Delivery Mechanical Engineer — Prototyping & Field Support

Mechanical Engineer (Delivery)

Pay Rate: $38.46 - $43.27/hour on W2, depending on experience.

Work Type: Onsite - Houston, TX 77072

Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Duration: 6-month contract with possibility of extension and/or conversion based on performance and other factors.

Additional Details: Standard Driver’s License and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) are required.

Raise is currently hiring a Mechanical Engineer (Delivery) on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for assisting in providing innovative and cost effective solutions requiring the development or sustaining of new or improved techniques, procedures or products. The Mechanical Engineer also assist in planning, conducting and evaluating approaches to meeting the project objectives in a timely fashion.

• Assist in identifying and organizing requirements. Apply relevant usability procedures and principles.
• Analyze, design, develop, maintain products and assist in their commercialization.
• Build prototypes, products and systems suitable for testing. Set up and run lab simulations. Design and implement tests, document results and develop customer presentations. Provide timely corrective actions on defects.
• Produce analyses and mathematical models and draw design conclusions based on those.
• Conduct or participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts. Contribute to design standards and support design re-use.
• Create and maintain product documentation.
• Provide support to field and customers through InTouch. Provide user training as required.
• Assign, direct and review work of technicians and provide guidance to engineers. With seniority, mentor junior engineers.
• Continually evaluate engineering approaches and risks.
• Author technical reports, papers, articles, patents and presentations.
• Share expertise via Eureka and special interest groups. Expand informal network throughout the organization.
• Keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets. Adopt new practices readily to develop innovative and low-cost products.
• Maintain familiarity with company technology, organization and business.
• Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements as defined in the risk control matrix.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or Petroleum).
• 1-3 years of professional engineering experience.
• Understanding of drilling fluids and how to test/adjust "mud" properties.
• Hands‑on skills to take machinery apart and put it back together.
• Comfortable and safe working with high‑pressure hydraulics (up to 4,000 PSI).
• Able to monitor gauges constantly and make very precise adjustments to pressure.
• Naturally curious and eager to learn the "why" behind the processes.
• Capable of lifting and moving 50 lbs repeatedly all day.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor - priority referral of Protected Veterans requested. An Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law.