Senior Composites Design Engineer
Orenco composites - Golf & Park Bridges · Sutherlin, OR · 4 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job posting.
Company description: Orenco Systems, Inc. (subsidiary of Infiltrator Water Technologies) is a manufacturer... This could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is generic; but we have "General Position Summary". Could map to "About the role". We'll include that.
Responsibilities: The essential functions and key responsibilities list. We'll put under
Responsibilities
with- items.
Requirements: Education, Knowledge/Skills/Experience, Tools and Equipment? Actually "Education" and "Knowledge/Skills/Experience" could be under Requirements or Qualifications. We'll decide: Use "Requirements" for education and experience; "Qualifications" maybe for licenses etc. But we can combine. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We need to not repeat job title as heading.
We need to not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to include Pay/Schedule/Benefits only if stated. The posting does not mention pay, benefits, schedule explicitly. It mentions working conditions, travel, physical requirements, but not benefits or pay. So we should NOT include Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections.
We need to include Skills maybe? The posting includes knowledge/skills/experience; we could put under Skills or Requirements. Let's decide: Use "Requirements" for education and experience; "Skills" for technical skills like CAD, FEA, etc. "Qualifications" maybe for PE license, driver criteria, travel ability. But we can also combine.
Better to follow typical structure: About the role (General Position Summary), Responsibilities (Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities), Requirements (Education, Knowledge/Skills/Experience), Skills (Proficiency in CAD, structural analysis tools, etc.), Qualifications (PE license, driver criteria, travel ability). But we need to ensure we don't duplicate.
Let's extract content.
Company Description: Orenco Systems, Inc. (subsidiary of Infiltrator Water Technologies) is a manufacturer of innovative onsite and decentralized wastewater collection and treatment technologies. Solutions include community collection systems, advanced secondary treatment systems, watertight fiberglass tanks, and in-tank pumping and filtration systems. Orenco also manufactures high-quality standard, custom, and OEM controls, along with state-of-the-art fiberglass buildings, tanks, and enclosures. Infiltrator Water Technologies is a market leader within the onsite wastewater treatment industry, Infiltrator manufactures a variety of revolutionary products and innovative, environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional stone and pipe leachfield and concrete septic wastewater system components. We sell our products through wholesale distribution across the United States and Canada for use on properties with onsite wastewater treatment systems.
General Position Summary: The Senior Composite Design Engineer will lead the development and design of FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer composite products for infrastructure applications. This engineer leader will utilize their strong background in composite materials and processes, particularly in closed molding methods such as RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) and vacuum infusion, structural engineering capabilities and knowledge of infrastructure and related codes to develop infrastructure products like tanks, buildings, covers, and other structural components.
Essential Functions and KRA (Key Result Areas) list:
- Safety/Culture: Continuously maintains Orenco management's safety, cultural, and professional standards. Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment to all employees.
- Key Responsibilities: (list)
- Lead the design and development of FRP composite products for infrastructure applications.
- Collaborate with the Composite Sales Manager to develop tailored design solutions for customer projects.
- Collaborate with the Composite Sales Manager to identify new product development opportunities and cultivate strategic OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) relationships that drive innovation and long-term business growth.
- Drive value engineering initiatives to enhance design efficiency and reduce cost.
- Oversee and optimize manufacturing processes, especially closed molding techniques (RTM, vacuum infusion).
- Collaborate on material selection, including resins, reinforcements, core materials, adhesives, and coatings.
- Interpret and apply relevant codes and standards (e.g., IBC (International Building Code), AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials), ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), etc.) to ensure code compliance in structural designs.
- Perform structural analysis and guide product testing and validation.
- Work closely with the retiring engineer through a transition period to absorb institutional knowledge, processes, and legacy designs.
- Support cross-functional teams including production, QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Control), sales, and product and project management.
- Interface with customers, certification agencies, and third-party engineers as needed.
- Represent the company at key composite industry events (e.g., trade shows, technical conferences) to stay current with industry trends and strengthen professional networks.
- Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 5 years' experience in composite product design (10+ years preferred).
- Expertise in closed-mold composite processes
- Strong structural engineering capabilities and working knowledge of composite materials - resins, fibers, cores, adhesives, etc.
- Familiarity with infrastructure products and relevant codes and standards for infrastructure (IBC, ACI (American Concrete Institute), AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction), ASCE, AASHTO, ASTM).
- Proficiency in 3D modeling CAD (Computer-aided design) (e.g., SolidWorks, Inventor, etc.). SolidWorks preferred.
