Senior Design Engineer – Vertical Dryer

- An attractive position in a leading global machinery manufacturer and project service provider

Would you like to make an impact in a leading global machinery manufacturer and to take part in a fast-moving mechanical and technological journey? Would you enjoy developing innovative and effective equipment designs for the food and feed processing industry? And would you be motivated by working in an international environment with lots of personal and professional development opportunities?
Then we might have the perfect job for you in FAMSUN!

The Company

FAMSUN is a world leading company that develops, manufactures, installs and provides service to feed factories around the world. For more than 50 years, Famsun has taken pride in the development of novel feed machinery technologies having resulted in higher utilization of raw materials and improved energy efficiencies, enhancing the global food security for human lives and protecting our planet. Famsun has 3000+ employees worldwide, and products have been sold in over 120 different countries. Famsun is a rapidly growing international business with an annual growth rate averaging over 25% for the past 10 consecutive years.

Famsun’s primary focus is to develop more efficient and effective methods of processing food, pet food, animal feed, aqua feed, and others. The equipment lineup of the company includes grinding, mixing, extrusion, pelleting, drying, cooling, enrobing and conveying equipment.

For Famsun’s European R&D organisation, Landau Headhunting is looking for a Senior Design Engineer with experience in producing mechanical equipment designs, for vertical dryers.

You will be part of a global multi-cultural company with headquarters in Yangzhou, China and R&D centers in Kansas City in the US, Aarhus  in Denmark and Oldenburg in Germany. Famsun has sales offices around the world selling and servicing their feed factories. Your place of residence could be anywhere in Europe. You will work either from Famsun’s R&D office in Aarhus, Denmark or from your home office / an office near your home.

Your key tasks

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will work with research and development of new products, producing original mechanical equipment designs. You will develop and design vertical dryers and other equipment from concept through delivery. Your key tasks and responsibilities will be as below:

• Deliver vertical dryer innovation grid in partnership with Process Engineers and Product Developers.
• Summarize design requirements for vertical dryer control systems and assist the control system design engineers to complete the system design.
• On-site trouble shooting and problem solving, improve and optimize the product structure design.
• Ensure all designs are engineered to meet national and international codes, standards, and regulations.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings or computer-generated reports.
• Use drafting tools or computer-assisted design software (3-D).
• Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Utilize mechanical design expertise, in collaboration with process experts, to develop comprehensive solutions.
• Improve existing equipment.
• Assist in building and commissioning the prototype.
• Depending on the pandemic situation, business traveling domestic and overseas including attending seminars or exhibitions, technical support, on-site trouble shooting, etc.

Your professional profile

Being the ideal candidate, you are expected to have:

• At least 8 years’ design experience in mechanical structure design of vertical dryers and other related equipment with strong knowledge of mechanical design, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and dryer control system. If you have less years of experience, you must be able to clearly illustrate your expert capabilities.
• Your experience in development of vertical dryer is the most important, but as a minimum you need to be proficient in the design of a part of the vertical dryer such as the spreader.
• Capability to analyze computer simulation results and modify the mechanical structure accordingly.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering/thermodynamics or similar.
• Fluent with 3D design software such as Autodesk Inventor.
• Keen knowledge of metallurgy and heat treatments.
• Knowledge of fluid power systems (Hydraulics and Pneumatics).
• Knowledge of Steam Systems.
• Good communications skills.

Furthermore, it will be an advantage if you have experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

FAMSUN offers:

FAMSUN has high ambitions in developing machinery technologies for the future, and you will have a key role in reaching that goal. The work environment in FAMSUN is informal, and you are offered good working conditions incorporating flexibility and freedom with responsibility.

FAMSUN offers a highly competitive salary package that matches your qualifications, with employee health insurance, a pension plan and paid vacation and holidays. If relevant, you will be offered a relocation package.

You will be part of a fulfilling small work group environment where you, being a self-motivated individual, have the freedom and opportunity to make significant contributions to the company’s success. This is a high visibility position with advancement opportunities and a continuing education program.

Interested?

Please apply soonest possible (in English) by clicking the “Apply” button and thereby uploading your CV and application. For any additional information, please contact Founder/CEO Mette Landau from Landau Headhunting by phone: +45 2190 2188.

Landau Headhunting will carry out the recruitment process. Therefore, all inquiries should be directed to Landau Headhunting. We will call in relevant candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis, and we reserve the right to call in candidates prior to the application deadline.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

See more at FAMSUN’s international website: en.famsungroup.com