Project Industrial Engineer

Separation By Design, Inc.; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

IRA with match

Job summary

Separation By Design, Inc. is seeking a Project/Industrial Engineer to lead full engineering cycles in the Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Oil & Gas sectors. You will partner with manufacturing, R&D, quality, and customer support to deliver cost-effective, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes developing innovative designs from concept through production, with cross-functional teamwork and ongoing process improvements. Strong emphasis on regulatory compliance and documentation is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical design and fluid handling systems.
• SolidWorks 3-D modeling and drafting for complex components.
• Understanding of ERP BOM creation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales and users to define project specs and quotations.
• Prepare detailed quotations and create sales orders for engineered parts.
• Maintain project reports with schedules, costs, and labor estimates.
• Design and oversee systems with automated equipment; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop design changes with cost, safety, and quality improvements.
• Produce flow diagrams, schematics, and drawings and verify accuracy.

Skills

Fluid systems

SolidWorks

Project management

Technical communication

Mechanical design

PLC programming

Education

Engineering degree (B.S.)

Tools

Makino CNC

ERP systems

Job description

Separation By Design is seeking a qualified Project/Industrial Engineer to join our growing company in the Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Oil and Gas space. This person will work in conjunction with the engineering and production teams and are responsible for the full engineering cycle of the products assigned. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical design, fluid systems, and product development, with the ability to take projects from concept through production. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, R&D, quality, and customer support to deliver reliable, cost-effective, and regulatory-compliant solutions.

If you’re passionate about sustainability, product innovation, and solving real-world engineering challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

(Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.)

• Collaborates with Sales Managers and users to determine project specifications as needed.
• Prepares detailed quotation for projects according to established guidelines.
• Creates sales orders for all essential engineered specification parts and equipment as quoted.
• Establishes and maintains a project report for all design or redesign projects to include implementation schedules and projected costs.
• Designs projects specifying applicable engineered solutions observing legal and industry standards.
• Generates and produces flow diagrams, schematics, and drawings Solid Works (3-D).
• Reviews all flow diagrams, quotations, and other available information required to design and engineer the most effective solutions for the customer.
• Oversees the design and development of systems with the use of advanced automated equipment on a daily basis.
• Acquires customer acceptance including approval of flow diagrams, quotations, and time estimates.
• Acquires approvals for engineering changes.
• Develops innovative alternative designs that facilitate cost savings, quality improvements, safety enhancements, and meet changing customer requirements.
• Updates the project data folder for all design or redesign projects to include job numbers, quote numbers, customer numbers, order numbers, projected labor and materials costs, and implementation schedules.
• Understands all regulations relative to the product lines and participates in qualifying products for regulatory compliance
• Ensures consistency of design for similar solutions from one generation of design to the next.
• Recommends procedures and prepares detailed drawings to facilitate the production, and assembly, shipment, installation, and start-up of engineered solutions.
• Refines estimates of materials and labor for engineering, building, testing, installation, start-up, and training.
• Develops manuals for product training, operation, safety, engineering applications, repair and maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation.
• Develops test protocol for engineered products.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures paying special attention to health and safety procedures.
• Submits all documentation in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Learns and troubleshoots in-house proprietary software
• Provides technical support to Sales Managers and customers.
• Provides customer support with technical issues relating to our products and services.
• Shares 24/7 customer support responsibility via rotation in the after-hours on call group.
• Maintains clean, orderly, and safe work areas at all times.
• Assists in other areas of operations and performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Experienced with the design and use of mechanical systems, especially fluid handling systems including pumps, meters, valves, electric motors, and plumbing components.
• Computer Literacy (Proficient in Microsoft office, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).
• Experienced with mechanical hand and power tools in a shop environment (Height Gauges, Metallurgy Testing, Micrometers, Profilometers, Thread Gauges, Use of Calipers, Use of Gauges).
• PLC/HMI/SCADA programing
• Analyze data using Excel
• Customer Service
• Filing
• Hardness Testing
• Math Aptitude, 12th grade
• Oral Communication Skills
• Organization
• Planning
• Professionalism
• Proficient in Solid Works or similar 3-D solid modeling design and drafting program.
• Project Management
• Reading Skills, 12th grade
• Technical Communication
• Written Communication Skills

Education & Experience:

• Four-year Engineering Degree or 8 years’ experience in a design engineering position
• Advanced use of SolidWorks design applications for the production of complex models and associated drawings and data tables
• Understanding of use of ERP systems for Bill of Material creation and maintenance
• Understanding of programming requirements for multi-axis computer controlled Makino machine centers.
• Understanding of use of search terms and research methods for finding information
• Capable of understanding Separation By Design product and accessory operation and terminology in a minimum amount of time.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Sitting for long periods of time.
• Desk work with continuous use of telephones, computers and other office equipment.
• Use of oral and written communication
• Routinely responds to questions/problems on the production floor – these activities may require up to 2-3 hours in the production setting.

Benefits:

We are proud to offer the following to our employees

• Fair and competitive pay.
• Annual reviews with opportunities for pay increases. Additional opportunities throughout the year for pay increases based on performance and other factors.
• Excellent benefits- including health insurance and IRA with match + additional company contribution independent of employee contribution.
• Paid holidays
• PTO (personal/vacation/sick days)
• Good work balance

All email correspondences will come from the HR team at Separation by Design, Inc.. Please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folders for any emails from Separation By Design HR.