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Together, we enable our customers to produce the\nmaterials needed for a better future\nDepartment\nThickening product line is one of the key products in mining processing industry and used to concentrate solids from slurry and tailing\nmanagement.\nYour Responsibilities\nLead product standardization initiatives to improve design consistency, increase component reuse, and reduce engineering complexity across the mining product portfolio.\nDevelop, review, and approve 3D models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs) using SolidWorks.\nCreate and maintain standard parts, design libraries, templates, and engineering guidelines to support efficient and standardized product development.\nPerform detail engineering activities while ensuring compliance with company standards, customer specifications, and industry codes.\nDrive design optimization, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, manufacturability, and cost competitiveness.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and project engineering, to resolve technical issues and deliver optimized engineering solutions.\nSupport modular product development and configuration management to enable scalable and standardized product designs.\nReview and validate engineering documentation, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of drawings, specifications, and BOMs.\nLead and coordinate designers and quality checkers to ensure engineering deliverables are completed on schedule while maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance with engineering guidelines.\nProvide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and designers on SolidWorks best practices, detail engineering, and product standardization.\nIdentify opportunities to leverage engineering automation, CTO/configurator tools, and digital design processes to improve productivity and reduce design cycle time.\nEnsure all engineering deliverables meet project timelines, quality objectives, and organizational standards while supporting business and customer requirements.\nWhat You Bring\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering .\n8-14 years of experience in product engineering and detail engineering, preferably in the mining, heavy equipment.\nStrong expertise in product standardization, modular product development, and engineering best practices.\nAdvanced proficiency in SolidWorks, including part modeling, large assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, and manufacturing drawing creation.\nSolid understanding of detail engineering, GD&T, manufacturing processes, and engineering documentation, including Bills of Materials (BOMs).\nExperience with PDM/PLM systems such as Enovia or SolidWorks PDM.\nKnowledge of value engineering principles to deliver cost-effective and manufacturable designs.\nFamiliarity with mining equipment such as Thickener, Clarifier or similar heavy industrial products.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.\nDemonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement, mentor engineering teams, and deliver high-quality engineering solutions within project timelines.\nExperience in Analysis software will be an added advantage.\nAs an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. 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