Motive Equipment Engineer

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Motive Equipment Engineers oversee a motive fleet of refuse and recycling collection packers and other medium and light duty vehicles. They coordinate repair, maintenance, purchase, and retirement of vehicles with the City's Fleet Operations Division. Responsibilities include conducting special engineering studies, coordinating all issues related to onboard scales, cameras, global positioning systems, automated pre and post-trip systems, and radios. The role involves developing equipment and vehicle specifications, maximizing fleet resource efficiencies, evaluating motive fleet functionality, matching equipment to user needs, and recommending equipment replacement and acquisitions. Additionally, the engineer will write equipment specifications, review bids, work with equipment vendors, inspect equipment for compliance with safety regulations, and research and evaluate equipment and systems for state-of-the-art improvements, recommending modifications to City specifications. The position also includes coordinating warranty work, analyzing changes to Federal, State, and local regulations and legislation that may impact the fleet, responding to inquiries, writing reports, facilitating equipment trainings for operators, and performing related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board.
• Registration as a Professional Mechanical Engineer with a state licensing board.
• Additional qualifying professional mechanical engineering experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis (One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units).
• Two years of full-time professional heavy-duty and/or industrial vehicle engineering experience.
• Professional motive engineering experience MUST include: matching heavy equipment, preferably solid waste collection vehicles, to user needs; writing specifications for the purchase of heavy-duty industrial vehicles; and/or designing and providing mechanical changes to motive equipment.
• A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Assistant Engineer - Mechanical (Motive Equipment Engineer) employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Mechanical Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay.
• Assistant Engineer - Mechanical (Motive Equipment Engineer) employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California's Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, are eligible for 8% additional pay. The employee's eligibility for EIT certification pay will end when he or she achieves state registration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a motive fleet of refuse and recycling collection packers and other medium and light duty vehicles.
• Coordinate repair, maintenance, purchase, and retirement of vehicles with the City's Fleet Operations Division.
• Conduct special engineering studies.
• Coordinate all issues related to onboard scales, cameras, global positioning systems, automated pre and post-trip systems, and radios.
• Develop equipment and vehicle specifications.
• Maximize the efficiencies of the fleet resources.
• Evaluate the motive fleet's functionality.
• Match equipment to user needs.
• Recommend equipment replacement and acquisitions.
• Write equipment specifications.
• Review bids.
• Work with equipment vendors.
• Inspect equipment for compliance with safety regulations.
• Research and evaluate equipment and systems for state-of-the-art improvements and recommend modifications to City specifications.
• Coordinate warranty work.
• Analyze changes to Federal, State, and local regulations and legislation that may impact the fleet.
• Respond to inquiries.
• Write reports.
• Facilitate equipment trainings for operators.
• Perform related tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• 31% additional pay for valid State of California registration as a Professional Mechanical Engineer.
• 8% additional pay for valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level