Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

Will not sponsor. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

The Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – Custom Equipment leads mechanical product development from concept through manufacturing.

This role combines project management, design engineering, and hands-on mechanical design to deliver custom equipment that meets functional, safety, and production requirements.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams and apply sound engineering judgment throughout each project.

Duties

• Plan project schedules, manage design milestones, and communicate progress and technical decisions across teams.
• Develop system designs, machine designs, 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models, mechanical drawings, detail drawings, schematics, and manufacturing documentation.
• Perform tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), finite element analysis (FEA), and root cause analysis to resolve design and production issues; apply relevant ASME codes and standards.
• Support manufacturing through design reviews and coordination on drafting, computer numerical control (CNC) processes, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Your impact: Clear designs and timely issue resolution help manufacturing teams build reliable custom equipment and help customers receive solutions that meet their needs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred or an equivalent technical degree.
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical and equipment design experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of engineered-to-order or custom capital-equipment projects, or major system scopes, from design through fabrication/build and test. Will consider solid Engineer w/ less experience with the right attitude.
• Strong hands-on systems engineering capability, including mechanical design, 3D CAD, drawings, equipment layouts, electrical and controls integration and engineering calculations or sizing.
• Experience with developing and maintaining engineering schedules, managing deliverables, identifying problems early, and driving recovery plans.
• Exposuer or ability to work with P&ID (Process and Instrumentation Diagram) or (piping and instrumentation diagrams) or process and utility diagrams
• Experience working with and managing multidisciplinary interfaces across mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing/shop, vendors, and customers.
• A manufacturing/project-ownership mindset: able to work through shop and FAT issues, communicate scope changes, and remain accountable for technical execution—not just track project status.
• Experience preparing and controlling engineering documentation, drawing revisions, and release packages.
• Ability to work within established standards, recognize when a problem exceeds personal expertise, and escalate technical or safety risks appropriately.