Job Description

Description

Who we are:

Aerzen USA Corp. is an international manufacturer of positive displacement blowers, hybrid blowers, screw compressors and turbo blowers. These high-quality machines are used for air and gas applications across many essential industries, including: Wastewater, Cement, Biogas, Pharmaceutical and Food, among many others. We are One Team, and we Empower our team members to be both Inquisitive and Evolutionary. 

What we offer:

Aerzen USA Corp. offers a competitive salary; generous health benefits (to include 96% company-paid benefit plans) with company HSA contribution; a 401(k) with company match; a tuition reimbursement program; and a profit share bonus package; along with the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of professionals. 

What you will do: 

As the Mechanical Engineer II, you will apply technical expertise in the design, documentation, troubleshooting, support, and commissioning of Aerzen’s engineered and manufactured blowers, compressors, and various support systems. Primary objectives include supporting the production, quality, and sales & service teams in areas pertinent to Aerzen’s design, shipment, quality control, and customer service goals. While performing this role, individuals will strive to understand and address various project related technical specifications, internal equipment datasheets, stakeholder concerns as well as equipment, application and project risks to provide the best possible “Customer Value + Aerzen Solution” that is safe, efficient, reliable, and profitable for the client as well as for Aerzen. This role will additionally involve elements of knowledge creation, training, mentoring, and the application of engineering best practices towards the design of strategic products and services relevant to the Engineering team’s people, product, and business development objectives.

• Interactions Interact professionally with and serve as a resource and point of contact for sales, project management, purchasing, production and customer support by providing technical knowledge, expertise and documentation regarding Aerzen blower and compressor equipment and control systems.  
• Quality Adopt a quality mindset in fulfilling customer expectations at appropriate levels of cost. Follow and apply the ISO 9001 for design process where applicable and assist in closing CARS, performing root cause failure analysis, and vetting suppliers.
• Autonomy & Complexity Acquire knowledge and develop skills both autonomously and under the strategic direction of direct management to support the business. Operate under supervision, performing work that is varied and that may be somewhat difficult in character, but usually involves limited responsibility. Receive moderate supervision on unusual or difficult tasks. 
• Update product and job knowledge by participating in training opportunities, reading industry publications.
• Mentorship Work closely with peers and Junior engineers in an effort to advance their development by providing training mentorship and assistance in checking work.
• Strategy Execution Coordinate with direct management in the execution of both project work and research and development projects.
• Engineering Design Understand and address product and project related specifications. Perform calculations, generate drawings, produce bills of materials, and design equipment and systems. Ensure compliance of safety standards and regulations for engineering designs. Create and maintain engineering tools to aid in design and work within Aerzen’s ERP software and document control systems. 
• Manage and maintain design projects while answering questions and supporting various internal stakeholders when engineering assistance is required. Assist the Aerzen team in overcoming hurdles related to product adaptability, design, and modification. Manage efforts to standardize when practical and develop tools to assist in areas where automating tasks would be beneficial. Execute the engineering processes governing General Arrangement drawings and BOMs, integrating customer requested products or add-ons, and modifying the layout and design of our packages to accommodate as necessary.
• Interface with our engineering colleagues within the Aerzen Group, manage timelines, and interactions with 3rd party partners when necessary.

Requirements

Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET/EAC Accredited Program Field of study: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, Software, Environmental Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree. 

Experience: Minimum 2-5 Years of Relevant Professional Experience Required in Mechanical Design. Experience in the field shall reflect that of a competent professional. Candidates should be capable of demonstrating competency by citing specific occasions where engineering and product support services in the relevant field were rendered for projects of moderate complexity.

Expertise: Preferred expertise in the following fields: CAD 2D and 3D

• Packaging applications such as blowers, compressors, pumps or other heavy industrial rotating equipment.
• Manufacturing Methods
• Creation of fabrication drawings, BOMs and Quality documents.
• Piping and Pressure Vessel design and codes
• Structural Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis (structural and/or CFD)
• Fluid and/or Thermodynamics
• Rotor Dynamics and Machine Condition Evaluation
• Acoustics, Noise, Vibration
• Integration of Instruments and Controls

Computer Skills: Proficiency in AutoCAD and Inventor as well as MS Office programs required. Able to navigate and learn new software systems, collect and analyze large datasets.

Culture Match Behaviors: Entrepreneurial spirit, who is collaborative, trusting of others, has strong work ethic, and can work well independently or with others in a fast-paced environment.

Aerzen USA Corp is an equal opportunity employer and selects employees on the basis of skills and experience. Aerzen USA ensures that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran’s status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions and actions are based on merit and made without regard to any characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

All offers of employment at Aerzen USA Corp are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check. In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Aerzen USA Corp has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Aerzen employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Aerzen USA Corp is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and misuse in the workplace. Applicants being considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including termination of employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.