Senior Engineer I

Want to be part of a professional, caring team focused on making a difference in communities around the world? Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, SPX Cooling Tech is an innovative manufacturer of commercial HVAC and industrial cooling systems for hospitals, data centers, oil and gas refineries, power plants and process cooling facilities around the globe. Companies rely on SPX Cooling Tech’s Marley, Recold and SGS brands to provide comfort, mission critical and industrial cooling solutions.

New hires at SPX Cooling Tech enjoy a supportive work environment with benefits that begin on the first day of work, including mentorship and tuition assistance, a competitive compensation and bonus plan, flexible health plan, 401(k) match, and opportunities for career advancement.

When it began as the Marley Company more than 100 years ago, SPX Cooling Tech was the first cooling tower manufacturer to pioneer cooling solutions for large industrial applications. Since then, we have worked together as a company to provide innovative solutions for iconic buildings and essential infrastructure all around. Now, SPX Cooling Tech and its brands are active in more than 80 countries, and rapidly growing organically and through acquisitions as part of SPX Tech.

With its people-centric culture, SPX Cooling Tech prides itself on attracting top talent to the industry. Apply to work with our ever-growing team and help us keep the world cool!

JOB SUMMARY

This role’s primary purpose is to provide structural engineering for various complex cooling tower projects spanning multiple product lines including Crossflow and Counterflow and utilizing several materials (e.g., concrete, wood, steel and fiberglass). The incumbent is responsible for using conceptual product ideas and performing necessary research, engineering, and project management to bring finished products to the marketplace. Additionally, the incumbent coordinates the efforts of multiple teams, both internally and externally, to derive a cost-effective means of new product design. The incumbent will direct the work of other engineers and drafters. This role also entails coordinating the efforts of the product development team to develop structurally sound solutions with drawings, engineering specifications, bills of material, quality plans and assembly procedures for new products. This role is also responsible for performing tests to verify that design functions perform appropriately.

Further, the incumbent must perform design calculations and evaluate the integrity of every aspect of each new product in order to meet all structural codes, design loads, and practical assembly standards and processes. This role also involves performing technical bid evaluations, assisting in the vendor selection process, and expediting vendor manufacturing and delivery in order to meet project deadlines. The incumbent must develop a project overview, timeline and plan for achieving goals to present to the product development manager and executive team. The incumbent may also be responsible for maintenance of current tower lines, design of new tower lines (including research, development and testing), field inspections of towers, and writing engineering specifications for tower lines or components. Success in this role requires extensive experience in the engineering field, especially in project engineering for other constructed products, and familiarity with a wide range of structural materials and other engineering applications.

Key criteria include technical skills, broad engineering knowledge, sound engineering and business judgment, strong communication skills, broad knowledge of the industry, initiative and innovation, and the ability to simultaneously keep track of multiple jobs. This advanced engineering position usually works with minimal supervision, conferring with superiors on unusual matters only, and independently develops solutions to complex technical problems. The incumbent may be assisted by associate engineers or engineers on tasks and projects. The assignments are broad in nature and require originality and ingenuity.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage projects and schedule tasks

Delegates work to designers and other engineers

Review, approve, and control vendor-supplied engineering documents

Provide support to site erection and commissioning teams

Develop project-specific operating and maintenance manuals

Troubleshoot, repair, and improve production equipment

Serve as a technical consultant to sales and construction teams, both internally and in the field, as well as customers

Provide pricing information for new quotes

Execute project-specific document control

Develop new designs and solutions to problems

Write engineering specifications for tower lines and components

Train new engineering employees and assist internal sales team

Conduct product testing during development and post-installation in order to verify software and data development

For contractual purposes, verify and provide proof of job completion and meeting specification requirements

Witness third-party contractual tests

Sign and approve drawings for new and project specific designs and for drawings that are product standards

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in civil/structural engineering (required)

Masters degree in structural engineering a plus

6+ years of experience

CERTIFICATIONS / OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Training and experience in using solids-based CAD & CAM software desired

Skill at hand-sketching 2- and 3-D objects

Knowledge of AutoCAD, MathCAD, RISA2D, and RISA3D preferred

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Has met all the educational requirements and standards to be certified as an EIT (Engineer in Training) after passing the FE exam

Must pass the EIT/FE exam within 2 years of BS degree or hire date, whichever is later

Must pass the PE exam within 6 years of BS degree, or 2 years of hire date, whichever is later

Knowledge of SAP or other ERP System

Knowledge of national building codes

Basic understanding of design and application of components for cooling towers

Knowledge of and ability to apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of s of cooling tower design and structural engineering

Broad knowledge and application of principles, practices, and procedures of cooling tower design and structural engineering to the completion of difficult assignments

Expert source of product knowledge in specified area

Highly creative

Strong ability to visualize complex spatial geometry

Passionate about product development

Persistent and patient enough to work on projects for which results are not seen for long periods of time

Thank you for your interest in our company.

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