Senior Project Engineer - Mechanical

Dürr AG; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dürr AG in Southfield, MI is seeking a mechanical engineer to design and implement fluid and pneumatic control solutions for manufacturing systems. You will create layouts, BOMs, and release drawings while coordinating with sales and cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering and hands-on capability, with experience in piping flow, heat exchangers, and CAD tools. This position offers growth through international teams and diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required
• 5 years or more equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Hands-on design and manufacturing experience expected

Responsibilities

• Design fluid and pneumatic control circuits for systems
• Calculate pneumatic and fluid pressure drop and flow rates
• Create plan views, elevations and cross sections of layouts
• Design mechanical assemblies and detail parts for manufacture
• Create bill of materials
• Create work orders and purchase requests for manufacturing
• Release engineering drawings and material/ mechanical designs
• Collaborate with sales and Dürr divisions for cross-functional communication
• Support bid packages for mechanical subcontractors and suppliers

Skills

Project leadership

Pneumatic control design

Fluid dynamics knowledge

Pressure drop calculations

Plan views

Mechanical assemblies design

Bill of materials creation

Engineering drawings release

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication with sales teams

Reading mechanical drawings and toler;

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

5 years of equivalent experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

MS Visio

SAP

Engineering Data Management systems

Job description

Your Tasks:

• Motivated, self-directed individual capable of executing assigned tasks and solving problems in a professional manner
• Demonstrated ability to provide project level leadership
• Design fluid and pneumatic control circuits
• Calculate pneumatic and fluid pressure drop and flow rates
• Create plan views, elevation and cross sections of system and equipment layouts
• Design mechanical assemblies and detail parts of assemblies for manufacture
• Create bill of materials
• Create work orders and/or purchase requests for manufacturing of assemblies and systems
• Release engineering drawings, material and mechanical designs
• Establish effective internal global communications regarding customers, products and services in order to maximize engineering and sales effectiveness
• Liaise with other members of the sales team and other departments / Dürr divisions to ensure good communication with each OEM

Your Skills:

• Experienced in engineering low and high viscosity material supply systems is a must.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or 5 years of equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering
• Capable of hands on work
• In-depth understanding of piping flow calculations, fluid dynamics, heat exchanger calculation and the willingness to grow the skillset. Dürr to provide additional training via international competence teams.
• Proficiency creating utility load estimations in the sales phase and detailed utility load calculation in the project phase (compressed air and flushing materials)
• Familiarity with industrial materials including paint and high/low viscosity sealers and adhesives
• Knowledge in material supply products such as pumps, regulators and heat exchangers
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with application engineering and operations groups relative to the application of products and execution of projects is desirable
• Creativity and attention to detail needed to develop project bid alternates unique to Dürr that provide a competitive advantage using Dürr products
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Proficient with AutoCAD, Siemens NX, Solidworks and/or Microsoft Visio
• Proven ability to engineer mechanical assemblies and detail parts of assemblies for manufacture.
• Know-How in creating bid packages for mechanical subcontractors in sales and project phases
• Experience with SAP and/or other Engineering Data Management systems is preferred
• Capable of reading and creating mechanical engineering drawings and tolerance blocks
• Knowledge of RIA 15.06, IEC, ATEX, NFPA, ANSI & OSHA standards
• Spanish and/or German language skills preferred.