Mechanical Project Engineer - Custom Equipment

Gables Search Group; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Gables Search Group seeks a Mechanical Project Engineer - Custom Equipment to guide mechanical product development from concept through manufacturing. You will create practical, reliable equipment designs and coordinate with cross-functional partners to keep projects aligned with technical requirements and schedules.

This role suits an engineer who enjoys solving complex design challenges and turning ideas into buildable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent.
• 1+ years of hands-on mechanical and equipment design experience.
• Ownership of engineered-to-order or custom capital-equipment projects from design through fabrication/build and test.
• Strong hands-on systems engineering including mechanical design, 3D CAD, drawings, layouts, electrical and controls integration.
• Ability to develop and maintain engineering schedules, deliverables, and recovery plans.
• Exposure to or ability to work with P&ID or related diagrams.
• Ability to coordinate interfaces across mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, vendors and customers.
• Manufacturing/project-ownership mindset; capable of addressing shop and FAT issues and communicating scope changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage scheduling and project management activities for custom mechanical product development projects.
• Develop system, machine, and mechanical designs; create 3D CAD models and drafting packages.
• Apply GD&T and ASME codes to designs and standards.
• Use root cause analysis to resolve design or production issues and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing.
• Ensure designs are manufacturable and meet customer needs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer - Custom Equipment to guide mechanical product development from concept through manufacturing. You will create practical, reliable equipment designs and coordinate with cross-functional partners to keep projects aligned with technical requirements and schedules.

This role suits an engineer who enjoys solving complex design challenges and turning ideas into buildable solutions.

Will not sponsor. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scheduling and project management activities for custom mechanical product development projects, coordinating design, review, and manufacturing needs.
• Develop system designs, machine designs, mechanical designs, and 3D CAD models; prepare mechanical drawings, mechanical detail drawings, schematics, and drafting packages.
• Apply tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and applicable American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes and standards.
• Use root cause analysis to resolve design or production issues and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing.
• Your impact: Clear, manufacturable designs help production teams build equipment consistently and help customers receive solutions that meet their needs.

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred or an equivalent technical degree.
• 1+ years of hands‑on mechanical and equipment design experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of engineered‑to‑order or custom capital‑equipment projects, or major system scopes, from design through fabrication/build and test. Will consider solid Engineer w/ less experience with the right attitude.
• Strong hands‑on systems engineering capability, including mechanical design, 3D CAD, drawings, equipment layouts, electrical and controls integration and engineering calculations or sizing.
• Ability to develop and maintain engineering schedules, managing deliverables, identifying problems early, and driving recovery plans.
• Exposuer or ability to work with P&ID (Process and Instrumentation Diagram) or (piping and instrumentation diagrams) or process and utility diagrams
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces across mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing/shop, vendors, and customers.
• A manufacturing/project‑ownership mindset: able to work through shop and FAT issues, communicate scope changes, and remain accountable for technical execution-not just track project status.
• Experience preparing and controlling engineering documentation, drawing revisions, and release packages.