Published: Jun 27, 2025 - The Mechanical Professional specializes in designing, developing, and maintaining mechanical systems across diverse industries. This role focuses on applying engineering and physics principles to enhance product performance, efficiency, and reliability. The individual demonstrates expertise in CAD software, material selection, and problem-solving to drive innovation and ensure technical excellence.

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1. Mechanical Assembler, Hargrove Engineers & Constructors, Mobile, AL
Job Summary:
- Perform advanced assemblies of product by interpreting blueprints, worksheets and Mil. Specs
- Using various hand tools, hardware, rivets and adhesives
- Log time accurately in Putty against work orders (Max 1 supervisor correction per week)
- Organize and plan projects to meet customer delivery expectations
- Accurately complete production paperwork (i.e., routers)
- Utilizes Shelf Life Material database (SLiM) daily to prevent expired shelf life items from being used in the assembly process
- Maintains a clean work area and embraces 5S principles at all times
- Calibrates and utilizes tools for the assembly of the product
Skills on Resume:
- Blueprint Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Tool Handling (Hard Skills)
- Time Logging (Hard Skills)
- Project Planning (Soft Skills)
- Paperwork Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Material Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Workplace Organization (Soft Skills)
- Tool Calibration (Hard Skills)
2. Electro-Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Mayville Engineering Company, Beaver Dam, WI
Job Summary:
- Machine troubleshooting and resolution
- Preventative maintenance tasks
- Monitor daily operation and ensure operators follow company procedures
- New site audits, installation, set up and production training for operators
- CVD machine upgrades, assembly and validation
- Daily machine maintenance checks
- Replacement of consumable materials and parts, stock control
- Machine quality issue identification, escalation and improvement
- Product coating performance-related issues, identification and resolution
- Updates of production, maintenance, upgrade and validation records
- Service documentation creation
- Support customer sites, which may involve international travel at short notice
- Involvement in NPI trial runs to transfer from the pilot stage to mass production
- Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are met
- Process optimization including recommendations for customers' on-site process flows
Skills on Resume:
- Machine Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
- Preventative Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Operational Monitoring (Soft Skills)
- Site Installation (Hard Skills)
- Machine Upgrades (Hard Skills)
- Stock Control (Hard Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Process Optimization (Soft Skills)
3. Mechanical Design Engineer, GKN Sinter Metals, Salem, IN
Job Summary:
- Processing of project orders and estimates
- Provide engineering drawings, production drawings, engineering parts lists and assembly details for estimating production and purchasing
- Provide design and technical expertise to meet contractual requirements for the design of permanent way materials and drawings
- Preparation of the bill of materials and part numbers to meet manufacturing requirements
- Be associated with checking of specifications and tender documents and verifying of production drawings and bills of material
- Utilise CAD software to design turnouts and components from complete layouts to manufacturing drawings
- Develop improved drawings, parts lists and details associated with the manufacture of rail component products
- Apply kinematic and geometric principles to determine layout geometries
- Apply material strengths principles to determine the dimensions of turnout components
Skills on Resume:
- Project Processing (Hard Skills)
- Technical Drawing (Hard Skills)
- Design Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Bill Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Specification Checking (Hard Skills)
- CAD Design (Hard Skills)
- Layout Geometry (Hard Skills)
- Material Analysis (Hard Skills)
4. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Southland Industries, Garden Grove, CA
Job Summary:
- Develop new products from concept to production using the NPD process
- Plan and execute design activities with a focus on safety, quality, cost and timing
- Perform necessary Engineering Calculations (Stress, Strain, Load, Tolerance Calculations etc.)
