Sr Hydraulic Engineer
Taco Comfort SolutionsAbout the role
As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:
- A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
- A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
- A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
- A need to create and to innovate
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Shift: 1st Shift
Work Status: Hybrid
Position Summary:
The Senior Hydraulic Engineer conducts applied research and design to improve and create new pump products and components. They select research methods, build models and prototypes, analyze and validate test results and prepare detailed reports with recommendations and conclusions. They estimate the costs, resources, and time required to conduct one or more research projects and monitor the performance of these projects to ensure targets are met. They also develop and maintain technical expertise on advances and innovations in research and science. This senior role coaches and mentors less experienced engineers, checks the quality of their work and helps resolve problems.
Measures of success:
- Successfully determine and write the functional requirements for hydraulic components and assemblies
- Effectively design, develop, and document hydraulic components to meet the functional requirements
- Troubleshoot and resolve hydraulic problems in projects, production, or service areas
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provides technical support and leadership in areas of assigned responsibility including hydraulic performance, fluid flow, and heat transfer.
- Prepares product development criteria in accordance with management objectives. Works with suppliers to validate that product designs meet the required specifications.
- Documents benchmarking activities.
- Drives the implementation and execution of technical recommendations. Provides support to project teams with hydraulic design and modeling to meet product requirements.
- Develops appropriate documentation outlining design parameters, assumptions, and results. Prepares reports and present content as requested.
- Leads technical design reviews, with a focus on hydraulics, at various stages in the life cycle gating process.
- Verifies products meet regulatory performance standards, including documentation and reporting.
- Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements including Hydraulics Institute, Department of Energy, and other standards.
- Conducts Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to identify quality and reliability issues.
- Creates and manages engineering change orders (ECO) and temporary change notices (TCN). Disposition First Article Inspections (FAI) and Material Defect Reports (MDR).
- Adhere to company document control standards, ensuring consistent checking and approval of drawings and data.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in quality investigations (root cause analysis and problem solving). Develops solutions and issues formal recommendations.
- Writes hydraulic design standards to improve design, troubleshooting and assembly procedures. Conducts product reviews for the improvement and further development of existing product designs.
- Assists other departments in the preparation of manuals and sales literature on assigned projects. Analyzes historical and current designs to meet customer specifications.
- Ensures effective and pro-active communication is maintained with all internal and external stakeholders. Initiates
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