Mechanical Engineer

Linde Corporate; Burr Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 81,600 - 112,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical options

Professional development

Employee discount

401K and pension

Life insurance

Job summary

Linde Inc. in Burr Ridge, IL seeks a Mechanical Engineer to lead design, development, and commercialization of gas applications for the Food and Beverage sector, including freezing, chilling, and atmosphere control systems.

You will collaborate with global teams and customers to advance new and legacy technologies from concept to market. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or related engineering and at least two years' experience, plus knowledge of thermodynamics, heat

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, equipment, controls, refrigeration, industrial, chemical, or food engineering required; Master's preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and commercialization of gas applications technologies for the Food and Beverage sector.
• Develop and demonstrate new and legacy food technologies from concept to commercialization.
• Collaborate with regional and global teams, customers, and partners to advance projects.

Skills

PLCs experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/related engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Mechanical Engineer

Burr Ridge, IL, United States

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role you will support and lead the design, development, commercialization, and global migration of gas applications technologies and equipment in the Food and Beverage sector which includes food freezing and chilling systems, and atmosphere control applications
• You will also support identification, design, development, implementation, and demonstration of new and legacy food technologies from conception, through proof-of-concept, scale‑up, all the way to initial commercialization and global migration of Food applications technology and equipment
• You will work closely with various functional groups within Linde, including Regional Business Units, business development, sales, marketing, engineering, and the global Linde Technology team, as well as external customers and partners
• Design, build, and test application equipment within project teams and to support and lead major research and development programs
• Further, you will execute technology demonstrations and business growth opportunities for customers
• Identify new concepts in gas applications for industry and assessing their technical and commercial merits
• Build, test, or demonstrate systems with controls in Linde labs, manufacturing facilities, or customer plants
• In this role, you will design controlled and efficient experimental programs, as well as to execute experiments at bench, pilot, and commercial scales
• Evaluate literature and experimental data, write reports, and prepare summaries
• Present results to management, colleagues, and customers at technical meetings
• Prepare invention and patent disclosures
• Also, you will provide future development program recommendations to management

What makes you great

• You have a Bachelor's degree in mechanical, equipment, controls, refrigeration, industrial, chemical, or food engineering required; Master's degree is preferred
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of equipment and mechanical design, controls, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, mass and energy balances, process design, and basic economic evaluation
• Experience and interest in equipment and process controls, including PLCs is preferred
• Moreover, you have experience in successful equipment development and commercialization (preferred)
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including international travel as needed

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation with salary range $81,600–$112,200
• Wide range of medical options
• Educational and professional development opportunities
• Employee discount program
• 401K, pension plan, and life insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law. Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development. *The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.