Job Description

Overview

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for supervising and providing technical direction to a team of engineers and designers, ensuring the timely delivery of mechanical deliverables while meeting budget and quality expectations. This role requires extensive experience in mechanical engineering and involves advanced engineering work on complex assignments.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and provide technical direction to a team of engineers and designers.
  • Ensure timely delivery of mechanical deliverables within budget and quality expectations.
  • Perform advanced engineering work as a technical specialist for complex assignments.
  • Utilize project controls for cost, schedule, and quality of projects.
  • Familiarity with department design and drafting standards.
  • Assist on-site during startup.
  • Conduct engineering activities such as stress analysis and material procurement specifications.
  • Develop conceptual layouts and cost studies for engineering tasks.
  • Produce estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs.
  • Create detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction.
  • Assist the drafting group in resolving layout and detailing problems.
  • Consult with design leaders from other disciplines for project completion.
  • Review and check vendor and discipline drawings for mechanical input.
  • Produce designs emphasizing efficient use of construction materials.
  • Check calculations made by other engineers for accuracy and conformance.
  • Advise senior engineer on design or scope changes.
  • Assist in developing scopes, drawings, and specifications for procurement.
  • Develop construction specifications.
  • Review fabrication drawings for conformance to engineering specifications.
  • Perform fieldwork to gather data and provide construction support.
  • Provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel.
  • Apply advanced engineering techniques to complex designs.
  • Coordinate work activities with other staff members and discipline leads.
  • Estimate and schedule professional service hours for mechanical work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
  • 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in mechanical engineering.
  • Knowledge of design standards and codes.
  • Knowledge and application of piping materials and specifications.
  • Ability to size and analyze piping systems.
  • Knowledge of good design practices for all piping systems.
  • Ability to lead a team to deliver on commitments.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$39/hr across 21 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

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The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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