Mechanical Engineer II

CTG's long-standing Fortune 500 client of over 15 years has a W2 contract assignment for a Mechanical Engineer II.

Type: Contract
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer II
Location: Newton, NC
Candidates must be able to commute and work onsite in Newton, NC.
Pay Rate: Based on experience
Work Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday
Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

• Independently lead moderate-to-large and technically complex equipment debugging, qualification, capacity expansion, and process-improvement projects.
• Act as the mechanical technical lead for assigned initiatives and make sound engineering decisions.
• Develop equipment specifications, mechanical scope documents, layouts, calculations, utility requirements, installation plans, debug plans, and qualification acceptance criteria.
• Design and implement modifications to new and existing manufacturing lines to support new products, process capability, capacity expansion, and waste reduction.
• Lead mechanical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment, process, quality, and safety issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Provide technical oversight of vendors, fabricators, contractors, and integrators; review submittals and resolve design issues.
• Lead installation, commissioning, startup troubleshooting, equipment qualification, and transition to operations.
• Verify mechanical fit-up, utilities, guarding, access, ergonomics, maintainability, and interfaces with automation and controls.
• Apply reliability, maintainability, ergonomics, guarding, and lifecycle-cost principles to equipment designs and selections.
• Use operating data and field observations to identify improvement opportunities and quantify results related to uptime, throughput, scrap, quality, safety, capacity, and maintenance costs.
• Manage project risks, action items, technical changes, deliverables, and status communications for assigned mechanical scope.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, process engineering, controls, quality, EHS, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians through design reviews, troubleshooting, and project execution.
• Contribute to engineering standards, lessons learned, design reviews, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

• 3+ years of relevant engineering experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, reliability, process improvement, or capital-project execution.
• Experience independently leading equipment installations, line modifications or conversions, mechanical troubleshooting, qualification, and commissioning activities.
• Ability to create and interpret mechanical drawings, equipment documentation, specifications, layouts, and technical requirements.
• Working knowledge of project planning, vendor/contractor coordination, and engineering change-management practices.
• Strong mechanical engineering, problem-solving, project leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.

• Experience in optical fiber, wire and cable, extrusion, plastics processing, or another continuous manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading capital projects, manufacturing-line upgrades, equipment conversions, qualifications, or reliability improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency with CAD systems and engineering documentation tools.
• Familiarity with mechanical design calculations and applicable machine-safety standards.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, reliability-centered maintenance, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Understanding of automation and controls interfaces within manufacturing equipment.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or progress toward licensure is a plus.
• Experience with data analytics and statistical packages such as JMP.

• No third party resumes will be accepted.
• Drug testing and/or other employment-related inquiries may be conducted.
• CTG will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws.
• All interested individuals MUST be able to work on a W2 Tax basis (no C2C or third party vendors).
• CTG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
• CTG is an E-Verify Company.

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