Job Description

Overview

Socomec Group is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specializing in low voltage energy performance. The Mechanical Engineer role supports Suwanee operations through cross-functional Mechanical Engineering, manufacturing support, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Systems Engineering to integrate mechanical and electrical subsystems.
  • Support manufacturing during prototype builds, pilot production, and product launches.
  • Investigate production, field, service, and customer-reported issues to identify root causes.
  • Implement controlled engineering changes and product enhancements.
  • Work with suppliers and internal teams to develop and improve components.
  • Support value engineering and process-improvement initiatives.
  • Prepare and maintain complete engineering documentation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Electro-Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
  • 3-5 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting manufactured products through production and product changes.
  • Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes such as sheet-metal fabrication and machining.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience preparing and maintaining engineering documentation.
  • Working knowledge of root-cause analysis and engineering change control.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Additional Information

  • This role is located in an office and remote environment at management’s discretion.
  • Frequent business travel to locations in Canada and/or USA is required.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid passport for international travel.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting sits about 60% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $23–$37/hr middle band drawn from 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 77 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 54 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 316 other active welding openings from 185 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), Classic Collision (9), and Gerber Collision & Glass (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $30/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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