Onsite Mechanical Engineer – Food & Dairy Capital Projects
Sense
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Job summary
Sense seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to provide onsite support for food manufacturing facilities in the USA. You will develop equipment specifications, datasheets, and evaluations, and assist with installation and integration of process and utility equipment.
You will coordinate layout reviews, constructability assessments, and field verifications while ensuring operability, safety, and hygienic design.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical Engineering.
- 10–15 years of experience in food, dairy, beverage, frozen dessert, or ice cream manufacturing facilities.
- Knowledge of pumps, tanks, heat exchangers, conveyors, refrigeration interfaces, and utility systems.
- Experience with equipment layout development and plant modifications.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and 3D model review environments.
- Understanding of sanitary and hygienic equipment design requirements.
- Experience supporting capital projects and site execution activities.
- Familiarity with ASME standards and industry regulations.
- Strong vendor coordination and field engineering capabilities.
- Ability to work onsite in the USA.
Responsibilities
- Provide onsite mechanical engineering support for manufacturing facilities and capital projects.
- Develop equipment specifications, mechanical datasheets, and technical evaluations.
- Support installation and integration of process and utility equipment.
- Coordinate equipment layout reviews, constructability assessments, and field verification activities.
- Review piping and equipment arrangements from operability and maintainability perspectives.
- Support vendor coordination, technical clarifications, and site execution activities.
- Participate in commissioning, startup, and mechanical completion activities.
- Assist in equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with process, controls, utilities, and project teams.
- Ensure compliance with safety, hygienic design, and industry regulations.
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Job description
Sense seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to provide onsite support for food manufacturing facilities in the USA. You will develop equipment specifications, datasheets, and evaluations, and assist with installation and integration of process and utility equipment.
You will coordinate layout reviews, constructability assessments, and field verifications while ensuring operability, safety, and hygienic design.
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