Job Details

Position Overview

The Lead Mechanical Engineer at Aqua-Chem is responsible for a variety of complex technical engineering assignments including specification review, equipment selection and execution of projects from receipt of purchase order through start up and commissioning, and the success of the mechanical engineering and commissioning of installations.

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Knoxville, TN | On-Site

Pay Range: Dependent on Experience and Level Hired | $80,000 - $135,000

Benefits: Group Medical, Dental Vision, 401(k) Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Time. +Employer Paid Benefits: STD, LTD, Life AD&D

Essential Duties:

• Create designs for installations using design software.
• Conduct basic calculations and provide technical specifications for installation projects.
• Test and review designs for compliance with specifications, manufacturability, and standardized principles.
• Answer technical design and assembly questions from sales, the customer, and production.
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with project scope and planning.
• Assist in problem solving during site installation and assembly.
• Ensure technical coordination and consultation between the various engineering disciplines and Project Management.
• Facilitate requested test material from customers and coordinate Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).
• Responsible for layouts, hydraulic profiles, PFDs, P&IDs, Pipe routings, Basic Civil designs and basic steel structure designs
• Review the mechanical aspects of contracts and quotations.
• Prepare material requests for purchase.
• Create datasheets, Supplier Document Requirement Lists (SDRL) and Inspection & Test plans (ITP).
• Draft, check and release bills of materials and processing articles in the ERP system.
• Request list of spare parts, assembly hours, engineering hours and prices of components.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience in the wastewater industry a plus
• Solid works and/or AutoCAD experience
• Experience with AutoCAD Inventor, Plant 3D, and/or Revit a plus

Requirements:

• Must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or civil engineering from an accredited university
• Currently have PE or working towards PE certification is a plus
• Ability to solve problems using critical thinking, and scientific and analytical skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills working within teams
• Must be Customer Focused, Determined, Safety Driven
• Able to work overtime as required

*This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous description for this position. This description supersedes any previous descriptions for this position.

**Aqua-Chem provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Locations Knoxville, TN Yearly salary $80,000 - $135,000 All entities Aqua-Chem