Mechanical Engineer – Design – Food Processing Equipment – Dallas

Position Type:

Full-time

Desired Experience:

0 - 5

Salary Range:

70000 - 75000 Yearly

International Company specializing in Food Line Processing Equipment. Products & services focus primarily on the treatment of meat, poultry, seafood and cheese based products

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor degree Minimum
• Strong mechanical management experience with multimillion dollar plant lines within the food processing industry,
• Mechanical project lead experience a must.  To include system design and fabrication management, design development with customer interaction, resource allocation, timeline  and cost tracking
• Assume all mechanical engineering responsibilities per project with guidance from senior personnel.  Need solid candidate to take project ownership.
• Must have excellent Presentation and Business Development Skills, Heavy Client interaction.
• Work with other team members to develop layout concepts
• Mechanical Engineering background at the system design level a must
• Able to perform basic engineering calculations, hardware sizing (motor, gearbox, cylinders, etc)
• Experience with food transfer and processing equipment design (raw meat/poultry)
• Strong mechanical aptitude and extensive understanding of mechanical design concepts
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.  Mind set for creating and improving processes and designs
• Strong initiative, excellent leadership abilities.  
• Able to work with minimal supervision but requires detailed follow up and reporting to upper management to keep project team well informed.
• Experience with Hygienic design criteria as related to food processing equipment
• Food processing plant layout experience a plus
• Strong Solidworks skills - Minimum 5 years experience
• Strong AutoCAD skills
• Able to travel 25%-35%
•  Proficient with MS Office tools
• Experience with MS Project a plus.