Bushing Design Engineer — Glass Fiber Innovation

Original Composites & Fiberglass; Granville Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Original Composites and Fibers seeks a Bushing Design Engineer to design fiberizing bushings and related hardware for world-class glass reinforcement plants. You will apply CAE/CFD/FEA tools to optimize the fiberizing process, improve yield, and reduce waste across facilities worldwide.

The role includes translating physics insights into practical designs, creating manufacturing documentation, and installing/evaluating components in lab environments or glass plants.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in thermal/fluid sciences (Aeronautical/Chemical Engineering degree with applicable experience).
• Experience in mechanical design, mechanical drawings, and standards.
• 0-5 years’ industrial design/operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Design fiberizing bushing and ancillary hardware for the glass reinforcement plants.
• Use computational and analytical tools to deliver bushing solutions that meet product quality and performance standards.
• Minimize the use of Pt/Rh alloys and develop robust drawings with tolerances.
• Maintain standard work documents for design and operations and qualify new material sources.
• Support design and material innovation projects and test new materials or glass types.
• Provide on-site and remote support to global plants to troubleshoot operations and support startups.

Skills

Mechanical design

Mechanical drawings

CFD analysis

FEA tools

Project leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Commercial CAD

CFD codes

FEA codes

Office software

Job description

Original Composites and Fibers seeks a Bushing Design Engineer to design fiberizing bushings and related hardware for world-class glass reinforcement plants. You will apply CAE/CFD/FEA tools to optimize the fiberizing process, improve yield, and reduce waste across facilities worldwide.

The role includes translating physics insights into practical designs, creating manufacturing documentation, and installing/evaluating components in lab environments or glass plants.