Mechanical Project Engineer - Warehouse Hardware Integration

Exotec; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + bonus potential

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Vacation and time off

401(k) with company match

Training opportunities

Office in Midtown Atlanta

Job summary

Exotec seeks a Mechanical Project Engineer to drive complex warehouse automation projects from design through deployment. You will bridge mechanical, controls, software, and operations teams to meet client requirements and deliver reliable integrated solutions.

Responsibilities include defining specs, coordinating supplier interfaces, and ensuring system compatibility across hardware and software. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential for success in this

Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Proven problem-solving skills with complex automation projects.
• Experience managing stakeholders, budgets, and schedules in project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical interface with clients, translating operational needs into integrated automation solutions.
• Define, review, and approve equipment specs, interface requirements, and technical deliverables.
• Drive alignment between Exotec systems, third-party automation equipment, controls, and client environments.
• Own and coordinate equipment integration activities from design to deployment.
• Identify and manage interfaces, risks, and scope across multiple stakeholders and disciplines.
• Ensure compatibility between equipment, software interactions, controls, and workflows.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Exotec designs and delivers advanced automation solutions that help global brands optimize warehouse performance while supporting warehouse teams across at every level. Our organization combines elegant mechanical design, resilient software and a deep understanding of logistics operations to solve our clients' most complex challenges.

Working at Exotec means contributing to the systems used daily in warehouses. You'll collaborate with passionate colleagues who share knowledge, challenge ideas and work in a respectful environment that values the diversity of more than 1,000 ExoPeople around the world.

Here, your work moves from concept to production and into the hands of clients who rely on it each day. You'll join a company where collaboration, excellence, and meaningful impact guide what's built next.

Responsibilities

As a Mechanical Project Engineer (internally titled: Senior Hardware Integration Engineer), you will play a key role in delivering complex warehouse automation solutions by bridging system architecture, equipment integration, supplier execution, and project delivery. You will work across mechanical, controls, software, and operational disciplines to ensure integrated solutions meet client requirements and perform successfully in the field.

• Act as a technical interface with clients, helping translate operational needs into integrated automation solutions.
• Define, review, and approve equipment specifications, interface requirements, and technical deliverables for internal teams and external suppliers.
• Drive technical alignment between Exotec systems, third-party automation equipment, controls systems, and client environments.
• Own and coordinate equipment integration activities throughout the project lifecycle, from design and procurement through testing and deployment.
• Identify and manage technical interfaces, dependencies, risks, and scope boundaries across multiple stakeholders and engineering disciplines.
• Ensure compatibility between integrated equipment, software interactions, controls architecture, operational workflows, and performance requirements.
• Manage external suppliers and equipment partners, challenging technical proposals and ensuring compliance with project requirements.
• Support integration testing, validation activities, acceptance criteria definition, and overall deployment readiness.
• Partner closely with Hardware Integration, Software Integration, Deployment, Project Management, and Product teams to deliver successful client outcomes.
• Provide technical support during deployment, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational ramp-up activities as required.
• Mentor and support other engineers by sharing best practices related to system integration, technical rigor, supplier management, and problem-solving.
• Champion Exotec's culture, values, engineering standards, and continuous improvement mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• ~5 years of experience delivering automation, systems integration, warehouse automation, intralogistics, material handling, or industrial engineering projects.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and manage complex systems involving equipment, controls, software interactions, operational workflows, and multiple technical stakeholders.
• Experience defining, reviewing, or owning technical specifications, performance requirements, equipment interfaces, and acceptance criteria.
• Proven ability to manage external suppliers, equipment vendors, or engineering partners throughout design, procurement, testing, deployment, or commissioning phases.
• Comfortable working across engineering disciplines and acting as a technical interface between clients, suppliers, controls engineers, software teams, and project stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of automation systems, machine interfaces, controls architecture, APIs, software interactions, or data exchanges within industrial environments.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance technical, operational, budgetary, and scheduling constraints.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, inclusive of salary & annual bonus potential
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Generous vacation and time off policy
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%
• Continuous opportunities for training and development within an international organization
• Beautiful, newly renovated office space in midtown Atlanta