Associate Mechanical Engineer

Sealed Air; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer to join their Equipment Engineering team. This role focuses on conceptualizing and designing innovative industrial food packaging solutions that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex challenges, ensuring compliance with safety standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow your technical expertise and leadership skills in a dynamic environment, making a significant impact on the company's growth initiatives. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to transformative projects, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 0-5 years experience in mechanical design and project management.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop industrial food packaging equipment and automation solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in project planning, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

3D CAD Design

SolidWorks

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

The Equipment Engineering team, part of the Innovation & Development (I&D) organization at Sealed Air, is a group of highly motivated, energetic, and bright individuals with a wide variety of skillsets. The thing that unites us is the joy we get from solving complex technical challenges in a collaborative environment. The mission of our team is to conceptualize, develop, and commercialize industrial food packaging systems that deliver value to our customers and support the growth of the global Sealed Air business.

As a member of this team, you will work closely with fellow engineers, designers, technicians, Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturing, to develop automation equipment and electro-mechanical assemblies. The scope of work in the I&D organization is broad and will require you to provide technical leadership during project conceptualization, project planning, design, manufacturing, in-house testing, installation, and the development of supporting machine documentation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to expand your design skills and manufacturing knowledge, strengthen your business acumen and professional skillset, and grow as a technical leader. Our company is undergoing transformational change. The value brought by the qualified individual will be crucial to Sealed Air’s success on some of our most critical growth initiatives.

Job Description

• Conceptualize and design industrial food packaging equipment and automation solutions
• Analyze mechanical systems according to engineering and scientific principles
• Develop, design, and run equipment testing and training to ensure commercial success of new solutions
• Complete system documentation including CAD drawing packages and manuals
• Provide Sales and Marketing support to identify potential customer opportunities
• Provide customer support focusing on operation and maintenance training and field troubleshooting with root-cause analysis and closed-loop corrective actions
• Execute detailed technical project plans which ensure deliverables are met and communicate project health to internal and external stakeholders
• Support portfolio of existing solutions through management of part obsolescence and technology upgrades
• Support Manufacturing with customer orders, inventory management, and production documentation
• Ensure equipment compliance with all applicable safety and hygienic design standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 0-5 years experience
• Proficiency in 3D CAD Design (SolidWorks experience preferred)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Strong Interpersonal skills and influential leadership to support cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team, generating results with general/minimal guidance from management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel overnight and internationally up to 30%

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated experience in product and equipment development
• Exceptional problem solving and mechanical design abilities
• Broad technical knowledge and a hands-on approach to creating technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to meet technical challenges with creative and innovative solutions
• Experienced in on-site installation and troubleshooting of equipment and systems
• Technical project management experience and a working familiarity with project management philosophy and application

Requisition id:51000

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.