Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Leads mechanical engineering and capital projects for manufacturing plants and papermills. Responsibilities include developing project scopes and budgets, preparing AutoCAD drawings, managing construction and contractors, troubleshooting equipment and production issues, supervising engineering teams, and delivering projects from concept through completion. The role requires extensive travel, strong engineering judgment, and collaboration with plant personnel and vendors.

Provides technical leadership for manufacturing improvement initiatives, capital and maintenance projects, cost reduction, and production quality enhancement. Responsibilities include mechanical design, AutoCAD drafting, project scoping and budgeting, contractor coordination, safety oversight, troubleshooting, and maintaining project schedules and budgets. The role requires extensive travel across the lower 48 states and collaboration with manufacturing teams, consultants, utilities, and authorities.

Developmental two-year rotational engineering program for recent mechanical engineering graduates at a corrugated box plant. The role provides hands-on training in maintenance and production, while leading process optimization, reliability, asset health, capital, and expense projects. Responsibilities include reducing scrap, improving throughput, reducing downtime, supporting plant operations, collaborating with leadership and operators, and developing a long-term career path in production or maintenance leadership.

Provides technical and operating support in a paper mill, focusing on optimization, energy efficiency, cost savings, process studies, technology implementation, and operator training. Completes engineering projects and development activities while gaining experience across process areas and preparing for future operations and maintenance responsibilities.

The Mechanical Project Engineer provides process optimization and engineering support for a paper mill, including compliance coordination, lean projects, quality, product safety, cost reduction, data analysis, and systems support. The role coordinates outside resources, develops process-tracking methods, supports operational decision-making, and trains employees on new processes. Candidates need mechanical engineering expertise, process engineering or paper manufacturing experience, and familiarity with controls and instrumentation.

Design and own aerospace engine components from concept through production, qualification, integration, and flight testing. Perform design trades, detailed CAD modeling, and support structural, thermal, and fluid analyses. Build prototypes, develop tooling and work instructions, test hardware, analyze results, and drive corrective actions. Collaborate with propulsion, aircraft, and test teams in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

Designs and tests industrial machinery for aseptic manufacturing applications. Responsibilities include developing concepts, creating 2D and 3D designs, assessing technical risks, documenting design history, executing testing plans, estimating design effort, supporting customer-site installation and startup, participating in design reviews, improving engineering standards, and leading small to medium-sized projects.

Design, develop, test, commission, and improve automated manufacturing equipment from concept through production. Evaluate vendors, perform failure mode analysis, troubleshoot production issues, implement engineering changes, and ensure equipment meets throughput, quality, safety, and reliability requirements. Collaborate with production and process engineering teams, document equipment for operators, and support commissioning and handoff into reliable production use.

Leads the development, modernization, commissioning, and optimization of paper and film converting equipment. Responsibilities include managing capital equipment projects, creating specifications and engineering designs, coordinating OEMs and suppliers, troubleshooting equipment, conducting root cause analysis, improving safety and reliability, supporting process optimization, and providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams.

Designs, integrates, modifies, tests, and releases mechanical systems and vehicle structures for autonomous military ground platforms. Responsibilities include CAD modeling in PTC Creo, reverse engineering, prototype fabrication, armor and subsystem integration, vehicle modifications, validation, onsite testing, drawing updates, first article inspection, and quality assurance. The role supports designs from concept through final production while meeting customer and government requirements.

Designs and implements mechanical retrofits, rebuilds, upgrades, and modernization solutions for packaging machinery, robotics, palletizers, and automated manufacturing systems. Responsibilities include field assessments, mechanical design, CAD documentation, troubleshooting integrated mechanical and controls systems, commissioning, root cause analysis, and technical support. Requires collaboration with customers, service teams, manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering groups. The role requires substantial travel to customer and manufacturing locations.

Design and manage heavy industrial mechanical engineering projects involving oil and gas, petrochemical, pipeline, power, process piping, storage tanks, rotating equipment, and infrastructure. Lead multidisciplinary teams, conduct peer reviews, develop costs, prepare engineering drawings, perform pipe stress calculations, apply industry standards, communicate with stakeholders, and provide job-site support.

