Engineering Manager, Gas Meters and Regulators

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sensus

Engineering Manager, Gas Meters and Regulators

DuBois, PA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

    The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

    Sensus, a Xylem brand, helps a wide range of public service providers – from utilities to cities to industrial complexes and campuses – do more with their infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

    THE ROLE: Sensus, a Xylem brand, seeks to hire an Engineering Manager for the development and implementation of utility gas metering and control products.  The position will be permanent and located in Dubois, PA and will require periodic travel to other engineering facilities in North Carolina, as well as suppliers, and contract manufacturers.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    • Development of electro-mechanical devices, environmental packages, interfaces, and adapters used in rugged environments and in high volume electronic applications.
    • Develop measuring and communication devices for gas applications, including both solid state and mechanical interfaces.
    • Developing the building blocks, tools, and methods for new core features and functionality for future products. 
    • Participate in the selection and implementation of new materials, methods, and processes for the enhancement of existing and new products.
    • Lead the design engineering team in the development of new products from conceptualization through production launch.  Ensure all aspects of the electrical and mechanical design meet performance, schedule, quality, and cost requirements.
    • Oversee the engineers that support existing products and product sustaining activities including part deviation approvals, capacity tooling approvals, alternate material approvals, production capacity improvements, and general trouble shooting.
    • Support cost savings and alternate supplier part approvals across multiple product platforms.
    • Ensure product designs meet desired performance, regulatory, and reliability requirements
    • Generate system specifications, product requirements, mechanical component and assembly drawings, and manufacturing process requirements to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
    • Work with domestic and international manufacturing teams to implement DFA/DFM principles during development, creation, and/or implementation of assembly processes for new products and ongoing support for existing products.
    • Oversee system level test plans to support new product development.
    • Direct Quality, Marketing, and System Test in approving tooling, alternate supplier qualification, and investigating and analyzing defective product returned from customers.
    • Assist system engineers and marketing program managers in making recommendations for solutions to specific metering applications.
    • Interface with various in house and third-party Automated Meter Reading (AMR) companies on the integration of their technology with the Sensus portfolio of metering products.
    • Engage with customers on site to understand, investigate and solve any issues associated with the Sensus products that are deployed.  Work with Quality to drive improvements and corrective action back into the product line.
    • Lead the definition, development and sustaining of state of the art metrology test stations that enable repeatable, accurate testing of gas metrology products for R&D, production and customer calibration efforts.
    • Set and communicate priorities and engineering schedules to internal stakeholders and the engineering team
    • Have the ability to motivate and mentor engineers.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
    • At least 8 + years of experience with product design.  Experience with rugged environmental and submersible enclosures, utility metering products, and sensor based products for high volume production preferred. 
    • Experience with electromagnetic/ultrasonic flow meters and other solid state metrology methods and technologies.
    • Familiarity with common electrical and mechanical product manufacturing processes
    • Product testing and root cause analysis skills. 
    • Familiarity with regulatory agency requirements such as ANSI, UL and Intrinsic Safety.
    • Ability and desire to work in a fast paced team environment where you will lead electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians on product development and sustaining tasks. 
    • Desire and ability to learn new tools, processes, and design techniques.  
    • Ability to evaluate and make recommendations on cost control, reliability and manufacturability issues, and to maintain aggressive development schedules.  
    • Excellent communications skills with the ability to convey technical concepts in business terms.
    • Must be a team player, willing to work across departments to lead cross-functional teams to develop and deliver best in class products and solutions.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

    (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

    • Light lifting (20-25 lbs.), office environment
    • Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

    • Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
    • Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours

    EOE/FEMALES/MINORITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS/DISABLED