Mechanical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is required; Mechatronics Engineering or a related engineering discipline is considered.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, supporting, modifying, or upgrading industrial machinery and automated equipment.
• Strong mechanical engineering and machine design experience.
• Experience developing equipment retrofits, rebuilds, modernization projects, or custom machine modifications.
• Working knowledge of industrial controls, PLC-based automation, HMIs, servo systems, robotics, and industrial networks.
• Strong troubleshooting experience involving integrated mechanical and controls systems.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and automation documentation.
• Experience creating engineering documentation, CAD models, drawings, and bills of material.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel to customer and manufacturing locations 30%–50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with packaging machinery, palletizing systems, robotics, or material handling systems.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar industrial automation platforms.
• Experience supporting Fanuc or similar robotic systems.
• Experience in food, pharmaceutical, packaging, converting, or consumer products industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical solutions for modifications, upgrades, and modernization of existing automated equipment.
• Engineer retrofit packages to improve machine performance, reliability, maintainability, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate existing equipment designs and determine effective ways to incorporate new functionality while minimizing unnecessary redesign.
• Support redesign efforts driven by component, assembly, or technology obsolescence.
• Develop modernization solutions that integrate new mechanical technologies with existing machine platforms.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineering to integrate mechanical and automation system upgrades.
• Evaluate equipment and determine appropriate mechanical rebuild scope.
• Redesign worn, obsolete, damaged, or underperforming components and assemblies.
• Develop engineering drawings, bills of materials, specifications, and supporting documentation for rebuild projects.
• Improve machine designs to increase reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, and performance.
• Support standardization efforts across machine platforms where practical.
• Analyze equipment performance issues and develop solutions to improve long-term reliability.
• Review legacy documentation, field feedback, and operational data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical design guidance to service and manufacturing teams on retrofit and modernization projects.
• Conduct equipment evaluations, field measurements, and site assessments as required for engineering design activities.
• Provide technical recommendations for machine upgrades, component replacements, and design improvements.
• Create and revise mechanical drawings, assemblies, layouts, and manufacturing documentation using 3D CAD software.
• Develop and maintain bills of materials for retrofit, rebuild, and modernization projects.
• Review and interpret legacy drawings and machine documentation to understand existing equipment designs.
• Update engineering documentation to reflect approved design improvements and modifications.
• Develop engineered solutions that consider manufacturability, serviceability, installation requirements, cost, lead time, and lifecycle support.
• Manage engineering documentation and revision control according to company standards.
• Perform related tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Extensive benefits that support employees and their families.
• Career development opportunities.
• Ongoing training and support.