Mechanical Engineer

Steel Dynamics, Inc; Sinton (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Texas is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Cold Mill Finishing - Paint Lines to lead maintenance, reliability, and capital projects. You will troubleshoot equipment, drive improvements, and coordinate contractors while aligning with safety and production goals.

Candidates should hold a 4-year engineering or engineering technology degree, with a proven ability to design upgrades, perform root cause analysis, and manage budgets and schedules for complex capital initiatives.

Qualifications

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and lower maintenance costs.
• Design and implement mechanical upgrades, retrofits, and process improvements.
• Utilize IBA data and field observations to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identify and eliminate safety hazards through design, maintenance, and procedural improvements.
• Lead by example to reinforce SDI’s safety culture.
• Support all components of the Take Control of Safety initiative.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve mechanical issues across all line equipment.
• Lead root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and improve preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to increase reliability and uptime.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities, down days, and outages, including leading planning meetings.
• Work directly with the Maintenance Coordinator to prioritize and execute work, define job scope, and allocate resources.
• Align maintenance activities with production needs and equipment criticality.
• Own and manage monthly maintenance budget, driving cost control.
• Coordinate and direct contractor work during maintenance activities and outages. Holding accountability for safety, quality, and execution.
• Lead Capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.
• Develop projects from concepts through commissioning, including development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.
• Manage contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders throughout all phases of the project.
• Oversee installation, startup, and commissioning to ensure system meet performance and safety expectations.
• Track project costs and schedule to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Identify and execute high - impact projects that improve safety, reliability, and production throughout

Education

4-year Engineering or Engineering Technology degree

Job description

Steel Dynamics

Mechanical Engineer for Cold Mill Finishing - Paint Lines

Safety & Leadership

• Identify and eliminate safety hazards through design, maintenance, and procedural improvements.
• Lead by example to reinforce SDI’s safety culture.
• Support all components of the Take Control of Safety initiative.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve mechanical issues across all line equipment.
• Lead root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and improve preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to increase reliability and uptime.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities, down days, and outages, including leading planning meetings.
• Work directly with the Maintenance Coordinator to prioritize and execute work, define job scope, and allocate resources.
• Align maintenance activities with production needs and equipment criticality.
• Own and manage monthly maintenance budget, driving cost control.
• Coordinate and direct contractor work during maintenance activities and outages. Holding accountability for safety, quality, and execution.

Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and lower maintenance costs.
• Design and implement mechanical upgrades, retrofits, and process improvements.
• Utilize IBA data and field observations to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Capital Projects & Execution

• Lead Capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.
• Develop projects from concepts through commissioning, including development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.
• Manage contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders throughout all phases of the project.
• Oversee installation, startup, and commissioning to ensure system meet performance and safety expectations.
• Track project costs and schedule to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Identify and execute high - impact projects that improve safety, reliability, and production throughout

4 - year Engineering or Engineering Technology degree

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.