What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Operations position at RecruitPod Global?
Job Description:
Job Summary:
The Senior Mechanical Project Engineer is responsible for the reliability, optimization, and performance of critical mechanical and process systems supporting our 24/7 Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) operation.
This role focuses on water treatment infrastructure, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and process equipment including chillers, HVAC systems, pumps, valves, PLC-integrated controls, and water filtration systems.
Success in this role requires strong analytical problem-solving, operational engineering experience in continuous and batch production environments, and the ability to plan and lead projects that improve uptime, energy efficiency, and system stability.
Job Description:
Core areas of responsibility:
- Continuous focus on optimizing our licenses to operate; safety and environmental compliance.
- Coordinate internal projects with key parties related to system design, operation and optimization.
- Support the design, operational optimization, and reliability of mechanical and process systems within RAS operations
- Analyze system performance data and implement financially prioritized engineering solutions to improve up-time and operational efficiency
- Lead and support capital improvement projects, from planning through commissioning and evaluation
- Work cohesively with internal team members in production, supply chain, and finance
- Troubleshoot and optimize chillers, HVAC systems, pumps, valves, filtration systems, and chemical treatment processes
- Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Controls teams to enhance process reliability
- Work closely with automation and PLC systems to ensure stable system performance
- Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
- Support emergency troubleshooting in a 24/7 operating environment
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to energy usage, water quality, operational stability, and process performance
- Coordinate with edhaxternal vendors and engineering partners
Skills, competences, and knowledge to perform the work
- 5-10 years of experience in mechanical or operational engineering
- Experience in continuous industrial operations (power generation, marine, utilities, water treatment, food processing, chemical plants, or similar)
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, chemical, or other), aquaculture, systems operations, or related field required. Advanced technical degree or master’s degree a plus.
- Experience managing projects and structured work planning
- Experience in marine engineering, Navy engineering or merchant marine operations is highly desirable.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability
- Ability to operate effectively in a biologically sensitive production environment.