Principal Mechanical Engineer

Company: Dover Corporation
Location: Pearland
Posted on: March 13, 2023

Job Description:

Dover Precision Components delivers performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. Comprising the Waukesha Bearings, Bearings Plus, Inpro/Seal and Cook Compression brands, our portfolio includes hydrodynamic bearings, active magnetic bearings, system and bearing protection, and reciprocating compressor components, each custom-engineered to provide optimum efficiency, reliability and productivity and backed by comprehensive aftermarket services. Dover Precision Components serves its global customer base through facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as technical sales representatives around the world.
Dover Precision Components delivers performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. Comprising the Waukesha Bearings, Bearings Plus, Inpro/Seal and Cook Compression brands, our portfolio includes hydrodynamic bearings, active magnetic bearings, system and bearing protection, and reciprocating compressor components, each custom-engineered to provide optimum efficiency, reliability and productivity and backed by comprehensive aftermarket services. Dover Precision Components serves its global customer base through facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as technical sales representatives around the world.
Summary:This position will be responsible for designing, testing and developing new products for packing and sealing in compression business as well as providing technical leadership in the development of an evolving product technology roadmap. The role is also expected to provide technical leadership to a highly skilled group of engineers and scientists.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understands the needs of the reciprocating gas compression market, creates innovative new product ideas to address these needs.
• Leads highly complex technical development projects related to packing and sealing systems and contributes by designing new product prototypes and test set-ups, executing experiments, analyzing data and results, and reporting outcomes out to a cross-functional team, with minimal supervision.
• Maintains conformance to Stage & Gate Process at all stages of development projects.
• Provides technical support to manufacturing, quality, applications engineering and sales teams as needed.
• Ensures protection of newly generated intellectual property (IP)
• Participates in joint development projects with external partners, provides technical expertise.
• Participates in key customer visits, team meetings, and activities related to engineering/technical elements of various programs.
• Assists in research and development projects managed by other development engineers as needed.
• Assures conformance of new products to requirements, including but not limited to, customer, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Attends and presents at technical conferences. Tracks trends and developments in industry.
• Participates in and contributes to process improvement and design for manufacturability activities.
• Assists in the preparation of engineering project proposals as needed.
• Provides support to Innovation Lab personnel, including hands-on activities on complex test equipment, such as compressors or bearing test rigs.
• Independently responsible for meeting deadlines necessary to support the company's commitments to customers and stakeholders. Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 15 years of related experience are required
  • Master's Degree and previous work in reciprocating gas compression highly preferred.
  • Preference will be given to candidates with experience in design, engineering and development of packing and sealing systems used in reciprocating gas compression.
  • Strong skills in advanced engineering analysis and tools to solve complex problems.
  • Previous hands-on experience and willingness to work with compressors and other complex test equipment.
  • Strong computer skills, including proficiency with specialized design and simulation software
  • High level of attention to detail and skills/discipline to resolve complex technical problems systematically
  • Demonstrated ability to create new product ideas and develop solutions, and utilize a systematic approach in all stages between concept generation and product launch.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Must be familiar with the impact of the manufacturing processes and materials on the key factors that control the form, fit, and function of a compressor and its components.
  • Previous experience in a lead role for highly technical teams highly preferred.
    
    Physical Requirements:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
    Working Conditions:
    • Office environment. Travel, some overnight, 0-10%.
    • Must be willing to travel to Dover Precision Components manufacturing sites
      
      *Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.

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