Mechanical Engineer III

Mechanical Discipline Support Engineer

Duration: 6 months, possibility of extension

Role: Provide mechanical discipline support in the construction, installation, debug, and startup of equipment and automated systems, including hands-on involvement through turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites; the majority of time will be spent on the floor working on equipment. Supervise and provide direction to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality.
• Adhere to all corporate, business unit, and site guidelines.
• Safety – Ensure that all project team members have safety training, safety is analyzed in job plans, and all safety requirements are met. Identify potential safety issues. Report and investigate all safety incidents.
• Develop understanding of process and equipment functions in area of responsibility.
• Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules.
• Re-design mechanical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.
• Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to plants on-time, on-budget, and that satisfy performance measures.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting, direct engineering techs and trades as necessary to replace defective components, and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues.
• Provide training to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities.
• Review, redline, and modify existing installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, machine specs, schedules, and complete drawing packages, including follow-up with drafting services.
• Create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment.
• Provide direction to technicians.
• Procure and expedite materials needed to build or install new or modified equipment.
• Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with new installation plans.

Required Education / Skills:

• BS Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, with minimum 3+ years manufacturing experience working with manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to work hands-on with equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement/alignment devices.
• Must be flexible with the ability to manage multiple work streams in a team environment, adjusting to changing priorities, with a strong focus on job site safety and a proactive safety approach.
• Process variable understanding: flow, temperature, rate, pressure, level.
• Determines and recommends the best solution from a series of alternatives within plant guidelines.
• Translates engineering solutions to requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver required performance criteria, as well as interpreting drawings and schematics to aid in troubleshooting.
• Works well with other disciplines (IT, Mechanical, and Process Engineering) to fully understand manufacturing system functionality and design requirements.
• Familiar with process piping system design, including P&IDs.
• Thorough understanding of mechanical drive trains, electrical and pneumatic actuators.
• Works well in a team environment, is a self-starter, results-oriented, and effective in various settings to provide and present necessary information to project, department, and site leaders.

Desired Skills:

• Equipment or software experience preferred: AutoCAD®, Inventor, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and MS Project.
• Experience working on a manufacturing floor or construction environment, with a strong focus on job site safety and proactive safety approach.
• Displays a bias for action in situations of uncertainty; addresses issues and problems proactively.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Project management experience, including developing project Product, budgets, and schedules.
• Knowledge of the Optical Fiber manufacturing process.

Travel Requirements:

• Typical travel can range from a few days to a few weeks during the project initiation phase.
• During the deployment phase of the project, travel may be full-time.
• Planning, Development, and/or Deployment phases typically range from 3–9 months but can extend to 1+ years.
• Travel will be required to client's Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacturing sites in North Carolina (Concord, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Newton, and Wilmington) and overseas sites in India, China, and Europe.

Hours of Work / Work Schedule:

• 40+ hours per week, Monday–Friday.
• Adjusted hours and weekends may be required based on where the project is in the project life cycle.