Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Newton, NC

Shift: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, 100% on-site

Top 3 Skills

• Installation, debug, commissioning, and qualification of manufacturing equipment
• Mechanical troubleshooting and root cause analysis on production lines
• Creating and interpreting mechanical drawings, layouts, and equipment specifications

What You'll Do

• Own the mechanical scope on equipment debug, qualification, and capacity expansion projects
• Build engineering packages, including equipment specs, layouts, calculations, utility requirements, installation plans, and qualification acceptance criteria
• Oversee vendors, fabricators, and contractors, review submittals, and confirm work meets specifications
• Plan and run installations, debug, and startup with operations, maintenance, EHS, and contractors, including shutdown coordination
• Verify mechanical fit-up, utilities, guarding, access, and automation interfaces before and during startup
• Lead mechanical checkout, commissioning, and performance acceptance, then hand off to operations with complete drawings, spares, and training
• Troubleshoot chronic equipment, process, and quality issues and validate corrective actions
• Design and implement line modifications and conversions for new products, capacity, and waste reduction
• Use operating data to prioritize improvements and measure results in uptime, throughput, scrap, and maintenance cost
• Track mechanical risks, action items, and changes, and communicate status to stakeholders

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• 3 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, reliability, process improvement, or capital projects
• Hands-on experience with equipment installations, line modifications, troubleshooting, qualification, and commissioning
• Ability to create and interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, and layouts
• Working knowledge of vendor and contractor coordination and engineering change management

Preferred / Bonus

• Experience in optical fiber cable, wire and cable, extrusion, plastics processing, or other continuous manufacturing
• Experience leading capital projects or manufacturing line upgrades
• CAD proficiency and familiarity with machine safety standards
• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, reliability-centered maintenance, or structured problem solving
• Understanding of automation and controls interfaces on manufacturing equipment
• Data analytics with statistical packages such as JMP
• PE license or progress toward licensure