What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Process Engineer position at Technical Associates?
Overview
Relocation Assistance Provided
We are seeking a Registered Mechanical Process Engineer for our Albany, GA branch location. Will function as a hands-on engineer providing manufacturing/process engineering expertise for project design, commissioning, and start-up. Candidates should have a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in industrial engineering project execution and a strong working knowledge of manufacturing and process plant environments.
Requires local travel to client site (mileage to/from office is reimbursed) for meetings, field inspections, and startup. Longer trips/overnight visits are required occasionally.
Responsibilities
- Produce layout and manufacturing drawings following acceptable Engineering and Manufacturing Standards.
- Provide technical design support for Project Leader.
- Supervise and train designers and design teams as required.
- Understand project's scope, schedule, and budgetary restraints and work within them.
- Participate in and lead internal & external design reviews including interrelationships of other disciplines.
- Follow established project controls procedures.
- Prepare formal project control forms, i.e., transmittals, drawing requests, etc.
- Communicate directly with the client in all aspects of the project.
- Will be responsible for managing their own jobs.
- Will coordinate work with a designer for projects that include: process, machine upgrades, piping, utilities, etc.
Qualifications
- Ability to understand and create Process and Instrument Diagram (P&ID) drawings.
- Capable of designing Machine components, HVAC, Piping, Steam and Compressed Air handling and distribution.
- Capable of determining total design requirements for the purpose of estimating and managing projects including schedules and budgets, accurately tracks and records cost spent on various project tasks.
- Understand project scope, able to define scope changes with client.
- Capable of directing Designers, Cad Operators, Technicians, and other Engineers as required. Capable of training others.
- Capable of interfacing with construction supervisors at job sites.
- Total project design requirement including Field site equipment audits, marking up of existing drawings, creation of project scope documents, start-up procedures as well as on-site start-up and de-bug as well as operator training where necessary.
- Paper making and/or paper converting experience a plus.
- Basic AutoCAD skills preferred.
- 3D CAD proficiency is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree – Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
- PE License – State of GA preferred and other states as required.
Essential Functions
- Must be able to climb ladders, walk over crossovers, and access equipment.
- Must be able to climb caged personnel ladder.
- Must be capable of walking the distance from parking lot to designated job area (may be 1 mile ), in addition to walking throughout a large manufacturing plant during course of day for required meetings and other required duties.
