Highlights
We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of custom machinery, automated equipment, specialized tooling, and complex industrial systems, including projects within the nuclear energy sector. Ensure designs meet applicable engineering codes, customer specifications, and quality requirements, including ASME NQA-1 where applicable.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lewis Center, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $50–$70 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Title: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Lewis Center, OH
Compensation: 50-70/h
Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of custom machinery, automated equipment, specialized tooling, and complex industrial systems, including projects within the nuclear energy sector.
This role combines hands-on mechanical design, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. The individual will oversee projects from concept development and detailed design through fabrication, integration, testing, and commissioning while helping establish engineering standards and quality processes.
Job Duties:
- Lead mechanical design and development of custom machinery, automated equipment, tooling, fixtures, and mechanical assemblies.
- Create detailed engineering drawings, layouts, and bills of materials using SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD.
- Perform mechanical engineering calculations involving material strength, force, speed, horsepower, pressure, and temperature.
- Select mechanical components, materials, and manufacturing methods based on project requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to engineering teams and collaborate with electrical, controls, and software engineers.
- Support equipment fabrication, assembly, integration, troubleshooting, testing, and commissioning.
- Support nuclear industry projects involving specialized tooling and equipment for BWR, PWR, and SMR applications.
- Ensure designs meet applicable engineering codes, customer specifications, and quality requirements, including ASME NQA-1 where applicable.
- Support preliminary designs, technical concepts, engineering estimates, and customer proposals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of mechanical engineering design experience with custom machinery, automated equipment, or complex industrial systems.
- Strong experience with mechanical design, tooling, fixtures, and equipment development.
- Proficiency with SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD.
- Experience with engineering calculations, technical drawings, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience supporting equipment fabrication, testing, troubleshooting, or commissioning.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.