Mechanical Engineer

American Turbines

$100K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of mechanical engineering experience, focusing on packaged machinery and mechanical systems.
  • Proven track record in designing systems for field deployment, particularly for power generation equipment like turbines and gensets.
  • Strong understanding of design for manufacture and assembly principles.
  • Experience in managing the trade-offs between design footprint, cost, and serviceability.
  • Hands-on knowledge of mechanical systems that require installation and operability in field conditions.
  • Familiarity with ISO and regulatory standards relevant to mechanical equipment design.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design of mechanical systems that transition turbine cores into deployable products.
  • Develop structural frames, mounts, and mechanical systems to ensure effective operation in the field.
  • Define installation processes that minimize downtime and maximize efficiency when deploying units.
  • Oversee the design of enclosures, baseplates, and vibration isolation components.
  • Ensure that the systems are serviceable without requiring extensive equipment or downtime.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate designs through real-world testing and feedback.

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours to balance personal and professional commitments.
  • Opportunity for continuous learning and professional development.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools in mechanical engineering.
  • Collaboration with a passionate team dedicated to innovative engineering solutions.
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Mechanical Engineer will own everything that turns a running turbine core into a deployable product: the package, the structural frame, the mounts, and the mechanical systems that keep the machine fed, cooled, and serviceable in the field. You own the enclosure, the baseplate, the vibration isolation, and the lift and transport provisions. You will define how the core engine drops into a unit that installs in days, not months, and how hundreds of those units cluster, share infrastructure, and get serviced without a crane and a week of downtime. A turbine that runs on a test stand is a science project until someone makes it deployable, repeatable, and serviceable at scale. That will be your job.

What We're Looking For

Experience designing packaged machinery and mechanical systems: gensets, engines, turbines, compressors, skids, or comparable high-power equipment built to ship and run in the field. You design for manufacture and assembly from the first sketch.

You understand the tradeoffs between footprint, cost, serviceability, and time to install. You move fast from packaging concepts to released drawings without losing rigor. You have seen hardware ship, install, and run, and you know what looks clean on a screen and fails in the field. Familiarity with packaged power, gensets, turbochargers, or small gas turbines is strongly preferred, as is direct experience taking a machine from drawing to deployed unit.

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