- Proficiency in structural analysis tools desired, but not required (e.g., FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software like ANSYS (Engineering Simulation Software), SolidWorks Simulation, or similar).
- PE (Professional Engineer) license is highly beneficial but not required.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Excellent communication skills and documentation practices.
- Ability to be flexible and change priorities with little notice.
- Ability to use sound judgement and follow through in problem solving and decision-making processes.
- Must be willing and able to travel. Must be able to comply with current travel regulations and guidelines of airlines and destination locations.
- Must be able to meet and maintain Orenco's approved driver criteria; a valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, current insurance on personal vehicle, and meet company insurability requirements.
TOOLS And EQUIPMENT:
- Computer
- General office equipment
- Multi line phone and/or VoIP
- Vehicle
Working Conditions:
- Primarily indoor/outdoor working environment including time in production areas and at project sites.
- Travel requirements may include operation of a motor vehicle, airplane travel, and overnight stays in temporary lodging.
- May require the ability to visit project sites that are situated on a variety of developed and undeveloped terrain/locations.
- Includes exposure to outside weather conditions and occasional exposure to dust and other outside elements that may require the proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) including but not limited to gloves.
- Work to be done during manufacturing business hours, however this position may on occasion work outside business hours to support department and business needs.
- Occasionally long hours may be required.
Physical Requirements:
- Regular job duties include seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, legible handwriting, keyboarding, prolonged periods of sitting including extended time viewing a computer screen.
- Intermittent physical activity includes but is not limited to touching, holding, grasping, pushing, pulling, reaching above shoulders and below knees, low back bending, twisting, turning, kneeling, crawling, stooping, squatting, standing, walking, and climbing stairs and ladders.
- Unassisted light lifting and/or carrying of under 20 lbs. is required.
- May also include occasional unassisted lifting and/or carrying of up to 50 lbs., lifting and/or carrying over 50 lbs. must be assisted.
- Operation of a motor vehicle and/or airplane travel may be required.
- Travel needs are determined by the department supervisory staff based on business need, required skill base, and assigned job tasks and responsibilities.
- Travel may require the ability to visit project sites that are situated on a variety of developed and undeveloped terrain/locations.
We need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: Could combine Company Description + General Position Summary? Or just General Position Summary as "About the role". The company description is more about the company; but we could include it under About the role as context. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can have About the role heading and include both company description and general position summary. - Responsibilities: list of essential functions and key responsibilities. - Requirements: Education + Knowledge/Skills/Experience (maybe split into Requirements and Qualifications). But we can put Education under Requirements, and Knowledge/Skills/Experience under Skills? However Knowledge/Skills/Experience includes experience, expertise, etc. That could be Requirements. Let's decide: Requirements: Education + Minimum years experience + Expertise in closed-mold composite processes + Strong structural engineering capabilities + Familiarity with infrastructure products and codes + Proficiency in 3D modeling CAD + Proficiency in structural analysis tools desired + PE license beneficial + Ability to work independently + Excellent communication + Flexibility + Sound judgement + Willing to travel + Driver criteria. But that mixes many items. Perhaps better: Requirements: Education + Experience (minimum 5 years). Qualifications: Expertise, structural engineering, familiarity with codes, CAD proficiency, FEA proficiency, PE license, ability to work independently, communication, flexibility, judgement, travel, driver criteria. Skills: maybe specific technical skills like CAD, FEA, material selection, etc. But overlapping. Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine into three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes education, experience, knowledge/skills, tools, working conditions, physical requirements). But we need to avoid too thin. Let's see: The posting includes sections: Company Description, General Position Summary, Essential Functions/KRA, Education, Knowledge/Skills/Experience, TOOLS And EQUIPMENT, Working Conditions, Physical Requirements. We could map: - About the role: Company Description + General Position Summary. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions/KRA. - Requirements: Education + Knowledge/Skills/Experience + TOOLS And EQUIPMENT + Working Conditions + Physical Requirements. But that lumps many items; still substantive. We must not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include filler. Now produce HTML. We'll need to escape any HTML special characters? The content includes parentheses, etc. It's fine as plain text inside
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We'll output something like:
About the role
Orenco Systems, Inc. (subsidiary of Infiltrator Water Technologies) is a manufacturer of innovative onsite and decentralized wastewater collection and treatment technologies. Solutions include community collection systems, advanced secondary treatment systems, watertight fiberglass tanks, and in-tank pumping and filtration systems. Orenco also manufactures high-quality standard, custom, and OEM controls, along with state-of-the-art fiberglass buildings, tanks, and enclosures.