Senior Design Engineer

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Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2091

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden's core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden MEA Projects is recruiting for an experienced Senior Design Engineer with extensive experience in bag house cleaning system design. This position will provide a competent engineering and design resource to external and internal clients.

• Engineering tasks: Design of filter systems, gas compression and refrigeration systems, and other environmental control systems, validating existing designs, and attending to repairs and design modifications. Troubleshooting on and off-site inspections, condition monitoring, and scope of repairs. Provide workable engineering solutions to problems experienced by both internal & external clients to ensure their needs are met. Actively participate and take ownership when required in all pollution control projects. Actively participate and take ownership when required of engineering projects.
• Documentation: Work as part of the engineering team to develop design philosophies for process plant filtration and pollution control. Develop & revise Eng. Dept. documentation (e.g. specifications, design manuals, software, etc.) to ensure they are relevant & up to date.
• Engineering Support: Provide resources for pollution control equipment testing where required. Training and mentoring of junior and less experienced engineering staff. Attend to other departments' engineering problems to achieve workable solutions in the pollution control field unassisted. Serve as a resource for all other staff's engineering queries.
• Customer relations: Attend to client queries for existing or planned equipment and promote Howden engineering excellence in the marketplace. Maintain favourable relationships with the Howden client base.
• Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls

• Mechanical Engineering Degree, B-Eng or BSc.

• 5 years of experience in the design of large pollution control and filtration plants is preferable.
• 3 years of experience in fan design - axial and centrifugal preferred.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in bag house design is preferable.
• Exposure to heavy engineering workshop practice.
• Working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor.
• Exposure to FEA software.
• Above average communication skills - spoken and written.
• Knowledge of prime suppliers of pollution control equipment components - local and worldwide.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Howden offers an excellent benefits package along with a competitive salary. It also provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a global engineering company.

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.