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Food Process Engineer

Shambaugh & Son, L.P.
Fort Wayne, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/16/2027

About Us

We are one of the largest mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors in Indiana and among the preeminent specialty contractors in the nation. We specialize in a full range of new and retrofit construction for industrial, food processing, commercial, institutional, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and bio-fuel projects.

Job Summary

About Us:

Shambaugh & Son L.P., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., is a customer-driven, single-source, self-performing construction/engineering firm.  We specialize in the Design-Build method of construction resulting in fast-track delivery of the project improvements to our customers. We are one of the largest specialty contractors in the U.S. and the only one with all eight M.E.P (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Automation, Refrigeration, HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) design and installation capabilities in-house.  We perform more than $1 billion of construction projects per year with over 4,000 employees throughout 50 states from our home office in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

 Our success has been driven by our ability to attract and retain dedicated, knowledgeable and seasoned professionals to become part of the Shambaugh team, as we continue to build on our 95 year Shambaugh success story. 

 At Shambaugh, we recognize people as our most important resource and it is our mission to produce the industry’s highest level of quality services and productivity on every project in order to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization. 

Job Summary: 

A Food Process Engineer at Shambaugh is expected to perform quality food process engineering design services in a professional manner so projects are implemented that meet or exceed our customer’s satisfaction for schedule and budget. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for flow diagrams and making sure specifications have been developed in accordance with:
    • Customer requirements
    • Shambaugh & Son standards and specifications
    • Federal, State, and Local regulatory agency requirements
  • Balance calculations that have been developed and provided to the customer for review and confirmation ofproject production design criteria
  • Responsible for production line time studies, capacity usage studies, and product mass flow calculations
  • Confirm process utility spreadsheet is filled out and distributed to the other project disciplines identifyingthe utility service needs of the project process design
  • Create detailed scope of work is prepared that clearly and concisely communicates our scope of work toboth our clients and estimating department
  • Utilize standard practices pertaining to engineering calculations, spreadsheets, equipment schedules,standard details, piping methods, and control sequences
  • Develop project installation requirements (materials of construction, installation methods, etc.) toadequately convey our scope of work and level of quality to our client, internal estimating staff and fieldinstallation staff
  • Responsible for equipment specifications/schedules and RFQ's have been assembled as required to enablequick and accurate response to inquiries
  • For projects that proceed to construction:
    • Project documents (i.e. approval drawings, equipment specification sheets (cut sheets) have beendistributed to the appropriate project team members in a timely manner)
    • A written functional description has been prepared to describe required operation of the processdesign to the Shambaugh Automation Group
    • Provide on-site engineering support for an existing construction project
    • Projects are commissioned (including troubleshooting) and owner operators are trained
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural, Chemical, Mechanical or Food Process Engineering
  • 3-5 years of experience across one or more industries with design and project emphasis in the Food and Beverage industry (breweries, bottlers, dairies, confectionary producers, etc)
  • Ability to work independently or in a team environment
  • Travel is expected with this position, duration is determined as required for project design and execution
  • Experienced with MS Office product offerings, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD is a plus
  • Can communicate clearly and effectively, in both written and oral work
  • Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required. 

Notice to prospective employees:  There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings.  EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here.  Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine.

EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services.  If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR's normal process -- it is probably fraudulent.

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Notice to Prospective Employees

Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent.

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