Senior Mechanical Engineer — Steel & Heavy Industry

SourcePro Search, LLC; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SourcePro Search, LLC is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Engineer to support and improve heavy industrial equipment and systems in a steel operations environment. You’ll work on significant capital projects, installations, reliability improvements, and upgrades that directly impact safety and uptime.

The role requires hands-on plant-floor troubleshooting as well as developing specifications, managing contractors, and leading projects end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience in steelmaking, metals, foundry, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical equipment, hydraulics, material handling, and plant systems.
• Experience with melting equipment, furnaces, or steelmaking operations is a strong plus.
• Experience with large baghouse, dust collection, or environmental systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects, equipment installations, contractors, budgets, and schedules.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with ability to identify root causes and develop practical, long-term solutions.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, improve, and optimize mechanical and hydraulic systems throughout the facility.
• Lead reliability and continuous improvement initiatives to increase uptime, performance, and efficiency.
• Support and manage melting and steelmaking equipment, including upgrades, modifications, installations, and troubleshooting.
• Provide engineering expertise for large industrial baghouse and environmental systems.
• Lead capital and facility improvement projects from initial concept and engineering through installation, commissioning, and completion.
• Develop detailed project scopes, specifications, bid packages, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Evaluate equipment suppliers and contractors, review proposals, negotiate contracts, and oversee outside resources.
• Coordinate with contractors, vendors, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other internal teams to keep projects moving forward.
• Manage projects to established budgets, schedules, safety requirements, and performance expectations.
• Assist the Director of Steelmaking Technology with specialized engineering projects and strategic initiatives.
• Provide hands‑on technical support during equipment installations, shutdowns, troubleshooting, and plant improvement projects.
• Travel locally and internationally as needed to support projects, equipment evaluations, and installations.
• Maintain a strong commitment to safety, ensuring projects and engineering activities comply with all company policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Mechanical engineering proficiency

Troubleshooting

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

SourcePro Search, LLC is seeking a seasoned Mechanical Engineer to support and improve heavy industrial equipment and systems in a steel operations environment. You’ll work on significant capital projects, installations, reliability improvements, and upgrades that directly impact safety and uptime.

The role requires hands-on plant-floor troubleshooting as well as developing specifications, managing contractors, and leading projects end-to-end.