Mechanical Design Engineer

PPG is a company that provides coatings and related solutions for industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets. The Mechanical Design Engineer will develop detailed coating equipment designs, machinery layouts, system calculations, and equipment specifications while supporting capital equipment projects. The role also involves collaborating with internal teams, suppliers, and vendors, developing project schedules, and managing design documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop machine concepts for new equipment opportunities using ACAD and/or Solidworks, using principles of equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing
• Complete capacity studies using part data inputs to determine equipment size and throughput
• Calculate and determine utility requirements for new and existing equipment
• Develop complex equipment specifications to source various sub-components of the coating system (process tanks / washers / conveyor / process piping / cure oven / various support equipment)
• Complete Equipment Design Overview’s (EDO) for customer proposals to provide detailed information about the equipment offering
• Design machine components, subsystems, and master assemblies in a model-centric environment for both internal and external capital equipment projects, using principles of equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing
• Evaluate and select critical design components such as pumps, mixers, oven burners, exhaust fans, monorail chain conveyors, and conveyor drives
• Ensure that machine designs meet required process sequence, engineering standards, applicable codes, customer specifications, and budgets
• Collaborate with internal fabrication to ensure manufacturability and outside vendors to improve designs
• Collaborate with suppliers to determine capital costs for new projects
• Develop and maintain design 2D layouts for planning or system concepts
• Decipher customer RFQ’s and develop custom equipment offerings from provided information
• Complete P&ID’s to aid in information transfer to both internal and external customers
• Develop project schedules for new equipment builds
• Redesign standard machines to improve quality, market-competitiveness, and value, while decreasing cost
• Act as a technical resource and participate in cross-functional teams
• Complete additional assignments and special projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering is required
• Extensive knowledge of 3D modeling software (SolidWorks, Inventor, or equivalent) is required
• Open to remote work; Ability to travel approximately 25% of time outside base office location
• 5+ years of experience in design-to-build environments for large capital equipment projects is preferred
• Experience in design of paint coating equipment and systems (washers, ovens, immersion tanks, & conveyor systems) highly desired