Mechanical Engineer - Hot Line

Constellium; Ravenswood (WV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Constellium in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to improve equipment uptime and reliability. The role involves providing technical solutions, mentoring personnel, and developing long-term solutions for equipment breakdowns. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, 5-8 years of engineering experience, and proficiency in AutoCAD. The Ravenswood facility is known for its advanced manufacturing capabilities in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of mechanical (maintenance) engineering experience required.
• Experience with cranes, hydraulics, pumps, and other rotating equipment required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably metals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to maintenance operations to improve troubleshooting effectiveness.
• Develop long‑term solutions for impactful root causes of equipment breakdowns.
• Mentor personnel to improve understanding of mechanical systems.

Skills

AutoCAD

Troubleshooting complex issues

Understanding of root cause analysis

Mechanical systems

Equipment reliability fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Job description

Job Summary

This position is an individual contributor role, with no direct reports. Primary responsibility is the generation and management of support systems for manufacturing equipment and processes: documentation of technical intellectual property, technical support for ongoing maintenance and production operations, and implementation of equipment and process improvement plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical solutions to improve equipment uptime, capability, reliability, and throughput
• Provide technical support to maintenance operations to improve the effectiveness of troubleshooting of equipment and process failures
• Create effective equipment strategies to enable cost‑effective maintenance
• Provide technical ownership of manufacturing equipment and systems
• Provide leadership and technical expertise for Capex projects and biannual outages
• Mentor salary and hourly personnel to improve the team’s overall understanding of the mechanical systems in the department
• Improve equipment performance and reliability through planned projects, gathering input from operators, crafts and plant floor observations
• Develop long‑term solutions and mitigation plans for the most impactful root causes of equipment breakdowns

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field required
• Five to eight years of mechanical (maintenance) engineering experience required
• AutoCAD experience required
• Experience with cranes, hydraulics, pumps, and other rotating equipment required
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement solutions
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably metals
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably SAP
• Possess the fundamentals of equipment reliability
• Understanding of root cause analysis

About Constellium

With over 1,100 employees, Constellium’s plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the world’s largest rolled products facilities, offering customers the most powerful plate stretchers in the world, as well as one of the largest cold rolling mills. Built in 1957, the plant houses 62 acres (about 250,900 m²) of production facilities, and is one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. We produce plate, sheet, and coil products for aerospace, defense, transportation, marine, and industrial uses. As the global leader in aluminum aerospace technology, we specialize in high‑performance plates, sheets, extrusions, and precision castings that bring cost benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our pre‑machining and custom‑designed components can be found in products for Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and others. The Ravenswood facility is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Ohio River. It is the largest employer in Jackson County, and one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. A culture of family, community, and hard work runs deep in Jackson County. Located in the western region of West Virginia, it is one of the most productive regions in the state, with Ripley as its county seat and Ravenswood serving as its largest municipality. Ripley sits between the Parkersburg and Charleston metropolitan areas.

Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer : Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.