R&D Engineer, Mechanical Design

ERII is seeking a qualified candidate for a full-time job opening for the position of R&D Engineer, based in India and reporting to the Director, Product Design. The role will be a founding member of ERI’s India R&D team and will be remote until our India office is established. The person will work closely with a senior India-based engineer.

The R&D department is a dynamic, global group of engineers with a wide range of backgrounds, several of them holding PhD and Masters degrees. We are looking for a talented and energetic candidate who can thrive in a team environment, support R&D efforts in new technology/new product development as well as provide R&D support to enhance and expand current product lines for fluid machinery in desalination, wastewater, or other industrial processes.

The position requires a sound knowledge base in mechanics of solids, CAD modeling and computational methods for analyzing stresses and deformation of solid components and assemblies. Hands-on experience in CAD packages and FE analysis tools is required. The candidate will spend the bulk of their time providing mechanical design support to various New Technology and New Product development projects as well as supporting validation testing, working closely with engineering teams in the US and India.

• Support R&D projects (New Technology and New Products) involving fluid machines such as pressure exchangers, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps, turbines, turbochargers etc.
• Design fluid machinery components and assemblies and create detailed engineering drawings with appropriate GD&T and tolerance stack-ups while optimizing for manufacturability & quality.
• Leverage commercial FEA solvers such as ANSYS to evaluate the design life and robustness of mechanical components/systems over the full range of operational conditions.
• Support the design of experiments and test setups to validate designs and work closely with testing teams to confirm and validate model predictions.
• Use commercial (e.g. MATLAB) and open-source (e.g. Python) software to process test and analysis data and draw physics-based insights.
• Participate in the development cycle of a fluid machine including engineering analyses, detailed design, DFMEA, design reviews, prototype builds, experimental validation, RCAs & release to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with multi-national, cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Follow ERI’s structured, phase-gated development process, contributing to design reviews and documentation at each phase.
• Contribute to the development of validated design tools and design practices.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline) with 2+ years of relevant industry experience, or a Master's degree with 1+ years of relevant industry experience, required.

Hands-on mechanical design experience, including design of components and assemblies for performance, reliability and manufacturability, required.

Experience designing with brittle or non-metallic materials a plus.

Proficiency in CAD packages such as SolidWorks/Onshape/Creo/NX/CATIA, including 3-D modeling, assemblies and detailed manufacturing drawings, is required.

Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and tolerance analysis is required.

Proficiency in FE analysis using commercial solvers such as ANSYS Workbench or equivalent required.

Proficiency in using AI tools to accelerate engineering work (e.g. research, scripting/automation, data analysis, documentation), with sound engineering judgment to verify AI-generated results, is a plus.

Experience with design, analysis or testing of fluid machines such as pumps, turbines, compressors or valves a plus.

Experience with DFMEA, inspection & quality control plans, and engineering standards such as ASME/API/ISO desirable.

Must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, manage multiple tasks, and be goal oriented.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Must be willing to work from ERI's India office once it is established; the role will be remote until then.

Regular overlap with US Pacific time, typically 2-4 hours in the IST evening, in-office workday adjusted accordingly.

Position may require up to 5% travel, including international travel.