Mechanical Engineer

Acro Service Corp; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Acro Service Corp is seeking a Mechanical System Engineer in Newport News to serve the Utilities Engineering group as a SME for mechanical utility distribution systems and plants.

The role requires developing strong working relationships with operators and maintenance staff, with extensive piping, pumps, and water distribution knowledge. Candidates should be able to prepare plans, monitor budgets, and support customer negotiations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Navy Nuclear Power School or Apprentice Certificate can substitute.
• Mechanical Engineering degree with PE license or EIT aiming for PE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates plans and schedules for new or existing programs.
• Monitors costs, budgets, schedules, and manpower requirements.
• Supports negotiations with customers and analyzes project resource impact.
• Assesses methods to obtain required resources with cost efficiency.
• Resolves proposal problems and recommends corrective actions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Engineering resolutions

Technical documentation

Strategic planning

Maintenance planning

Incident response

System metrics

Project testing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Navy Nuclear Power School substitution

PE license preferred

Job description

US Citizens and eligible to obtain secret clearance in future.

The positions serves as the Mechanical System Engineer for the Utilities Engineering group. It requires a subject matter expert (SME) providing technical oversight for various mechanical utility distribution systems and plants. The Mechanical System Engineer is required to develop a cohesive working relationship with utility system operators and maintenance personnel. The candidate should have extensive knowledge of piping principles, centrifugal pumps and water distribution systems.Prepares and coordinates the plans and schedules for new or existing programs. Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements. Supports and participates in negotiations with customer. Analyzes effects of projects upon various areas such as Engineering, Facilities, and the labor pool to determine the most practical and cost-efficient methods to obtain the required resources. Resolves proposal preparation problems and assesses the progress against established plans and parameters. Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.

Required Skills

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within assigned utility system(s)
• Provide engineering resolutions for system problems/configuration changes
• Produce and/or oversee the development of technical documentation that govern the system design, configuration, and operation.
• Develop a long range strategic plan for improvements to assigned utility system(s)
• Participate in the development of planned maintenance requirements
• Support resolution of unplanned events
• Develop and maintain critical system metrics
• Participate in project design and implementation process for system related projects
• Oversee project/system testing to ensure system meets technical requirements and operates at peak performance

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

An Apprentice Certificate or graduation from Navy Nuclear Power School can be substituted for Bachelor’s degree. Mechanical Engineering degree with a Professional Engineering (PE) license, or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) working towards PE registration, is preferred.