Senior Design Engineer

As a Senior Design Engineer at GEA, your role involves developing piping layouts for sanitary and hygienic applications in industries like food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology. Your responsibilities include: - Developing piping layouts for sanitary and hygienic applications, ensuring compliance with relevant standards such as ASME BPE. - Minimizing dead legs and promoting cleanability and sterilizability in designs to support CIP and SIP operations. - Incorporating industry-specific standards into piping designs to meet sanitary and hygienic regulations. - Ensuring fittings, valves, and components adhere to hygienic standards to maintain product integrity. - Designing skids and valve manifolds for hygienic systems with compact layouts meeting operational, cleaning, and maintenance requirements. - Collaborating with process engineers to integrate piping systems into hygienic equipment like tanks, pumps, and heat exchangers. - Developing piping designs that promote laminar flow, reduce turbulence, and prevent product stagnation for optimal process efficiency and hygiene. - Analyzing and addressing potential areas of contamination in the system design. - Creating and reviewing 3D models tailored to hygienic piping systems using Autodesk Plant 3D and ensuring precision in complex assemblies. - Using clash detection software Navisworks to ensure clean and efficient piping layouts. - Collaborating with process, mechanical, and instrumentation teams to align piping designs with broader system requirements. Your qualifications and profile should include: Software Proficiency: - AutoCAD Plant3D (Must) - Autodesk Mechanical (Must) - Navisworks Manage (Preferred) - BIM360 Collaboration (Preferred) - Autodesk Inventor (Added Advantage) - Autodesk Vault / Pro (Added advantage) Educational Background: - Diploma / Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or a related field. - Certification in Piping Design, Stress Analysis, or 3D Modeling Tools (e.g., Autodesk Plant 3D) would be an added advantage. Professional Experience: - 8+ years of experience in piping design and layout engineering, preferably in industries like dairy, food, or beverages for Senior Engineer. - Proven track record in designing hygienic and sanitary piping systems compliant with industry standards such as ASME BPE. - Hands-on experience with 3D modeling and drafting tools, particularly Autodesk Plant 3D.,