Engineer II

Amentum•Decatur, IL

8d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking an Engineer II for its facility operations team in Decatur, Illinois. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., although hours may vary based on business demand. Additional hours may be scheduled to support 24/7 operations. Various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules may be required. The Engineer II designs, fabricates, modifies, and evaluates complicated mechanical and electromechanical components, subsystems, and systems. The position prepares design specifications, analyses, and recommendations for presentation and approval, and takes technical responsibility for planning, organizing, and conducting technical projects or project phases involving the design and development of new or improved products or processes. The role investigates solutions to product or process problems, consolidates results from mechanical design elements for assigned projects, coordinates the efforts of drafters/designers, engineering technicians, and machine shop personnel as needed, and conducts independent technical investigations involving the origination or modification of material, component, or process specifications and requirements. Applicants offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. A valid driver’s license may be required, and the position requires the ability to obtain a security access badge at the client location. Employees must wear steel-toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other personal protective equipment as needed, and must cope with job and work-environment stressors while maintaining acceptable performance and contribution. The posted compensation range is $85,000–$100,000. Actual compensation may vary based on job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws. Benefits may vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Requirements

High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
4 or more years of relevant experience with an associate's degree; or 0–2 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; a combination of experience and education may also qualify.
Must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test if offered the position.
Ability to obtain a security access badge at the client location.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and maintain acceptable performance while coping with job or work-environment stressors.

Responsibilities

Design, fabricate, modify, and evaluate complicated mechanical and electromechanical components, subsystems, and systems.
Prepare design specifications, analyses, and recommendations for presentation and approval.
Plan, organize, and conduct technical projects or project phases involving the design and development of new or improved products or processes.
Investigate solutions to product and process problems.
Consolidate results of mechanical design elements for assigned projects.
Coordinate the efforts of drafters/designers, engineering technicians, and machine shop personnel as required by assigned projects.
Conduct independent technical investigations involving the origination or modification of material, component, or process specifications and requirements.