Designs, develops, and adapts custom production equipment to improve manufacturing efficiency, capacity, cost, and quality. Responsibilities include mechanical design, CAD modeling, engineering drawings, bills of materials, equipment troubleshooting, maintenance procedures, spare-parts planning, process improvements, and project leadership. The role collaborates with electrical, maintenance, operations, and production teams and requires knowledge of mechanical components, fabrication, machining, inspection, metrology, and safety practices.

Plan and support major mechanical interventions across wind and other renewable energy assets. Analyze equipment condition, identify failure modes, recommend repairs, supervise maintenance activities, support field teams and contractors, and improve preventive maintenance strategies. Lead failure investigations and root cause analyses, develop technical documentation, assist with upgrades and commissioning, and drive reliability, availability, and lifecycle improvements across multi-site North American operations.

Designs and implements mechanical retrofits, rebuilds, upgrades, and modernization solutions for packaging machinery, robotics, material handling systems, and manufacturing equipment. Responsibilities include field assessments, mechanical design, engineering documentation, troubleshooting integrated mechanical and controls systems, commissioning, root cause analysis, and manufacturing support. The role requires collaboration with customers, field service, operations, maintenance, and engineering teams, plus frequent travel to customer and manufacturing sites.

Performs nonlinear finite element analysis of nuclear reactor components, piping, welds, and tooling using ANSYS. Prepares technical reports, supports mechanical and thermal evaluations, collaborates on MSIP equipment and processes, and provides field and outage support at domestic and international nuclear facilities. The role requires nuclear engineering standards knowledge, technical communication, travel, on-call availability, and eligibility for unescorted plant access.

Designs and documents customized mechanical and electromechanical products using SolidWorks, including 3D models, drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation. Coordinates fabrication, testing, manufacturing, installation, suppliers, and quality activities. Supports troubleshooting, root cause analysis, engineering changes, validation, tooling, work instructions, and field evaluations. Drives Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, quality, safety, manufacturability, and cost objectives while meeting customer and regulatory requirements.

Supports the design, manufacturing, testing, and qualification of radiation detection products. Prepares engineering specifications and technical reports, assists with mechanical and electrical design analyses, supports procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams, contributes to new product development, and develops expertise in detector design, radiation concepts, qualification testing, and manufacturing processes.

Design mechanical components, assemblies, and systems for Formula 1 internal combustion engine power units. Create 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions; apply GD&T, design-for-manufacturing principles, and basic structural analysis. Collaborate with engineers and manufacturing partners, support design reviews and production, resolve technical issues, and contribute to reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.

Lead and execute building mechanical design projects through all phases, including construction administration and commissioning. Manage multiple projects using Revit and AutoCAD, apply applicable building codes, develop proposals, present technical information, and build client relationships. The role requires project leadership, technical expertise, collaboration, and participation in business development.

Develop and own mechanical designs for smart lighting products from concept through production. Responsibilities include collaborating with product, electrical, manufacturing, and compliance teams; establishing quality metrics; selecting suppliers; fabricating prototypes; supporting tooling and NPI at factories in East Asia and Mexico; applying UL and ETL safety requirements; conducting validation, testing, FAI, and tool bring-up; and maintaining prototyping equipment.

Leads complex mechanical automation, configurator, CAD, product-platforming, and engineering workflow initiatives from architecture through deployment and lifecycle support. Establishes automation standards, validation methods, reusable frameworks, and configuration practices while resolving integration and data issues. Manages large technical projects, influences cross-functional stakeholders, mentors engineers, and advances scalable engineering automation across product families.

Leads multidisciplinary engineering projects involving mechanical process systems for research and test facilities. Designs and specifies piping, thermal conditioning, HVAC, cryogenic, pneumatic, steam, refrigeration, vacuum, and fuel systems. Manages technical scope, schedules, budgets, quality reviews, calculations, specifications, drawings, installation support, and client presentations. Mentors junior engineers and collaborates with structural, controls, instrumentation, and fluid dynamics teams. Field support, travel, and project-site supervision may be required.

Leads mechanical engineering and project management for mission-critical building projects. Responsibilities include HVAC system design, load calculations, equipment selection, code compliance, specifications, QA/QC, RFI and submittal review, work planning, budget and schedule management, client and vendor coordination, and mentoring designers. The role requires managing multiple projects and delivering design documentation across SD, DD, and CD phases.

Supports the mechanical engineering team by completing drawing and documentation projects, developing 3D and 2D designs, documenting design and testing data, preparing schedules and cost estimates, and executing design projects according to ISO and engineering procedures.