Job Title: Refrigeration Design Engineer
Report to: Head of R&D
Location: Maldon Essex – CM9 5FA
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent/Full-time
Working Hours: Pattern – Full time – 40hrs per week
Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells systems for use in laboratories worldwide. Divided into the business units Liquid Handling, Consumables, Separation & Instrumentation, Bioprocess and Workflow Solutions, the product portfolio includes, for example, pipettes, pipette tips, centrifuges, mixers and ultra-low temperature equipment. In addition, Eppendorf offers a wide range of high-quality consumables.
About the role:
- Design and development of ultra-low temperature refrigeration systems to meet customer and product requirements following agile methodology of product development
- Use of specific numeric calculation methods to assure design performance whilst minimizing investment on prototype and experiments building, calibrate models targeting representativeness
- Create and review specifications of refrigeration systems and components for use either to prototypes and off tooling units. Ensure refrigeration specifications are feasible to source by connecting with suppliers and manufacturing operations
- Provide specific documentation related to product design to meet regulatory compliance: ISO 9001, 13485 and organization requirements
- Advocate on refrigeration testing by making sure product and testing quality level is appropriate. Guide testing engineers on testing planning and execution. Analyse testing results, understand product improvement opportunities and drive implementation of changes
- Feed refrigeration technology roadmap pipeline by targeting new and feasible technologies. Rely on different sources to research, analyse and invent high performance and cost-effective refrigeration systems
- Assist on quality complains from the field by providing technical support in order to identify root cause, short- and long-term alternatives and determine potential product risks.
- Provide support on manufacturing processes and methods to meet quality and safety standards of the product
About you:
Educational & Qualifications:
- BSc – Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- MSc or Phd in Heat & Mass transfer or similar field is a plus
Product regulatory compliance experience Professional Competence:
- Have a solid technical background on thermodynamics and heat transfer in the development of refrigeration products or devices
- Proven track record of product/technologies development as a design engineer using thermodynamics and heat transfer
- Experience working in formalized phase-gate product development process, using design tools such as DFM, FMEA and ISO 9001 design controls
- Experienced in mathematical modelling of technical problems in the field of refrigeration and heat transfer
- Ability to simplify complex phenomena while keeping a balance between model accuracy and parametrization efforts
- Experience on Refprop, Flownex, SolidWorks (CAD), Agile Project Methodology within a regulated industry, FGas, Hydrocarbon conversion are a plus
- Combine the ability to think and plan strategically with a hands-on approach to work and ensure delivery of the agreed targets
Personal Skills:
- Possess R&D capability to drive forward new ideas, demonstrate successful links with research centres, academia and other external partners
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving approach
- Ownership and ability to provide necessary focus and priority on projects
- High collaborative, team orientated and able to work cross-functionally across different departments.
- Outstanding communication, both verbal and written
- Capacity to capture and develop over end user requirements
- Flexible to understand and adjust the design based on the required changes of an agile development
Why join us:
- 5% Employer Pension contribution
- Unlimited training opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Company sponsored Social events
Benefits:
- Long service awards
- Free Teas, coffees & fruits daily
- VDU-user eye test paid and payment towards glasses frames
- Yearly Flu vaccination vouchers
- Christmas Gift Vouchers of employee’s choice
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward, please hit APPLY
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; CAD Technician, CAD, CAD Estimator, CAD Security, CAD, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Design, AutoCAD, 2D CAD, CAD Operator, CAD Designer, CAD Design, will also be considered for this role.
