1. Mission (global description)

A Project Design engineer is a technical key player in the project team.  He is responsible for the correct design of the solution for our customer, within the budget and deadlines.  He holistically designs biomass energy plants and does the calculations of combustions systems, heat exchangers and auxiliary plant equipment.  Together with the layout designer, he will coordinate and follow up the detailed design of the project.  Functionally he reports to the project manager. 

2. Responsibilities (permanent)

Calculations

• Energy balance calculations in order to meet the contract requirements
• Calculations for completing the energy plant: pumps, fans, emission reduction equipment, …
• Checking/reviewing of subcontracted strength calculations on boiler parts/adiabatic components/piping flexibility calculations
• Defining the loads on the steel structure and follow-up of the steel structure cal-culations

Design

• Project overall technical responsible.  Transferring the energy balance calcula-tion into a holistically designed plant layout
• Creating of the process and instruction diagram (P&ID) and component list (to-gether with the control & automation engineer and the project manager)
• Checking the budget consequences of the design decisions
• Releasing of datasheets and construction drawings Creating design rules accord-ing the TPM reports or global needs
• Creating calculation templates for global needs

Teamwork & support

• Frequently communicating and consulting with the project manager, client, LDE, MDE and subcontractors
• Supporting the project manager on technical meetings with the client and subcon-tractors
• Discussing the design control check list with the PFE before starting up the energy plant
• Support sales for new upcoming projects
• Support the project buyer for technical evaluation of new suppliers and subcon-tractors

Administration 

• Registering accurately spent hours in IFS
• Support for specific parts of the instruction manual
• Creating documents related to the certification of the energy plant (pressure equipment directive(PED), CE-certification, …

3. Competences

3.1 Knowledge

Education           

• Master Degree in thermal engineering, thermal and power engineering, heating and ventilation, refrigeration or near area

• Experience with thermodynamics, stress calculations and component design is a must
• Experience in boiler construction codes or piping design is an asset

• Minimum the local language and fluent English, both written and spoken.

3.2 Behavior competences

• You are a team player and active communicator. 

LONG BEFORE KYOTO …

Louis VYNCKE based at the heart of the Flemish flax industry pioneered from a blacksmith in Gullegem to a visionary entrepreneur by converting coal boilers to flax waste-fired biomass boilers.

Powered by the success of their father, Michel and Rene VYNCKE moved to Harelbeke, bought an old train hall which still houses one of the company’s production facilities and laid the foundations of today’s VYNCKE.

From the 70’s onwards, the flax commerce disappeared but new possibilities occurred as the wood industry discovered the advantages of energy production from its own wood waste. The international expansion starts with Dirk VYNCKE proclaiming his passion for fire to the world, from Europe to Asia and Latin America.

Today, the 4th generation with Peter and Dieter VYNCKE, continues the success story together with a growing number of Vynckeneers and increasingly complex business solutions.