Product Engineer – ASME Pressure Vessels

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Employment Type:

Regular Full-Time

Shift:

1st Shift

Work Status:

On-site

Position Summary:

The Product Engineer – ASME Pressure Vessels TFR (Taco Fall River) p

erforms the design, layout, testing, and evaluation of

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

(A

SME

)

pressure vessels and associated components

.

They p

erform

product development

and customer design

activities including analysis of ASME code requirements

,

interpretation and implementation of customer

specifications

and documentation requirements

.

They p

erform

research and development

tasks as

required

for product line

expansions

and new product development

.

The Product Engineer – ASME Pressure Vessels p

rovides existing product line support through design review and modification activities and development of production improvement related design changes.

They c

ommunicate

with other engineering functions including design, process,

production,

and quality to ensure time and cost goals are reached

.

They m

ay assign

daily

work to technical design staff.

Measures of success:

• Timely response to internal and external customers
• Create new ASME

-

compliant designs with little to no

technical

guidance

• Achieves

h

igh level

of

design

accuracy (ASME

c

alc

ulations

,

d

rawings

,

s

ubmittals, etc

.

)

Responsibilities:

(identify functions or the role and expected outcomes)

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designs ASME Section VIII Div. 1 pressure vessels using specialized software (Design Calc, Compress, etc.) and knowledge of the ASME code.
• Performs mechanical functionality analysis and design of

one or more of the following:

shell and tube

,

plate and frame heat exchangers

, and storage tanks

.

• Performs both life cycle engineering work on existing product lines as well as designing custom pressure vessels per customer requirements.
• Work

s

with Product Man

a

gers,

Sales

and

Marketing to develop new products and product line extensions.

• Develops complete design packets that include calculations, drawings, and bills of material (BOM)

.

• Processes

Engineering Change

s

(

ECs

)

for customer specific, non-standard product designs

.

• Prepares Canadian Registration

Number

(CRN) design packets for products shipped into Canada

.

• Marks-up, reviews, and approves customer specific submittal drawings

.

• Process

es

non-conformance reports (

NCRs

)

,

technical change

notices (

TCNs

)

, and other

quality documents

.

• Interacts with customers when supporting technical services team.
• Uses Taco’s custom software as well as industry software for heat transfer analysis.
• Mentors and coaches less experienced engineers

and design staff.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s

d

egree

in

Engineering

, Engineering Technology or Physics

• 3\+ years

of

experience in mechanical engineering design

,

preferably in ASME Section VIII, Div I pressure vessels and/or HVAC components

• Proficiency

in Computer Aided Design,

SolidWorks

and AutoCAD

• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software
• Proficiency

in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint)

• Basic

working

knowledge of the following

c

odes

:

ASME Section VIII Division 1,

National Board Inspection Code (

NBIC

)

,

American National Standards Institute (

ANSI

)

s

tandards,

Canadian

Standards Association (

CSA

)

B51,

Tubular Exchangers Manufacturers Assoc

i

ation (

TEMA

)

,

International Building Code (

IBC

)

and

American Society of Civil Engineers/

Structural Engineering Institute

(

ASCE/SEI

)

• Basic knowledge of materials and how to select for specific applications
• Knowledge of

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (

GD\&T

)

• Self-

d

riven with the ability to set and meet both short- and long-term objectives

• Pro-active and collaborative project team member/leader that works well in a group setting
• A

bility to present projects/ideas in a thoughtful manner

in order to

help the department and company meet critical objectives

• Travel

less than

10%

of time

to Cranston

headquarters,

off-site conferences, vendor or customer/rep

sites,

training,

etc.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE)

certification

• 5\+ years of experience in mechanical engineering design, preferably in ASME Section VIII, Div I pressure vessels and/or HVAC components
• Working knowledge

of

CEI

’s

DesignCalc

for Pressure Vessels

• Knowledge of HVAC components and systems
• Understanding

of

or

e

xperience

with

CRN submissions

Work Environment

This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology

.

Verbal and auditory capability are

required

. Occasional exposure in production

plant

where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is

required

in these areas.

This position reports into the site every day

.

Ability

to work from home will be granted on an ad hoc basis if performance is in good standing.

This position has no direct reports.

Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience and certifications.

Salary range: $75,292 USD - $105,409 USD

Benefits

With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

Taco employees benefit from a company that:

• Provides competitive salaries and benefits
• Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
• Believes in sharing profits with its employees
• Is mindful about family, health and well-being
• Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
• Embraces and celebrates diversity

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