Design Engineer – Storage Solutions​/Custom Composite Structures & Piping

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Please ONLY apply if you have sufficient experience and skills required as per job description below.

The Design Engineer – Storage Solutions / Custom Composite Structures & Piping is responsible for the design, analysis, certification, and application engineering of reinforced thermoset plastic (RTP) vessels, tanks, piping systems, and related fiberglass storage solutions in accordance with ASME RTP-1, ASME NM.2, EN 13121, AWWA M45, API 15LR/15HR, and applicable project standards. This role requires strong knowledge of mechanical design, piping applications, laminate mechanics, and composite fabrication methods such as filament winding, contact molding, secondary bonding, and post-cure.

The engineer will perform stress and strain analysis, hydraulic analysis, pipe sizing, design verification, laminate development, and technical evaluations to support quotation, tendering, project execution, manufacturing, inspection, and customer submittals.

• Serve as the technical gatekeeper to ensure FGS products are selected and supplied only for applications within approved service parameters, design limits, and product capabilities.
• Review RFQs, customer specifications, datasheets, drawings, and service conditions to recommend technically compliant and optimized product solutions.
• Develop and certify design calculations, drawings, and specifications for composite vessels, tanks, storage solutions, and piping systems in accordance with ASME RTP-1, ASME NM.2, EN 13121, AWWA M45, API 15LR/15HR, BS 4994, and applicable project standards.
• Perform engineering calculations including pipe properties, hydraulic analysis, pipe sizing, flow mechanics, laminate stress/strain analysis, design verification, and product selection.
• Define laminate architectures, reinforcement sequences, corrosion-barrier configurations, joint details, and liner requirements to meet mechanical, chemical, and service requirements.
• Prepare technical tender packages, Fabricator’s Design Reports, design reports, clarifications, deviations, and customer/regulatory submittals.
• Review and approve fabrication drawings, layout drawings, shop drawings, and BOMs to ensure manufacturability, code compliance, dimensional accuracy, and alignment with design intent.
• Provide engineering support for composite fabrication processes including filament winding, contact molding, secondary bonding, fit-up, assembly, post-cure, testing, inspection, and repair activities.
• Collaborate with Sales, Project Engineering, QA/QC, Manufacturing, Inspection, and Operations to ensure technical compliance and smooth project execution.
• Support technical presentations, customer meetings, product selection discussions, technical clarifications, and customer/job-site visits as required.
• Participate in design reviews, code audits, technical risk reviews, nonconformance investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action recommendations.
• Support qualification testing, material property development, product validation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance design efficiency, manufacturability, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, or Composite Engineering (or closely related field).
• Minimum 2 years of design and analysis experience with composite pressure vessels, tanks, or piping systems.
• Fluent in English with exceptional technical writing and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

• Minimum of 5 years of design and analysis experience with composite pressure vessels, tanks, or piping systems.
• Code Expertise:
  Proven working knowledge of ASME RTP-1, ASME NM.2, EN 13121, BS 4994, AWWA M45, and API 15LR/15HR design standards.
• Manufacturing Knowledge:
  Practical understanding of filament winding, contact molding, secondary bonding, and post-cure processes.