Mechanical Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer in Edison, NJ is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for a freelance role focused on high-availability platforms. You will work with Jenkins, gRPC, and .NET Core to keep services humming while delivering measurable improvements.

Candidates should have 3+ years of hands-on experience in software-enabled mechanical engineering, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to explain complex tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders. This role offers growth and a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of mechanical engineering experience in software-enabled platforms.
• Proficiency in gRPC and .NET Core for service integration.
• Fluent Jenkins usage and CI/CD workflow knowledge.
• Strong teamwork and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify latency spikes across platforms.
• Monitor Next.js error budgets and optimize performance.
• Explain tradeoffs to stakeholders and execs in clear terms.
• Scale services from Edison pilot to NJ-wide rollout.
• Stress-test systems and harden critical paths.

Skills

Jenkins

gRPC

.NET Core

Initiative

Teamwork

Decision Making

Job description

We engineer high-availability platforms, and we are searching for a Mechanical Engineer fluent in Jenkins to keep them humming. For a data-honest professional with 3+ years behind them, this freelance Mechanical Engineer job delivers $96,000 - $145,000 and meaningful growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Energy Transfer can explain
• Watch Next.js error budgets and pump the brakes before Edison, NJ burns through them
• Walk technology stakeholders through Decision Making tradeoffs in language Energy Transfer execs grasp
• Scale Energy Transfer's Next.js services from Edison pilot to NJ-wide rollout
• Stress-test Scrum systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked

What You'll Bring

• A solid foundation in Initiative, refined over 3+ years
• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to upscale and when to absorb
• 3+ years putting gRPC to work in a technology setting
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Hands-on command of .NET Core, with gRPC as a close second
• Real proficiency with Teamwork, plus willingness to learn Decision Making fast
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first

Energy Transfer is less a vendor and more a clarity-seeking Edison, NJ workshop where gRPC and Initiative get the attention they deserve. The unwritten rule in Edison is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.

We answer the money question first with $96,000 - $145,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible freelance schedule.

Hiring is happening now, not last quarter, for this Mechanical Engineer seat.