Senior Mechanical Engineer

Progressive Design

$120K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Mechanical Engineering degree from an ABET accredited school
  • 10+ years of experience in heavy industrial design or project engineering
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in multidiscipline engineering consulting
  • Knowledge of process safety practices and regulations
  • Familiarity with industrial codes like ASME and API
  • Ability to mentor junior engineers

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering duties on assigned projects including design and specifications
  • Manage the engineering process from project inception to completion
  • Develop technical documentation including study reports, proposals, and project scopes
  • Oversee project budget, schedule, and scope management
  • Implement cost-effective design strategies
  • Specify and size process equipment and piping systems
  • Regularly perform site visits and assist in commissioning processes

Benefits

  • Fast-paced and dynamic work environment
  • Health care benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Flexible work schedules for work-life balance
  • Paid overtime
  • Performance-based bonus opportunities
  • 401K matching program
  • Tuition reimbursement options
Full Job Description
Senior Mechanical Engineer. This is a full time/direct hire position located in Midlothian, Virginia- (Richmond, VA area).

Key Requirements & Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for performing engineering duties on assigned projects including equipment specifications, process piping, material handling and conveying, HVAC, and other mechanically related engineering and design.
  • Manage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers and engineers assigned to your projects, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)
  • Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from an ABET accredited school
Job Responsibilities:
  • Direct customer interface and coordination
  • Develop study reports, bids, proposals, scopes of work, P&IDs, estimates, schedules, material lists, design concepts, scope change documents, correspondence, and other project documentation per customer and corporate guidelines
  • Manage scope, schedule, and budget
  • Manage the engineering and design process from inception to completion. This includes: leading projects, work planning, directing and overseeing designers and engineers assigned to your projects, design reviews (both internal and with client), and checking deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)
  • Exercise innovative cost efficiency approaches in the project design to reduce construction costs and increase productivity
  • Size and specify typical process equipment such as pumps, tanks, chemical reactors, heat exchangers, chillers, condensers, mixers, etc.
  • Perform calculations to size and specify process, service and utility piping systems
  • Perform calculations to size and specify safety relief devices
  • Review equipment submittals for accuracy and validate against specifications
  • Maintain familiarity with various industrial codes such as ASME and API
  • Visit customer sites for field work
  • Assist in commissioning and start up
Job Requirements:
  • Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from an ABET accredited school
  • 10+ years of heavy industrial experience in a design or project engineering role.
  • Virginia Professional Engineer preferred but not required
  • Must have heavy industrial experience
  • Project management experience
  • Experience working in a multidiscipline engineering consulting firm
  • Process safety experience (PHAs, HAZOPs, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Inherently Safer Design, Documentation to support process safety, etc.)
  • Current working knowledge of safety relief device code requirements, calculations, sizing and system design procedures
  • Current working knowledge of mechanical engineering principles with an emphasis on fluid mechanics, mass and heat transfer, and thermodynamics
  • Working knowledge of incorporating safety, maintainability, constructability, and operational requirements into the design process
  • Must be technically sound, and be willing to mentor junior engineers
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Strong ethics and corporate loyalty
  • Must be results oriented
  • Must be a team player
  • Must possess uncompromised commitment to quality
  • Must be US citizen, have a valid U.S. Driver's license, Clear Background, Pass a Drug test
Benefits:
We offer a fast paced, exciting work environment with a competitive compensation package including: Health Care Benefits, Paid Time Off & Holidays, Flexible work schedules, Work life balance, Paid overtime, Performance based bonus, 401K match and Tuition reimbursement. The salary range for this position is $1200k-$150k with a 10% discretionary bonus target.

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