Mechanical Engineer - Technical Associates

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer for our Atlanta, GA branch location. Will function as a hands-on engineer providing process and packaging engineering expertise for project design, commissioning, and start-up.

Requires approximately 25% travel to client sites for meetings, field inspections, and startup, in addition to 50/50 in Marietta versus Forest Park.

• Apply engineering principles to existing and proposed processes working with various clients, vendors, and other consultants.
• Types of projects will include process engineering, packaging engineering and facility layout.
• Industries may include foods, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, chemical & other industries.
• Be comfortable in leading and following cross-functional teams to develop and execute capital projects.
• Work on the plant floor with mechanics and operators as needed to gather information and become an operational resource for the facility.
• Must have sound analytical thinking ability and be able to perform engineering calculations to support plant production and improvement projects. 
• Have the ability to manage very major, complex projects from concept to completion as well as multiple concurrent small projects.
• Will assist with the development of project scope and schedule, and track project cost.
• Will generate proposals and budgets, working closely with the client.
• Design, plan and implement new cost effective processes and equipment for new and existing products.
• Projects must be delivered at times on aggressive schedules with attention to accuracy and strict safety requirements.

Process Engineering:

• Work on process designs.
• Calculate line flow rates, pipeline sizes, and pump sizes.
• Specify equipment and instrumentation.
• Develop concept flow diagrams and detailed P&ID drawings of production processes using AutoCAD.

Packaging Engineering:

• Work on Packaging Line designs and installation, equipment specifications & selection, new technology investigations & implementations.
• Line layout drawings using AutoCAD.

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5-10 years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in specifying processing equipment; pumps, mixers, valves, etc.
• Experience in specifying packaging equipment; fillers, cappers, case packers, conveyors, etc.
• Must possess eagerness to research new equipment, processes and technologies.
• Need to be energetic, positive, self-motivated and capable of work with little supervision.
• Support production start-ups to ensure that they meet safe operational and functional requirements for the project.
• Superior communication, people skills, and strong sense of professional ethics.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Excel, Word, and Project software. 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in a consultant environment.
• Food or Pharmaceutical processing and packaging engineering experience.
• Chemical Plant processing and packaging engineering experience.

• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs.
• Must be able to climb a caged personnel ladder.
• Must be able to take measurements and able to do walk-downs.
• 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.