Senior Design Engineer_Intellihot

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Senior Design Engineer_Intellihot

The Company

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.

If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!

If you are a current employee, please navigate here to apply internally.

The Senior Design Engineer will partner cross-functionally to design, develop, manufacture, and service Intellihot tankless water heaters, boilers, and other products. Coordinated with our Lean/Continuous Improvement system, the Senior Design Engineer will work with minimal supervision to lead complex and difficult projects to improve quality and increase efficiency. This includes build, assemble, test prototypes, and put together the entire system. Hands-on work and prior exposure to castings, sheet metals, O-rings, water & gas manifolds are necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and evaluate mechanical/electromechanical products, equipment, systems, and processes to meet program requirements by applying engineering principles, including detailed analysis as appropriate.

• Design and develop new heat exchangers, and modify existing heat exchangers

• Investigate system malfunctions or anomalies, identify the root cause and corrective actions, and provide technical information to justify conclusions.

• Identify, develop, and manage select suppliers with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.

• Oversee assembly, test, integration, operation, maintenance, and repair of products to ensure they perform to specifications.

• Using PTC Creo, design and create water heater/boiler/HVAC components, assemblies, fixtures, and parts 3D solid geometry models.

• Distill system requirements into component and subsystem requirements.

• Specify system component requirements or modify existing products to ensure conformance with engineering design intent and performance specifications.

• Generate engineering drawings with geometric dimensioning and tolerances. These drawings should be suitable to support the machining and manufacturability of the components.

• Interface with suppliers and external contractors

• Develop and implement manufacturing processes. For example - BOM, assembly drawings, routers, quality control, etc. 

• Become familiar with appliance design, HVAC components, O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting process, and machining techniques.

• Build and test prototypes, new products, fixtures, or assembly processes.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent

• 7 years or more knowledge of PTC Creo

• 7 years or more of proficiency designing 3D models, drawings, and specifications

• Experience/knowledge of Heat Exchanger design

• Experience/knowledge of thermal transfer

• Hands on experience building the entire system as well as individual components is preferred

• Creating and updating O-rings, piping, sheet metal, casting, and machining techniques are required

• HVAC industry exposure is a plus

The compensation range(s) identified below are a good faith estimate of the salary expected to be paid as performed from these locations. Actual salaries may vary based on compensable factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, education and training, and other relevant business and organizational factors. Most candidates will start in the lower half of the range. $96,214.00 -$132,294.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance

• Matching 401(k) Contribution

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Health Savings Account

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare & Dependent Care

• Up to 3 Weeks Vacation

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• Annual Bonus Eligibility

• Educational Reimbursement

• Matching Gift Program

Total Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k) Contribution
• Health Savings Account
• Up to 3 weeks starting Vacation (may increase with tenure)
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Annual Bonus Eligibility
• Educational Reimbursement
• Matching Gift Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!

**THIRD PARTY AGENCY: Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Zurn Elkay, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.**

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran