HVAC Design Engineer

Armstrong Evans ,
West Bromwich, West Midlands
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The Company: Our client are a vastly experienced air conditioning company who manufacturer their own 'made to measure' equipment and have established themselves as one of the leading HVAC solution providers in the UK. They possess over 40 years' worth of experience and are now looking for an experienced Design Engineer to add to their in-house team. The Role: * For the design and development of air conditioning products, particularly within the rapidly growing market of Telecoms and Data Centres: * Working as part of the Technical Design Team, alongside mechanical and electrical engineers, the role involves the design, development and testing of new, standard and bespoke products for manufacture. * Production of necessary documentation to achieve design output and data for production and client purposes. * Review of existing products with a view to achieve continual improvement in design, production and performance. * Provide technical support and guidance for all departments and clients. * Contribute to the production and development of software systems/engineering tools to streamline activities of Sales/Projects/Technical departments. * Contribute to the production of necessary Technical bulletins and training aids. The Ideal Design Engineer Candidate: * Psychometrics - being able to plot air conditions and perform the necessary calculations from a psychometric chart. * Heat transfer and heat exchange knowledge - with the ability to select different types of heat exchangers (mainly air to fluids). * Full awareness of a DX refrigeration cycle and the ability to select the necessary componentry including different compressor types, evaporators, condensers and all interconnecting pipework and valves. * Full understanding of airflow and air movement and the ability to calculate airflow requirements for applications including selection of different fan types. * Have experience with control systems associated with AC systems. * Experience of calculating operating noise levels from manufacturers base sound power data. * Have hands on experience with undertaking performance testing on products to prove design outputs are achieved using a variety of test instrumentation for measurements of airflow, air pressure, temperature, RH, water flow and pressure, refrigerant pressure and temperature. * Have experience of dealing directly with clients, with a high level of customer service. Ability to access customer requirements and discuss design principles to achieve a suitable solution. * Have good technical aptitude, ideally with a technical qualification, e.g HNC * Have experience of working as part of a team and individually within what can be a pressurised environment. Package: * Salary of £35,000 - £40,000 * Working hours are 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) * 24 days holiday + bank holidays

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