Principal Design Engineer

CIRCOR International, Inc; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR International, Inc. seeks a Valve Design Engineer with extensive experience in hydraulic and pneumatic valve systems. You will collaborate with designers, engineers, suppliers, and other departments to devise feasible designs, support production, and validate designs through testing.

The role emphasizes mentoring, training, and leading engineering teams, with a focus on cost/performance improvements and manufacturability across product lines. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in valve design and manufacturing processes.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven mentoring and leadership in engineering teams.
• Knowledge of GD&T and ASME standards.

Responsibilities

• Review customer quotes and specs to confirm correct product offerings or develop preliminary concepts.
• Lead technical projects and act as a design lead on teams.
• Mentor junior design engineers and provide training materials.
• Lead continuous improvement activities and drive engineering capabilities development.

Skills

Valve design

SolidWorks

GD&T ASME Y14.5

FEA / Stress Analysis

Design for Manufacturability

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical/Systems/Electrical Engineering (plus)

Tools

Microsoft Office

MathCAD or equivalent

Job description

POSITION DETAILS

Position Summary

Valve design expert that requires interactions with the assigned designers, engineers, suppliers, and other applicable departmental assignees such as Production, Sales, and Quality, to solicit technical information as well as production capabilities to develop feasible design solutions. Provide expert training, consulting, and performs the work as needed in design, production support, test laboratory and related design validation.

The Principal Design Engineer participates in the design and evaluation of production processes for both new and existing products and systems to provide improvements in cost, performance or the facilitation of manufacturing processes using the fundamental principles of mechanical, electrical, industrial, and other engineering disciplines.

Principal Activities

• Reviews customer quote requests and specifications to confirm the correct product offering or develop preliminary design concepts if needed, collaborating within Engineering and other functions.
• Develop proficiency in daily Engineering work at the Staff level, so can step in and do so as required.
• Key contributor to technical project teams and R&D, development, prototypes, and testing thereof.
• Collaborate with the team overall to provide guidance and training.
• Expertise in GD&T and Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Collaborate with other functional departments (Manufacturing, Quality, etc) to ensure all expertise is leveraged.
• Prepares and delivers training material to Designers, Design Engineers, Application Engineers, Sales and Customers as needed.
• Serve as a technical lead/consultant on engineering project teams.
• Lead continuous improvement activities.
• Generate and champion core skills and engineering tool roadmaps.
• Develop plans for and lead the implementation of engineering capabilities development, new services, and/or revised methodologies to support business growth.
• Mentor junior and peer design engineers.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Results oriented, with sound judgment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong, respectful, proactive communication with management on task or project progress, challenges, solutions, and requests for support. A mentor that others seek.
• Ability to effectively work in a cross-functional team
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and strategic skills
• Ability to manage changes during design phase and perform in an ambiguous, changing environment (e.g., significant business growth)
• Resourceful and well organized
• Valve Expertise in Industrial, Defense, or Aerospace applications with various actuation.
• Knowledge and application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5 - Working knowledge)
• ASME B16.5 & B16.34 - Working knowledge
• Microsoft Office - Strong with Excel and Word. Competent with PowerPoint.
• MathCAD or Equivalent Engineering Software Tool
• 3D Modeling (Solidworks)
• Stress Analysis - Linear (FEA and/or analytical)
• Seal Design - Working knowledge
• Fluid Mechanics - Flow Calculations, CFD basic
• Structural Mechanics - Fastening Methods, Torque Design
• Machine Elements in Mechanical Design - Strength of Materials, Processing, Finish, et cetera
• Heat Transfer
• Tolerance Analysis - Assemblies
• Technical Writing - Assembly and Test Procedures, Test Reports
• Compatibility - Lubricants, Service Media, Materials
• Contamination Control - Familiarity
• Casting and Forging
• Designing for weld
• Qualification Process and Testing
• Biased towards action

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, from an accredited university, with at least 12 years of relevant experience and 8+ years' experience in the design of valves or valve components.
• Master's degree in Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering is a plus.

Other

• May require up to 25% to travel
• U.S. Citizen

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