Title: HEPA Engineer

Location: Aurora, IL

Reports to: VP Engineering

Created by: Human Resources

About Rensa

Rensa Filtration is a family of companies dedicated to air filtration. By investing in innovation and the people who drive it, we manufacture, market, and distribute best-in-class solutions in the United States and Canada that keep environments safe and industries thriving. 

What We Do

• We improve the environment - making indoor and outdoor environments cleaner by eliminating process contaminants through superior products and media.

• We drive innovation in air filtration – by investing in the people and companies that develop the solutions that today’s world demands – to bring those innovative products to market so that our customers can bring maximum value and safety to the facilities and businesses they serve.

SUMMARY:

The HEPA ENGINEER is responsible for facilitating new HEPA product development.

ESSENTIAL POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Facilitate HEPA product development process which will include schedules, engineering calculations and designs, specifications, testing, BOMs, cost estimates, experiment design, prototypes, and transfer to initial production parts.
• HEPA Filtration technical support resource to sales organization in areas of materials, construction methods, design, and testing.
• Utilize design software to generate drawings/models based on design requirements.
• Execute transfer of new products to operations, working cross-functionally with quality, supply chain, sales, manufacturing, and other disciplines.
• Update and maintain product information and specifications for existing products in an ISO 9001 environment.
• Collaborate with Operations to troubleshoot existing products and processes.
• Create and maintain records of product development activities.
• Diversity: Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
• Limited travel may be required for training and/or trade show attendance (<5%)
• Prioritize tasks and manage multiple products from concept to completion.
• Act as company HEPA testing subject matter expert (SME).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in an Engineering or Science field of study or 10 years of experience in related industry.
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Filtration experience required.
• Prior experience strongly desired related to IEST HEPA testing, MIL-STD-282, EN1822, and ISO/DIS 29463-1.
• Experience interfacing with internal customers to clarify design needs/requirements and facilitate project progression with limited management involvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, across job functions with Sales, Machine Operators, Assemblers, Engineers, Executive Management, and Purchasing.
• Accurate and detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task, prioritize projects and effectively plan the use of resources with limited involvement from management.
• Demonstrate high level of written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to communicate information, ideas, procedures, test results and processes both internally and externally.
• Experience managing projects from concept to completion.
• Involvement/Exposure with ASHRAE, ISO, IEST, AHAM, NIOSH, ASTM, EN1822, AFS, UL, FDA organizations and/or other standard bodies.
• Familiarity with CAD, nesting software, project management, and ERP/MRP software.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access.
• Preferred background in HEPA filtration principles, materials, and design.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements are sitting, standing, and walking, with most of the time spent in a non-smoking partially controlled factory/warehouse, with sometime in a non-smoking climate-controlled office environment.Rensa Filtration is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.