Mechanical Project Designer

Job description:

Tenova is part of Techint Group, an industrial group formed by six global sisters companies acting worldwide. Tenova is one of the major global suppliers of technologies, products and engineering services for the metals and mining industry, and it provides integrated and innovative solutions for complete process areas. Legal entities belonging to Tenova network operate in 18 countries and 5 continents.

Mechanical Project Designer
(Ref. TN/PRD 2025)

We are looking for a Mechanical Project Designer willing to join our Melt Shops Team, with strong passion for technology and motivation to work within a multicultural and challenging environment. You will work in an international environment characterized by high technology complexity.

Responsibilities:

1. Design in 2D and in 3D format, as mandatory skills. Consider customer requirements, timing target, quality and reliability targets, cost optimization and design for manufacturability in all new equipment design.
2. Prepare layouts showing to Client how and where the equipment will be installed in their plant.
3. Develop all mechanical aspects of a project; prepare and/or verify basic and detail engineering, both internal and external, according to the level of responsibility.
4. Estimate, during basic engineer phases, the weights for structures/equipment to better fit and optimize with the technical design requirements. Develop bills of materials.
5. Perform the basic/detail engineering elaboration about input data received (from Project Engineer, Mechanical Dept. Manager, Process Engineer, R&D dept., Proposal dept.).
6. Manage engineering external studio, taking responsibility too as timing and schedule proper progress.
7. Design equipment in compliance with all applicable regulation; define the project standard specification in cooperation with the Project Engineer as well as with Contract targets.
8. Understand, develop and review design of civil works for the installation of the machines.
9. Perform, if necessary, on-site inspections from site surveys up to the ascertaining of the document 'as built'.
10. Perform and review basic/detail engineering. Convert 2D drawings into 3D models and creation of drawings from 3D models and their verification analysis (ex. FEM).
11. Detailed knowledge about the most important manufacturing processes adopted in mechanical industry in order to choose the most appropriate manufacturing procedure.
12. Participate, when necessary, to inspections and meetings at suppliers/ sites/ production/ customer/ manufacturing premises.
13. Generate scope of work specifications that define the work included, work excluded and battery limits along with technical requirements for each equipment package or components.
14. Manage and supervise the execution of tasks, which have been outsourced.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Mechanical Design or Secondary School Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (with at least 5 years of experiences).
2. Experience in mechanical design is a must.
3. Knowledge of Autodesk software as AutoCad and Inventor is a must.
4. Knowledge of the main technological transformation processes for the production of semi-finished products (CNC milling, sheet metal bending, laser cutting, welding, etc.).
5. Steel Industry knowledge and experience (at least 3 years) is a plus.
6. Knowledge of Autodesk Pro.File software is a plus.
7. Good Knowledge of CAD and FEM software, Ansys/Nastran/Recap/Inventor/AutoCad/Navisworks preferably.
8. Experience with 3D / 2D CAD and technical calculation methods.
9. Effective knowledge of English language.
10. Knowledge of the most advanced PC tools (MS Excel, MS Word, etc.).
11. Willingness to travel.
12. Collaborative approach, team working and problem solving skills, flexibility, critical thinking and 'Can do' attitude.
13. Good coordination and planning skills.

Workplace: Castellanza (VA).