Sustaining Engineer

Overview

Location:

Grand Rapids, MI, US, 49503

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

PSG is the global pump, metering and dispensing-solution expert, enabling the safe and efficient transfer of critical and valuable fluids. PSG provides flow meters to reduce waste and downtime while enabling accurate measuring, monitoring and control of fluid distribution. It is part of the Pumps & Process Solutions segment of Dover Corporation. The company operates with several brands and ISO-certified facilities across North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information on PSG, please visit the official site.

Summary:

The sustaining engineer maintains and improves released products by troubleshooting issues, providing root cause analysis, reducing costs, improving efficiency, managing engineering change notices, and handling component obsolescence with a focus on long-term product health, reliability, and customer satisfaction. The role involves managing design changes, process optimization, cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing and other support teams, and providing technical review and direction for existing designs while suggesting potential design changes to improve outcomes for internal and external customers.

• Technical liaison between Product Engineering and Manufacturing, Quality and Purchasing departments for various rotating pumps (Vane, Gear and Centrifugal) and reciprocating compressors; troubleshoot technical issues, drive process control improvements, address supply issues, and support new purchasing initiatives (regional and global).
• Process and approve manufactured and purchased parts deviation forms.
• Design changes:
  Implement engineering change notices for fixes, improvements, or cost reductions; manage Bills of Materials (BOMs). Register regional and global engineering team members to complete engineering change work.
• Create and manage Bills of Material (BOMs) and component data in the Oracle ERP system.
• Handle component obsolescence with a focus on long-term product health, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Guide and mentor designers (USA and global sites) in best practices and project requirements for product improvements.
• Manage the Solid Works PDM database for updates in accessibility state of CAD files for the CAD designers.
• Support CAD designers of engineered special products orders (ESORs) by providing technical assistance and performing final evaluation of bills of materials and drawings.
• Conduct minor CAD design work in Solid Works for Engineering Changes (ECNs) and ESORs.
• Perform project management activities for product improvement and special projects.
• Aid in maintaining the design standards database, compliance documents, and product literature release database.
• Issue technical instructions, product literature and engineering specifications as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  No direct reports; ability to lead a team of diverse professionals toward desired outcomes.

Education and/or

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS Mechanical Engineering) from an ABET-accredited program with a minimum of two (2) years of engineering design experience. Recent graduates from ABET-accredited schools will be considered.
• Solid Works or other 3-D CAD platform experience required. Solid Works PDM file management desired.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle.
• Microsoft Office Suite literacy, particularly Word and Excel.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; effectively speak before groups of customers or employees.
• Proven ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization; interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other

Qualifications:

• Rotating equipment design experience such as pumps, engines, flowmeters, or similar is highly desirable. Reciprocating equipment design experience is also applicable.

Benefits for this position…