- Understand and apply relevant industry standards to ensure products comply or exceed all requirements
- Develop test plans, conduct product testing and document results
- Liaise with customers and suppliers
- Drive continuous improvement within the engineering and test department
Skills on Resume:
- Product Development (Hard Skills)
- Design Planning (Soft Skills)
- Engineering Calculations (Hard Skills)
- Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Product Testing (Hard Skills)
- Customer Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Supplier Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
5. Mechanical Designer, Chemtrade Logistics, Cairo, OH
Job Summary:
- Operate a design and computer-assisted design station
- Ensure the integrability and manufacturability of concepts
- Fill out the documentation and produce drawing sets
- Ensure that drawings produced comply with specifications and other input data within deadlines
- Prepare specifications as well as material and time cost estimates for the concepts
- Analyze the different requirements or standards related to the fire, smoke and toxicity (FST) to be met in the various current or future contracts
- Write technical documents necessary for the closure of the various customer deliverables (CDRL - Contractual and Deliverable Requirement List)
- Draft and execute the various test procedures used to test and qualify the module(s)
- Monitor the evolution of the production of each of the modules or concepts
- Participate in any other activity as defined in the associated business process
Skills on Resume:
- CAD Operation (Hard Skills)
- Design Feasibility (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Specification Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
- FST Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Technical Writing (Hard Skills)
- Test Execution (Hard Skills)
6. Mechanical Drafter, INEOS Olefins & Polymers, Alvin, TX
Job Summary:
- Create 3-D CAD models of off-the-shelf electro-mechanical components
- Create 2-D engineering drawings for electro-mechanical parts and assemblies, labels, cables, and circuit board assemblies
- Create and modify circuit card mechanical constraints drawings, including SMT fabrication panel details
- Create circuit card assembly drawings from CAD data
- Release documents and BOMs to the configuration management system
- Incorporate ECOs in the configuration management system
- Understand and apply department modeling and drafting practices
- Follow established processes and submit work for review
- Effectively interact with the design team and configuration management personnel to ensure the timely release of documents
- Operate in a team environment and can respond effectively to changing priorities
Skills on Resume:
- 3D Modeling (Hard Skills)
- 2D Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Mechanical Constraints (Hard Skills)
- Assembly Drawings (Hard Skills)
- Document Release (Hard Skills)
- ECO Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Process Adherence (Soft Skills)
7. Mechanical Engineer, Gentherm Incorporated, Grand Blanc, MI
Job Summary:
- Optimize product cost/quality/productivity
- Utilize various techniques to resolve production and process problems
- Statistical analysis of process and trial data
- Utilization of Lean Six Sigma principles
- Interface with operations and field services to optimize product quality
- Communicate with and take direction from both Technical and Operations management
- Actively identify and prioritize areas of opportunity
- Design, implement and optimize solutions in complex systems
- Participate as a team member in capital improvements
- Provide interim support for operations
- Design, execute product development trials and analyze results
Skills on Resume:
- Cost Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Lean Principles (Hard Skills)
- Quality Interface (Soft Skills)
- Cross-Functional Communication (Soft Skills)
- System Design (Hard Skills)
- Trial Execution (Hard Skills)
8. Mechanical Estimator, Inteplast Group, Livingston, NJ
Job Summary:
- Pricing heating installation tenders for projects
- Reading and understanding drawings and specifications
- Conducting site surveys (to produce estimates/tenders/quotations)
- Liaising with Clients to raise questions about the tender documents
- Liaising with suppliers to obtain quotes for materials/services
- Preparing detailed Mechanical estimates, tenders, and quotations
- Supporting client meetings and estimation/tender presentations to secure opportunities
- Create and present informative presentations to potential clients
Skills on Resume:
- Tender Pricing (Hard Skills)
- Drawing Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Site Surveying (Hard Skills)
- Client Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Supplier Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Estimate Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Support (Soft Skills)
- Presentation Delivery (Soft Skills)
9. Mechanical Fitter, Sapa Extrusions North America, Delhi, LA
Job Summary:
- Routine and periodic inspections and maintenance of the client’s assets and facilities and ensure that plant and equipment are kept in good working order
- Ensuring job compliance with all OHS, Environmental and Quality procedures and policies
- Undertake and participate in job and plant hazard identification, and incident notifications
- Attend and have active involvement in team meetings and toolbox meetings
- Installation and augmentation of major assets/plant/installations
- Maintenance and fault finding of major assets/plant/installations
- Investigation and resolution of recurring alarms
