Lead Design Engineer - Rotating Equipment - REMOTE

Johnson Service Group; Colchester (VT); Remote; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Service Group, Inc. is seeking a Lead Design Engineer to drive the overall design of rotating equipment for critical applications. You will oversee mechanical design, risk mitigation, material selection, and adherence to design codes and standards.

The role requires creating and maintaining engineering schedules, generating progress reports, and coordinating with Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations. A background in leading small engineering teams is essential.

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent required with 5–10 years in mechanical design of industrial rotating machinery.
• Experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; Sec VIII or III.
• Strong design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and operation knowledge for centrifugal pumps.
• Ability to perform stress analyses and other design calculations.
• Lead role experience and ability to supervise engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Managers to set design strategies and deadlines to meet goals.
• Supervise engineers in design and analysis of pumps, motors, vessels, heat exchangers, and test loops.
• Mentor reporting engineers and develop project plans and schedules.
• Perform calculations and analyses needed for new unit design.
• Ensure compliance with company and contract design codes and standards.
• Lead and develop reporting engineers and manage project status.

Skills

Stress analysis

Design calculations

Leadership

Project scheduling

Reading specs

Education

B.S.M.E. or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

MathCad

ANSYS

ARMD

CFTurbo

MS Office

Job description

This role is direct hire, 100% remote with no more than 10% travel.

Compensation $140-165K+ (based on experience), plus full benefits including low-cost medical (they pay 85% of the premium), 401K with 50% match up to 10%, education reimbursement, profit sharing, free gym membership, holidays, generous vacation, and more.

• low-cost medical (they pay 85% of the premium)
• 401K with 50% match up to 10%
• education reimbursement
• profit sharing
• free gym membership
• holidays
• generous vacation
• and more.

Our client is a leader in the design and manufacture of custom-engineered pumps and motors for critical applications in power generation, nuclear research, and small modular reactor (SMR) development. They design, engineer, and manufacture to order. To support a large contract with a SMR to custom engineer and manufacture reactor pumps for a new build, they are expanding their Advanced Nuclear Group and have created this new Lead Engineer role.

The Lead Design Engineer is responsible for overall new design of rotating equipment. This may include all engineering and mechanical design, design risk identification and mitigation, material selection, compliance to company and contract specific design Codes and standards. Additionally, the Lead is expected to create and maintain engineering schedules, produce progress reports, assist Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations, and supervise, develop and review a small team of engineers.

Requirements

• Due to Federal Contract requirements, US Citizenship is required for this position.
• BSME (or similar), and 5-10 years of mechanical engineering design and analysis in the field of industrial rotating machinery such as pumps, turbines, or compressors, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; Section VIII or Section III.
• Comprehensive understanding of engineering aspects of the design, analysis, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and operation of centrifugal pumps.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct stress analysis and other design calculations using manual or digital techniques.
• Competent in reading and interpreting contract technical specifications.
• Proficient in SolidWorks, MathCad, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the Internet.
• Experience with ANSYS, ARMD, CFTurbo, or other specialized software preferred.
• Detail oriented, strategic, organized, works independently, guides and directs reports, and highly motivated.
• Background in a lead role, directing small teams of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Technical and Functional Managers to recommend appropriate mechanical design strategies for conceptual and product development, task and priority determination, setting deadlines, and assuring that business and contract goals are met.
• Supervise reporting engineers responsible for performing activities in the design and analysis of pumps, motors, vessels, heat exchangers, test loops, and other ancillary equipment.
• identify and set development plans for reporting employees to be successful - mentoring, training courses, contract related development areas, and more.
• Supervise, perform, and check most types of calculations and analysis required for new unit design.
• This may include all engineering and mechanical design, design risk identification and mitigation, material selection, compliance to company and contract specific design Codes and standards.
• The mechanical duties described above require well-developed analytical skills and their daily application to rotating mechanical equipment.
• This may include stress analysis, materials science, vibration and heat transfer, among other technical skills.
• A large part of the Lead’s role will involve leading and developing one or more reporting engineers, reporting project and task status, developing schedules, and limited managerial duties.
• Flexibility, organization, leadership, initiative, a level of comfort with the unknown, and a desire for continuous improvement are traits that will serve this role well.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.