AGITATOR & MIXING VESSEL MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERLocation: Doha, Qatar Employment type: Full-time Workplace: On-site Indicative salary: QAR 13,000–20,000 per month
???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????Candidates should have practical experience with agitator design, mixing vessels, shafts, impellers, mechanical seals, bearings or rotating process equipment. This is not a general sales or business development position. We are specifically looking for candidates capable of discussing mechanical design, torque, power transmission, shaft loading, impeller geometry and the mechanical configuration of industrial mixing systems.???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????Palomba General Trading LLC is looking for an Agitator & Mixing Vessel Mechanical Design Engineer to support technically demanding industrial process-equipment projects across Qatar and GCC markets. The role will focus on the mechanical design and technical evaluation of agitators, mixing vessels and associated rotating equipment used in food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, chemical, cosmetic and specialty ingredient processing. The successful candidate will work with customers, process engineers and international equipment manufacturers to define mechanical requirements and support the technical selection of suitable agitation and mixing configurations. The position requires strong understanding of rotating equipment, mechanical loads, mixing geometry and industrial vessel design.???????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????• Analyse customer requirements for industrial mixing and agitation systems.• Support technical selection of agitator type according to product and process requirements.• Evaluate impeller geometry, diameter and position.• Review shaft length, diameter and mechanical loading.• Evaluate torque and power requirements.• Support selection of motors and gearboxes.• Review critical speed and potential vibration issues.• Evaluate shaft deflection and mechanical stability.• Support analysis of radial and axial loads.• Review bearing requirements.• Support selection and evaluation of mechanical seals.• Analyse vessel geometry and its impact on mixer configuration.• Review tank diameter, liquid height and working volume.• Evaluate requirements for baffles and internal vessel components.• Support definition of top-entry, bottom-entry or side-entry mixer configurations.• Evaluate mixing requirements for high-viscosity and low-viscosity products.• Support technical assessment of anchor, turbine, propeller and high-shear mixing configurations.• Coordinate technical discussions with international equipment manufacturers.• Review mechanical drawings and equipment layouts.• Support technical evaluation during design reviews.• Assist with troubleshooting involving vibration, seal failure, shaft movement or insufficient mechanical performance.• Support FAT and commissioning reviews when relevant.???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????Candidates should be comfortable discussing parameters such as:• Torque• Power• RPM• Tip speed• Shaft diameter• Shaft length• Shaft deflection• Critical speed• Axial load• Radial load• Bearing load• Gear ratio• Motor power• Impeller diameter• Impeller clearance• Vessel diameter• Liquid height• Working volume• Product density• Product viscosity???????????????????????????????? & ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????Experience with one or more of the following will be considered relevant:• Propeller agitators• Axial-flow impellers• Radial-flow turbines• Pitched-blade turbines• Hydrofoil impellers• Anchor agitators• Gate agitators• Scraped-wall systems• High-shear mixers• Rotor-stator systems• Bottom-entry mixers• Side-entry agitators???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????• Mixing vessels• Process tanks• Jacketed vessels• Vacuum vessels• Pressure vessels• Vessel internals• Baffles• Nozzles• Agitator mounting• Support structures• Access and maintenance???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????We are looking for a genuinely technical mechanical engineer with practical understanding of industrial mixing equipment and rotating systems. The ideal candidate should be able to analyse a mixing application and understand how product properties, vessel geometry, agitator configuration, torque and mechanical loads affect equipment performance. The candidate should be comfortable reading technical drawings, reviewing mechanical configurations and discussing equipment design directly with OEM engineering teams. Candidates whose professional background is primarily general sales, administration or non-technical business development are unlikely to be suitable.????????????????????????????????????????????????Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a closely related technical discipline. Minimum 3 years of relevant industrial engineering experience preferred. Practical experience with mixers, agitators, rotating equipment or industrial vessels is strongly preferred. Understanding of torque, power transmission, shafts, bearings and mechanical seals. Ability to read mechanical drawings and equipment layouts. Understanding of industrial motors and gearboxes. Knowledge of equipment materials and fabrication is an advantage. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Excellent written and spoken English.???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????• Industrial agitators• Mixing vessels• Mechanical seals• Gearboxes• Electric motors• Bearings• Shafts• Rotating equipment• Stainless-steel process equipment• Pressure vessels• Mechanical design• Equipment fabrication???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????• Food processing• Pharmaceutical manufacturing• Nutraceuticals• Chemicals• Cosmetics• Flavours and ingredients• Industrial machinery• Process-equipment manufacturing• Engineering companies• Plant engineering???????????????? ???????? ????????????????????Full-time position based in Doha, Qatar. Indicative salary: QAR 13,000–20,000 per month, depending on technical experience and qualifications. Performance-related incentives may apply to technically and commercially successful projects. Exposure to international manufacturers of advanced industrial mixing and process equipment. Opportunity to participate in technically demanding process-equipment projects across Qatar and other GCC markets. International working environment connecting industrial customers with specialised engineering and manufacturing partners. Professional development within the process-equipment activities of Palomba General Trading LLC.???????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????Palomba General Trading LLC is a Dubai-based international trading and business development company operating between the Middle East and Europe. The company develops technical and commercial cooperation with specialised manufacturers and industrial customers across food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, specialty ingredients and industrial process-equipment applications. Palomba General Trading acts as a commercial and technical interface between industrial customers and specialised international manufacturing partners.