivery temperature and humidity setpoints.

2. Recirculating air house calculations and sizing. Be able to size chilled water coils (sensible and dehumidification), reheat coils, strict filtration requirements and deliver specific delivery temperature and humidity setpoints.

3. Calculate utility load requirements (natural gas, chilled water, hot water, compressed air, central humidification, etc.) Proficient in specification of supporting burners, pipe trains, spray humidification and evaporative cooling.

4. Experience with good spray booth engineering practices. Wet scrubber applications, dry scrubber applications, recirculating and fresh air systems, current industry booth air supply recirculation rates, booth design and fabrication drawings, etc.

5. LEL calculations for recirculating spray booths

6. Spray booth airflow schematic engineering – balance booth conditions, fresh air/ recirc air considerations, silhouette conditions, etc.

7. Sludge tank engineering. Calculate retention times, experience with sludge consolidation units.

8. Piping system engineered balanced systems including pumped booth water supply and gravity return systems. Must be able to perform system calculations. Pipe flow piping system modelling, piping system losses, system head calculations, pump selection, proficient with piping system engineering / design, liquid flow schematic development, PID development for system operation and control.

9. Duct engineering including static loss calculations, fan laws, fan sizing, experience in fan variations and selections, experience in selecting common system equipment (dampers, flex connections, mist eliminators, filters, etc.)

10. Process fire protection and deluge system knowledge

11. Develop detailed mechanical sequence of operations for mechanical system.

12. Generate technical equipment RFQ for procurement

13. Generate technical subcontractor SOW’s for procurement

(B) Oven Engineering

1. Experienced in oven calculations including heat up loads and cooling loads. Must be able to determine required heater supply volumes, zone turn over rates, fresh air and exhaust, purge calculations, radiant and convection zone engineering.

2. Calculate utility load requirements (natural gas, chilled water, etc.) Proficient in specification of supporting burners, pipe trains, coils.

3. Experienced with oven design including zone configurations for best part heat up.

4. Oven airflow schematic engineering – SCFM vs. ACFM, balance oven conditions, fresh air/ recirc air considerations, exhaust consideration, silhouette conditions, etc.

5. Oven expansion calcs

6. Calculate heater box burner requirements, heat exchanger calculations

7. Purge time calcs

8. Determine and size supporting duct systems. Duct engineering including static loss calculations, fan laws, fan sizing, experience in fan variations and selections, experience in selecting common system equipment (dampers, flex connections, filters, etc.)

9. Abatement system integration

10. Experienced with NFPA 86 oven explosion relief requirements and able to support oven design with explosion relief calculations

11. Generate technical equipment RFQ for procurement

12. Generate technical subcontractor SOW’s for procurement

(C) Abatement System Engineering

1. Experienced in abatement system engineering including concentrator systems engineering, VOC load calculations, filter house engineering and RTO system engineering.

2. Abatement system airflow schematic engineering

3. PID development for system operation and control.

4. Able to calculate adsorb and desorb air streams, desorb heater

5. Develop detailed mechanical sequence of operations for mechanical system.

6. Generate technical equipment RFQ for procurement

7. Generate technical subcontractor SOW’s for procurement

(D) Phos/Ecoat Engineering

1. tank size calculations considering part requirements and turn over rates.

2. Piping system and supporting equipment calculations. Pipe flow piping system modelling, piping system losses, system head calculations, pump selection, proficient with piping system engineering / design, piping schematic development, PID development for system operation and control. Proficient with sizing of supporting equipment including bag filter systems, plate and frame heat exchangers, hydro cyclones, pumping systems, UF systems, RO systems, anolyte system

3. Generate technical equipment RFQ for procurement

4. Generate technical subcontractor SOW’s for procurement

Skill 2 Strong piping systems engineering experience

Skill 3 Strong HVAC system engineering experience

Skill 4 Ability to act as a lead engineer for a large industrial project

Skill 5 Excellent communication skills

Skill 6 Ability to train / mentor young engineers and/or host specific departmental training modules

General Tasks:

1. Follow the company policy and departmental policy and procedures

2. Prepare, coordinate and execute engineering action list

3. Complete engineering tasks on schedule and within budgetary guidelines

4. Prepare and process technical clarification requests

5. Fundamental understanding of Customer standards and current project specifications

6. Discuss cost issues with Lead Engineer / Project Manager

7. Coordinate designs with appropriate management, teams, and functional groups

8. Review new designs, concepts, and problem areas with managers to determine an approved action plan

9. Prepare calculations, flow diagrams, sequences of operation, specifications, design concepts, bid packages/RFQ’s and any associated purchase requisitions with Lead Engineer for approval

10. Review all subcontract drawings, which include approval, certified, and ‘as-built’ designs

11. Coordinate activities of assigned engineering/mech/elect subcontractors for compliance with project requirements

12. Prepare documentation for owner’s manual to include sequence of operation instructions, maintenance instructions, and spare parts list

13. Create and maintain in job file proper documentation of engineering tasks, calculations and sketches and communication with customers and vendors

14. Periodically inspect shop fabrication for conformance to design and quality

15. Provide technical support to field installation and field start-up personnel, including traveling to job sites as required to provide support and/or to complete punch list items

16. Provide preliminary start-up documentation for commissioning activities

17. Project Engineer shall prepare, and update purchased equipment list

18. Project Engineer shall ensure coordination of design with all subcontractors

Expectations / Essential Skill Sets:

1. Continuously suggest cost reductions and product and process improvements

2. Travel as necessary to customer job sites and vendor facilities

3. Design and specify equipment and systems within budget

4. Complete assignments to project schedule

5. Perform work in a logical, orderly and skilful manner

6. Use analytical problem-solving skills to complete required tasks while maintaining a high level of quality workmanship

7. Perform work using appropriate equipment, tools, materials and skills

8. Exercise applicable safety standards according to company policy

9. Adapt to changes in equipment, assignments, procedures and methods

10. Accept work assignments that could require additional training to perform

11. Safeguard company information by observing company security regulations

Job Qualifications / Education / Experience:

1. Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

2. 3 – 5 years Engineering experience required

3. Proficient in Microsoft Word, and Excel

4. Effective verbal and written communication skills

Salary & Benefits:

1. Base Salary - $120K - $145K (based on experience and market research)

2. Overtime eligible at x1.5 after 50 hours in work week

3. Discretionary Bonus paid out mid-March for previous year 10-20% annual salary

4. Vacation – TBD

5. 401K – 5% match on total earnings

6. Medical, Dental and Vision benefit package fully covered for employees