Mechanical Engineer II

Computer Task Group, Inc•Conover, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer II independently leads complex mechanical engineering work and provides technical direction for manufacturing qualification, validation, process improvement, equipment reliability, and capacity expansion. This role owns technical scope from concept through commissioning and sustained operation while developing safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions in an active manufacturing environment.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant engineering experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, reliability, process improvement, or capital-project execution.
Experience independently leading equipment installations, line modifications or conversions, mechanical troubleshooting, qualification, and commissioning activities.
Ability to create and interpret mechanical drawings, equipment documentation, specifications, layouts, and technical requirements.
Working knowledge of project planning, vendor/contractor coordination, and engineering change-management practices.
Strong mechanical engineering, problem-solving, project leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Strong commitment to safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in optical fiber, wire and cable, extrusion, plastics processing, or another continuous manufacturing environment.
Experience leading capital projects, manufacturing-line upgrades, equipment conversions, qualifications, or reliability improvement initiatives.
Proficiency with CAD systems and engineering documentation tools.
Familiarity with mechanical design calculations and applicable machine-safety standards.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, reliability-centered maintenance, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
Understanding of automation and controls interfaces within manufacturing equipment.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or progress toward licensure is a plus.
Experience with data analytics and statistical packages such as JMP.

Responsibilities

Independently lead moderate-to-large and technically complex equipment debugging, qualification, capacity expansion, and process-improvement projects.
Act as the mechanical technical lead for assigned initiatives and make sound engineering decisions.
Develop equipment specifications, mechanical scope documents, layouts, calculations, utility requirements, installation plans, debug plans, and qualification acceptance criteria.
Design and implement modifications to new and existing manufacturing lines to support new products, process capability, capacity expansion, and waste reduction.
Lead mechanical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment, process, quality, and safety issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Provide technical oversight of vendors, fabricators, contractors, and integrators; review submittals and resolve design issues.
Lead installation, commissioning, startup troubleshooting, equipment qualification, and transition to operations.
Verify mechanical fit-up, utilities, guarding, access, ergonomics, maintainability, and interfaces with automation and controls.
Apply reliability, maintainability, ergonomics, guarding, and lifecycle-cost principles to equipment designs and selections.
Use operating data and field observations to identify improvement opportunities and quantify results related to uptime, throughput, scrap, quality, safety, capacity, and maintenance costs.
Manage project risks, action items, technical changes, deliverables, and status communications for assigned mechanical scope.
Collaborate with operations, maintenance, process engineering, controls, quality, EHS, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Mentor junior engineers and technicians through design reviews, troubleshooting, and project execution.
Contribute to engineering standards, lessons learned, design reviews, and continuous-improvement initiatives.