Mechanical Engineer, Sr.

E770 JWC Environmental Inc.; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO

401k match

Health plan(medical, dental, vision)

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Expert to lead design, development, and optimization of mechanical systems. This role provides expert technical leadership and drives projects from feasibility through production, collaborating across functions to meet performance and cost targets.

Lead design for new products, improve existing ones, and perform analyses, while mentoring engineers. Strong CAD/FEA, GD&T, and project management skills are essential for this senior role.

Qualifications

• Education: BSME or related discipline; Master’s preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 8+ years in mechanical engineering for rotating equipment, R&D, or advanced environments.
• Experience leading complex projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing: machining, sheet metal, casting, assembly.
• Experience with test methods, verification protocols, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and development of new products and technologies.
• Lead cost-out improvements and consolidation of similar technologies.
• Generate and evaluate concepts, prototypes, and design alternatives.
• Perform engineering calculations, simulations, and tolerance analyses.
• Develop 3D CAD models, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Conduct design verification, validation testing, and root cause analysis.
• Manage projects, schedules, budgets, and milestones.
• Review engineering documentation and change requests.

Skills

CAD software

Mechanical design

FEA simulations

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

BSME or related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Inventor

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation.

About the role

Job Summary The (Mechanical) Engineering Expert is responsible for leading the design, development, and optimization of mechanical systems and components. This role provides expert-level technical leadership in mechanical engineering, ensuring that products meet performance, reliability, and cost targets. The expert collaborates across departments to drive innovation and resolve complex engineering challenges. This job profile is intended for recognized subject matter experts in a job area. Required to manage large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals.

Position Summary

Lead design, development, and testing and the implementation of innovative products and technologies. The roles is responsible for driving mechanical engineering solutions from product feasibility through implementation into production by collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position combines strong technical expertise, creativity, and project leadership skills to solve complex engineering challenges and deliver high quality products.

Principle Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and development of new products and technologies.
• Lead mechanical design of product improvements for cost out or consolidation of similar technologies.
• Generate and evaluate engineering concepts, prototypes, and design alternatives.
• Performa engineering calculations, simulations, and tolerance analysis.
• Develop detailed #D CAD models, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Conduct design verification, validation testing, and root cause analysis.
• Manage product development projects, schedules, budgets, and milestones.
• Review and check engineering documentation, specifications and change requests.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

Education: Required: BSME Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering or related discipline. Desirable: Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.

Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Experience: Required: 8+ years of mechanical engineering in rotating equipment product development, R&D, or advanced engineering environments. Proven experience leading complex engineering projects from feasibility through implementation. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in a development environment. Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, sheet metal fabrication, casting, and assembly. Experience with engineering test methods, verification protocols, and data analysis.

Preferred: Project management within a Phase Gate process. Product design of wastewater screening or treatment equipment.

Skills:

• Technical Required: Advanced proficiency with CAD software, such as Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo, or NX.
• Strong understanding of mechanical system design, material science and component selection.
• Experience with FEA and other engineering simulation tools.
• Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) and tolerance stack up analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with excellent formula and engineering tool creation in Excel spreadsheets.
• Microsoft PowerPoint knowledge and presentation creation.

Preferred: ERP software (Visual or SAP) understanding of BOM structures AutoDesk Vault Programming ability in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).

Leadership & Business Required: Strong written and verbal communication in English. Ability to lead technical discussions and influence engineering decisions. Ability to mentor and coach other team members.

Preferred: Experience with risk management methodologies such as FMEA.

What we offer you

• 15 days of paid time off and 12 company-paid holidays
• 401k plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Health savings account matching
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid paternal leave
• Gym reimbursement

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. By supporting water and energy security, enabling the energy transition and driving the use of circular technologies, we help our customers build a better world.

With more than 13’000 employees and 160 world-class production facilities and service centers across the globe, we are a globally diverse team.

We value the uniqueness of all our colleagues, and we appreciate the contributions that each of us makes to the company’s success.

We prioritize your health and safety and are committed to offering a work environment in which you can thrive.