Mechanical Deployment Engineer (Experienced Professional)

michelinhr; Ardmore (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Michelin in Ardmore, OK is seeking an experienced Mechanical Deployment Engineer to drive the mechanical engineering portion of plant capital projects, provide technical support, and lead installation, commissioning, and startup of equipment in an industrial setting.

The role involves pre-studies, design reviews, supplier coordination, and on-site execution with a focus on meeting market, productivity, and quality goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field (or equivalent technical experience).
• Ability to set and achieve goals with minimum supervision.
• Self-motivation with high integrity and timely execution.
• Team collaboration to meet objectives and deliver results.
• Experience with mechanics of materials, stress analysis, and FEA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and project management for assigned projects.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications for process equipment and installations.
• Provide estimates and schedules for equipment additions, replacements, or upgrades.
• Perform pre-studies, design reviews, and risk analyses to drive cost-effective solutions.
• Coordinate procurement, inspections, and on-site installation, startup, and ramp-up activities.
• Support plant maintenance with new system training and troubleshooting.

Skills

Teamwork

Goal setting

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

FEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Mechanical Deployment Engineer (Experienced Professional)

Build a Career That Matters with One of the World's Most Respected Employers!

This opportunity is in Ardmore, OK. Our Michelin Pant produces high-quality, long-lasting passenger and light-truck tires for companies like Ford, Toyota, Costco and Discount tires. Our pioneering spirit and teamwork allowed us to be the first Uniroyal-Goodrich plant to produce the Michelin premium brand tires. Our community of 1,400 employees take pride in their purpose of connecting their tires to the customer. Ardmore is a small city in southern Oklahoma, where you can enjoy the natural beauty, hiking, fishing, and outdoor sports at the scenic Lake Murray State Park. Our campus features amenities including a company gym, trademark store, and health center. We are driven to inspire our team to achieve both long-term career and personal goals. Caring for our people, community, customers, and company are at the center of who we are.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This Engineer will be responsible for completing the Mechanical Engineering portion of projects in support of the Plant Capital execution, as well as Plant Technical support to enable the plant to meet its market, productivity, and/or quality goals. They will assist management with pre-studies of deployment and development projects in the M.E. field. They will also complete design studies, follow procurement and fabrication of equipment and lead the installation, commissioning and startup of the equipment in an industrial plant environment. For customer projects, manages the design studies for industrial equipment installations that are necessary for the success of the Plant's capital projects. She / he will ensure adherence to the customer's specifications, local regulations, compliance of performance, and costs.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Conduct pre-studies, prototypes, and pilots to capture business requirements and determine the best solutions in terms of costs/benefits, deadlines, risks, and functional capabilities.
• Adhere to the quality system and established methods (risk analyses, FMEA, design reviews, quality planning, treatment of non-Conformities, etc.).
• Design, build, and lead implementation projects to improve plant performance by replacing outdated systems, improving existing equipment, or adding new innovations to make progress.
• Implement and monitor actions necessary to mitigate risks (calculations, simulations, tests, etc).
• Implement best practices for design and development, including worldwide sharing of best practices.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, vendors and contractors.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in manufacturing.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications for process equipment and machine installation activities.
• Provide detailed mechanical design and project management for assigned projects.
• Provide estimates and technical schedules for all phases of process equipment addition, replacement or upgrade.
• Facilitate procurement, acceptance inspections, and maintain "as built" folders for assigned material and equipment projects.
• Provide backup support and training to plant maintenance teams on new systems that they implement.
• Providing project support, especially during installation, start-up and ramp up phases, is often "on-site" and "hands on", and many projects include implementation schedules during holidays and shutdowns.

Additional for Senior Level:

• Start to finish technical Project Management including risk, schedule, budget, and resources.
• Lead/Participate in system approvals, qualification, and validation of industrial robustness.
• Manage change requests, approvals, and change testing.
• Lead contractors or maintenance installation teams during equipment modifications & machine installations through start-up and commissioning.
• Acquire validation of milestones during the installation, start-up and ramp-up of the equipment in collaboration with team members
• Assist local technicians in troubleshooting and root cause analysis as needed.
• Interface with internal company support groups to accomplish objectives and provide contract engineering management and direction when needed.
• Act as Equipment Referent (Owner) for specific machines, maintaining all documentation and relationships.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or related field or equivalent technical experience.
• Ability to set and achieve goals with minimum supervision.
• Self-motivation with a high degree of integrity and able to perform job duties with minimal direction on a timely basis.
• Success in working with other people or a team to meet a common objective.
• Developed/implemented team or group project plans that met or exceeded expectations.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and data accuracy in previous work.
• Experience with mechanics of materials, stress analysis and FEA is preferred.
• Experience with mechanical design standards; OSHA, ASME, ANSI, ISO,