Mechanical Engineer

Direct Hire Mechanical Engineer

Our client manufactures custom-engineered equipment for oil & gas applications and advanced manufacturing facilities. They're opening a new fabrication facility in central Ohio and need an on-site Mechanical Engineer to stand it up — fixturing and structural setup through steady-state production engineering. Ground-floor role, backed by established engineering teams at their other plants.

Anticipated $110K-$150K, dependent on experience level

Full suite of benefits:
Health/Dental/Vision, HSA, Life, etc.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

• Lead engineering support for the buildout of a newly opened fabrication facility, including fixturing for machining, structural work, and jigs and fixtures.
• Evaluate customer-supplied data (3D CAD files, drawings, scopes of work, quality documents) to define engineering requirements for quoting and detailed design.
• Develop and redline P&IDs to communicate project requirements to estimating and drafting.
• Perform equipment sizing calculations and code calculations for pressure vessels, piping, control valves, relief valves, and pressure regulators.
• Review and approve 3D models and drawings for assigned projects.
• Own assigned projects from the proposal/quote stage through detailed engineering and into fabrication support at the new facility.
• Transition into the broader engineering team's standard project work as the new facility reaches steady-state operation.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, Electrical, or Instrumentation Engineering from an ABET-accredited university — or equivalent hands-on design/engineering experience for candidates with 15+ years in the field.
• 3-5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment producing engineered-to-order equipment.
• Working knowledge of ASME, API, NFPA, and ANSI codes and standards.
• Experience specifying and designing process control systems combining pneumatic, electro-mechanical, and electronic devices.
• Experience applying NFPA requirements for electrical area classification.
• Willing and able to work on-site full-time at a new facility, with no remote or hybrid arrangement.
• Comfort working across disciplines — mechanical, process, and enough structural/electrical judgment to keep a project moving without handoffs to multiple specialists.
• Experience owning a project from proposal/quote through fabrication support, rather than handing it off after design.