The Project Fan Engineer is highly skilled in project management, mechanical engineering, and design.  The position interfaces with architects, engineers, consultants, customers, and manufacturing on the design and redesign of new and existing air moving equipment utilized in the chemical, petrochemical, power, waste-water treatment plants, or other heavy process industries.  The Project Fan Engineer has extensive fan knowledge and is the resident expert, ensuring the integrity of all engineering design.

Your Responsibilities Will Be: 

• Prepare layouts and manufacturing detailed drawings using SolidWorks, (weldment cut list drawings, bill of material drawings and exploded views) and on occasion AutoCAD.
• Prepare customer general arrangement drawings and ensure timely submittals.
• Review returned approval drawings.  Implement necessary changes and resubmit or release jobs to the fan plant for fabrication.
• Provide sales drawings in support of the sales department during fan quotation stage.
• Calculate and size welds, bolts, bearings, hubs, blade thickness, shaft sizes, etc.
• Select drives, couplings, vibration isolators, and seals for special applications.
• Select/confirm proper resin, metal or thermoplastic material of construction to meet process conditions or specifications.
• Ensure the integrity of engineering design… be the expert!
• Interface with customers and sales representatives answering questions related to fan selection, design, and performance.
• Address vendor and customer questions from equipment approval stage through manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot field problem(s) and recommend corrections.
• Retrofit old and new blowers including competition.
• Develop equipment training, installation, operating & maintenance manuals.
• Develop and update designs in the engineering standards book.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
• Manage customer projects, following life cycle to release, adhering to project budgets and schedules.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Travel to customer’s job site to perform fan startup and training (15% of the time)
• Field troubleshooting of fan installation
• Get involved with ASHRAE, AMCA/ANSI, ISO, etc.
• Run Modal & FEA analysis
• Computational fluid analysis
• R&D work
• Fan testing and report writing
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications: 

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years’ experience working in the air movement industry
• Knowledge of SolidWorks software is required.
• This person must be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, general project management skills and the ability to work well in a team environment. 
• Must have good communication skills and work well with others.
• The following knowledge and skills are necessary for this role:
• Knowledge of moving and rotating machinery
• Knowledge of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) as it pertains to fans and blowers
• Knowledge of fluid flow
• Familiarity with different chemicals and metal alloys is a plus
• Ability to theoretically calculate stresses in steel members as well as sizing bolts, welds, bearings, and different power transmission systems
• Ability to work with customer specifications
• Ability to interpret and apply different specifications to the design and selection of fans and blowers
• Manage project life cycle, from purchase order to shipment
• Work with foreign subsidiaries on intercompany orders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently

Travel Requirements (Requirement): Incumbents are expected to travel as needed to support assigned business lines(s) and must have the ability to travel across borders.

Office Positions

Work Environment: This position is based at the headquarters located in Dallas, TX. Minimal physical requirements, primarily computer use, and communication via virtual platforms, are necessary. Flexibility to adapt to occasional scheduled video meetings and collaborative tasks is essential.

Work Environment This position is based in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, machinery, moving equipment and other standard industrial conditions, and is required to wear to personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical Demands

Positions in this function typically require standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.

Compliance with company attendance standards.  

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, workspace restrictions, intense noises, and travel

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ABOUT CECO 

CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets. 

We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. Learn more about CECO by visiting About Us. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. 

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