- Assist with the commissioning and decommissioning of major assets/plant/installations
- Undertake standby roster duties on a rotating basis
Skills on Resume:
- Asset Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Hazard Identification (Hard Skills)
- Team Participation (Soft Skills)
- Asset Installation (Hard Skills)
- Fault Diagnosis (Hard Skills)
- Alarm Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Commissioning Support (Hard Skills)
10. Mechanical Inspector, Orion Industries, Auburn, WA
Job Summary:
- Perform complex inspection of all types of mechanical parts, sub‑assemblies or assemblies
- Review and/or Perform AS9102-compliant First-Article Inspections
- Devise, develop, set up, lay out and use any equipment to perform inspections
- Work with engineers to assist in the review of rejects in performing defect analysis
- Work from CAD models, drawings, sketches and specifications where general but not detailed inspection information is provided
- Prepare written records and reports and recommend inspection procedures
- Reports on quality trends and provides full information on failures to supervisors
- Thoroughly, legibly and accurately document inspection results and other data on prescribed forms and databases
- Tactfully and effectively communicate with all Elbit Systems of America- Merrimack employees, suppliers and customers concerning products or processes
- Perform supplier source inspections and participate in root cause analysis
Skills on Resume:
- Part Inspection (Hard Skills)
- First Article (Hard Skills)
- Equipment Setup (Hard Skills)
- Defect Analysis (Hard Skills)
- CAD Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Trend Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Inspection (Hard Skills)
11. Mechanical Specialist, PMMI Engineering, Wentzville, MO
Job Summary:
- Develop and validate design methods, development of updated discs and aerofoil designs
- Training and development of Compressor design specialists
- Design simulation in NX, including the ability to analyse non-linear structures, contact mechanics and fatigue crack propagation
- Creation of complex structures in NX
- Simulate material mechanical behaviour, including plasticity and high temperature mechanics such as creep, phase change and environmental degradation
- Perform analyses of a fidelity appropriate to the problem
- Specify tests and interpret results to reduce analytical uncertainty
- Issue life declarations for classified components
- Utilise service experience to datum analytical results
- Liaise with and support Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality Teams
Skills on Resume:
- Design Validation (Hard Skills)
- Team Training (Soft Skills)
- Simulation Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Structure Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Material Simulation (Hard Skills)
- Problem Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Test Specification (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Team Liaison (Soft Skills)
12. Mechanical Supervisor, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, PA
Job Summary:
- Supervise the reception and unloading of the equipment and Pressure Part by the subcontractor
- Follow up and supervise the erection and installation work of subcontractors
- Coordinate the activities of subcontractors with the support and instruction from the Site Manager
- Advise on the erection and installation work of subcontractors
- Assure that the subcontractors follow the given erection instructions and quality specifications
- Comply with HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) rules, as well as with local requirements in the country of the site
- Provide direction concerning general erection matters
- Assure that the erection sequence and the inspection Hold Points plan are followed in the work
- Supervise the Welding procedure in the pressure part and piping installation
Skills on Resume:
- Equipment Supervision (Hard Skills)
- Installation Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Activity Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Technical Advising (Soft Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- HSE Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Erection Direction (Soft Skills)
- Welding Supervision (Hard Skills)
13. Mechanical Technician, Orizon Aerostructures, Grove, OK
Job Summary:
- Responsible for powering up and powering down machines
- Initiates inserting production by way of the OMNICOM machine controls
- Handles routine preventive maintenance and cleaning of machinery such as blow-out stackers and strappers before a production run
- Addresses all problems regarding equipment maintenance and operational performance via Press Reports, Daily Machine Log
- Understands proper set-up and preventive maintenance procedures and the time given to perform such tasks
- Adjust hoppers during production to maximize performance
- Maintain constant throughput speeds and achieve daily production goals
- Submits proper documentation for any repairs via Machine Repair Tags
- Inspect bundle labels and count at the start of each run and verify against the Burt reports
- Effectively works with Technical Services and Engineering Department personnel to resolve any maintenance problems
- Make certain that all operating reports are complete and turned into a supervisor
Skills on Resume:
- Machine Operation (Hard Skills)
- Preventive Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Problem Reporting (Soft Skills)
- Production Adjustment (Hard Skills)
- Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Repair Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Label Inspection (Hard Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)