Mechanical Engineer

Summary (Position Description): This engineering role will provide design support for the development of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power generation systems, and the transfer of the design to the production team. This position works directly for the Engineering Manager and helps drive the engineering organization within a well-structured and organized team. This engineer will work on the conceptual design of new product variants and assist the production team as new products and prototypes are manufactured.

This will include redline corrections to drawings and BOM’s. This position will also work with the production team to develop work instructions, and with the service team to develop field instructions to work on the new products. This engineer will support the design process with engineering calculations, and the development of technical documentation needed for certifications.

Status: Full time, Salary Exempt

Duties & Tasks:

• Develop conceptual designs for new product variants
• Develop and/or maintain technical documentation and calculations for certifications
• Create and/or work with equipment solid models and drawings
• Create and/or work with Production work instructions
• Create and/or work with Service field instructions
• Understand functionality of product and contribute to the design process
• Redline update drawings based on production needs
• Update BOM’s for produced parts and kits
• Other duties as assigned by management
• Assist/conduct factory acceptance test
• Assist/conduct field commissioning or troubleshooting
• Assist with the assembly of prototypes
• Assist production when needed

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Mechanically inclined
• Technical writing skills
• Strong computational ability (design calculations)
• Ability to work well as part of multiple teams
• Self-starter that can work with minimal oversight

Requirements:

• Team player, who takes role ownership and initiative to advance all aspects of product support and design
• Strong interest in mechanical design
• CAD Modeling experience (Solid Works preferred)
• Engineering Degree, with relevant experience (Mechanical preferred)
• 2-5 years related experience
• Ability to travel, including overseas (10-20% of time)
• Office / Desk (typical office environment)
• Test Cell – Factor acceptance testing and development validations (indoor & outdoor industrial environment)
• Production floor – assisting production team / building prototypes (typical fabrication shop environment)
• Field work – commissioning assistance / troubleshooting (varies by site, typical industrial process environment)

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work with basic hand tool

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)
• Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability
• 2 Weeks Paid Vacation and 5 Paid Personal Days
• Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)
• 401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.
• Company Discretionary Profit-Sharing Contribution (has averaged 15% of compensation per year for the past 6 years; based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale)

Who Are We:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary.

On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 3,400 employees in 60 locations with global sales approaching 700M €.

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