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Mechanical Project Engineer - Custom Equipment

Gables Search Group
Lowell, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/24/2026
Will not sponsor. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

We are seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer – Custom Equipment to guide mechanical product development from concept through manufacturing. You will create practical, reliable equipment designs and coordinate with cross-functional partners to keep projects aligned with technical requirements and schedules.

This role suits an engineer who enjoys solving complex design challenges and turning ideas into buildable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Manage project scheduling and project management activities for custom mechanical product development projects, coordinating design, review, and manufacturing needs.
  • Develop system designs, machine designs, mechanical designs, and 3D CAD models; prepare mechanical drawings, mechanical detail drawings, schematics, and drafting packages.
  • Apply tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and applicable American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes and standards.
  • Use root cause analysis to resolve design or production issues and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing.
  • Your impact: Clear, manufacturable designs help production teams build equipment consistently and help customers receive solutions that meet their needs.

Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred or an equivalent technical degree.
  • 1 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.
  • Ability to develop and maintain 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
  • Ability to coordinate 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.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Salary : $85,000 - $120,000

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