Staff Mechanical Engineer

DSJ Global; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to support a heavy industrial metals manufacturing operation. This plant-facing role focuses on equipment reliability, major mechanical projects, and solving complex production equipment issues on the factory floor.

You will lead troubleshooting, provide direct engineering support to maintenance and operations teams, and manage large equipment rebuilds and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with heavy industrial equipment in a production environment.
• Strong background in mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication systems, rotating equipment, and maintenance engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of critical production equipment failures.
• Provide direct engineering support to maintenance and operations teams.
• Manage large equipment rebuilds, upgrades, and capital projects.
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance and equipment reliability strategies.
• Serve as the technical expert for key mechanical systems within the department.
• Support safety, quality, and production performance initiatives.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Equipment reliability

Capital projects

Maintenance engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Staff Mechanical Engineer

We're seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to support a heavy industrial metals manufacturing operation. This is a plant-facing engineering role focused on equipment reliability, major mechanical projects, and solving complex production equipment issues in a demanding manufacturing environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of critical production equipment failures
• Provide direct engineering support to maintenance and operations teams
• Manage large equipment rebuilds, upgrades, and capital projects
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance and equipment reliability strategies
• Serve as the technical expert for key mechanical systems within the department
• Support safety, quality, and production performance initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in manufacturing
• Experience supporting heavy industrial equipment in a production environment
• Strong background in mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication systems, rotating equipment, and maintenance engineering
• Experience leading equipment installations, rebuilds, shutdown work, or capital projects
• Comfortable spending significant time on the production floor and responding to urgent equipment issues

Strongly Preferred

• Experience in aluminum, steel, metals, foundry, rolling mill, casting, mining, or other heavy manufacturing environments
• Experience with hot process manufacturing or high-temperature operations
• Background supporting large-scale production assets rather than facility/building systems

Not a Fit If Your Background Is Primarily

• HVAC, MEP, facilities, or building systems engineering
• Product design or R&D engineering
• Aerospace design without manufacturing operations experience
• Office-based mechanical design with limited involvement in plant equipment, maintenance, or operations