Mechanical Engineer

Gilder Search Group; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

HSA

Life insurance

ESOP

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for a ground-floor position at a new fabrication facility in central Ohio. You will lead buildout, fixturing, structural setup and transition to steady-state production, working on-site with established teams.

Requirements include ABET-accredited degree or 15+ years hands-on experience, 3–5+ years in engineered-to-order manufacturing, and strong knowledge of ASME/API/NFPA/ANSI codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, Electrical, or Instrumentation Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• 3-5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment producing engineered-to-order equipment.
• Working knowledge of ASME, API, NFPA, and ANSI codes and standards.
• Experience specifying and designing process control systems combining pneumatic, electro-mechanical, and electronic devices.
• Experience applying NFPA requirements for electrical area classification.
• Willing and able to work on-site full-time at a new facility, with no remote or hybrid arrangement.
• Comfort working across disciplines — mechanical, process, and enough structural/electrical judgment to keep a project moving without handoffs to multiple specialists.
• Experience owning a project from proposal/quote through fabrication support, rather than handing it off after design.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering support for the buildout of a newly opened fabrication facility, including fixturing for machining, structural work, and jigs and fixtures.
• Evaluate customer-supplied data (3D CAD files, drawings, scopes of work, quality documents) to define engineering requirements for quoting and detailed design.
• Develop and redline P&IDs to communicate project requirements to estimating and drafting.
• Perform equipment sizing calculations and code calculations for pressure vessels, piping, control valves, relief valves, and pressure regulators.
• Review and approve 3D models and drawings for assigned projects.
• Own assigned projects from the proposal/quote stage through detailed engineering and into fabrication support at the new facility.
• Transition into the broader engineering team's standard project work as the new facility reaches steady-state operation.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process control design

P&ID knowledge

Codes knowledge (NFPA/ASME/API/ANSI)

Project ownership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

On-site work

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

15+ years hands-on design/engineering experience

Job description

#jobalert | DIRECT HIRE | MECHANICAL ENGINEER | INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | Columbus, OH area

Our client manufactures custom-engineered equipment for oil & gas applications and advanced manufacturing facilities. They're opening a new fabrication facility in central Ohio and need an on-site Mechanical Engineer to stand it up — fixturing and structural setup through steady-state production engineering. Ground-floor role, backed by established engineering teams at their other plants.

• Anticipated $110K-$150K, dependent on experience level
• Full suite of benefits: Health/Dental/Vision, HSA, Life, etc.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering support for the buildout of a newly opened fabrication facility, including fixturing for machining, structural work, and jigs and fixtures.
• Evaluate customer-supplied data (3D CAD files, drawings, scopes of work, quality documents) to define engineering requirements for quoting and detailed design.
  
• Develop and redline P&IDs to communicate project requirements to estimating and drafting.
  
• Perform equipment sizing calculations and code calculations for pressure vessels, piping, control valves, relief valves, and pressure regulators.
  
• Review and approve 3D models and drawings for assigned projects.
  
• Own assigned projects from the proposal/quote stage through detailed engineering and into fabrication support at the new facility.
  
• Transition into the broader engineering team's standard project work as the new facility reaches steady-state operation.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, Electrical, or Instrumentation Engineering from an ABET-accredited university — or equivalent hands-on design/engineering experience for candidates with 15+ years in the field.
  
• 3-5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment producing engineered-to-order equipment.
  
• Working knowledge of ASME, API, NFPA, and ANSI codes and standards.
  
• Experience specifying and designing process control systems combining pneumatic, electro-mechanical, and electronic devices.
  
• Experience applying NFPA requirements for electrical area classification.
  
• Willing and able to work on-site full-time at a new facility, with no remote or hybrid arrangement.
• Comfort working across disciplines — mechanical, process, and enough structural/electrical judgment to keep a project moving without handoffs to multiple specialists.
• Experience owning a project from proposal/quote through fabrication support, rather than handing it off after design.

KEYWORDS:

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