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Engineering

Job Description:

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Role Definition

As a Senior Associate Engineer of CAD Process Automation, you shall be responsible to demonstrate and develop the CAD application automation tools like API Creation, Plug-ins, Excel-based automations supporting industrial gas turbine packaging and associated gas compression and power generation process and BOP systems engineering and design.

Job Responsibilities

• The candidate should possess a minimum of 5 years of industry experience in engineering / design execution and associated applications. Experience should include demonstrated results building CAD application automation tools like API creation, Plug-ins, excel-based automations supporting industrial gas turbine packaging and associated gas compression and power generation process and BOP systems engineering and design.

• In addition, Candidate should have a thorough understanding of Design applications such as Autodesk with technical understanding of modeling, drafting, and design drawing creation. Working knowledge and experience with database management using SQL, power apps, and Power BI and experience with Solar Turbines strongly preferred.

• Discuss with engineering personnel, leads, and managers to provide recommendations for the development of new process / CAD automation for product design, and the improvement of existing processes.

• Provides robust design process methods to eliminate failure modes. Understands design guidelines and implements the same while automating the design process.

• Develops automated solutions to optimize CAD operations and Workflows

• Focus to Improve efficiency and precision in CAD design through scripting and Tool development

• Develop and Implement automation scripts and tools to enhance CAD Software capabilities

• Maintain and Update existing CAD automation tools and scripts

• Conduct regular reviews and updates to automation processes to ensure continuous improvement

• Knowledge on Gas Turbines and Packaging systems & components are added advantages.

• Coordinate with several functional team to progress the design intent (Hydro/Electrical/HMI Groups)

• Good Presentation skill and demonstrate the capability through Design Review Meeting

• Must apply practical design considerations and utilize technical knowledge to achieve design objectives relative to manufacturability, cost, quality, and durability.

• Support innovation by applying the most effective Design solution for new product development.

• Continuously challenges self-skills in functional area and stays current with industry developments in one’s field of expertise

• Become part of the product team and form close working relationships by understanding the whole system function and presenting solutions and design direction to the design community in an insightful and timely manner.

• Excellent in modelling techniques using Creo parametric / Autodesk

• Good exposure to the use of Product Lifecycle Management tool – Windchill

• Good Exposure on ASME/API/ISO/ANSI & DIN

Desired Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university or equivalent relevant experience. Minimum 5 years of of industry experience in engineering / design execution and associated applications Good communication, organizational, teaming and analytical skills are a must. Working knowledge of computer aided design & drafting CADD system Knowledge of gas turbine operations, and driven equipment Field experience, knowledge on Windchill, BOP & Promis-e would be an added advantage.

Skill Descriptors

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.

• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.

• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.

• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.

• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.

• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.

• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Generates specifications for parts or components with CAD software.

• Reuses design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures.

• Uses CAD to perform basic drafting such as wire frames, solid objects and array of objects.

• Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.

• Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal views.

Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in the conception process of a manufacturing product vision.

• Collects and analyzes customer and market requirements, and generates reports.

• Utilizes design methods to implement the construction of a new design model.

• Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.

• Assists in the testing and refinement of a new product design.

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Builds three-dimensional models with basic materials.

• Communicates with professionals to understand various requirements of product design.

• Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use.

• Uses automated tools to design or modify the design of a product.

• Assists in building a complex prototype of product.

Posting Dates:

December 15, 2024 - December 28, 2024

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