Mechanical Engineer VI

at Amentum in Mossville, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Amentum is seeking a Mechanical Engineer 6 to join our Operations & Maintenance team in Mossville, IL.

Essential Responsibilities:

+ Research and analyze data such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.

+ Design products or systems in support of facilities’ infrastructure, research, or maintenance requirements.

+ Coordinate, troubleshoot, and approve installation activities as inspection services to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and specifications.

+ Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.

+ Designing and implementing cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety, reliability, and throughput.

+ Performs design work for new construction, renovations, and improvement projects for real property facilities.

+ Responsible for selected construction inspections, quality control and submittal reviews beyond and expertise of construction managers.

+ Develops cost estimates and time schedules, reviews, and analyzes preliminary and final designs, plans and specifications for technical efficiency and adequacy.

+ Prepares necessary correspondence, technical reports, contract documents, fact sheets and status reports and prepares final construction drawings suitable for obtaining qualified bids from contractors.

+ Prepares architect and engineer statements of work, serves as a technical representative for negotiation and/or administration of contracts.

+ Monitors and/or manages projects for new construction, renovations, and improvements to real property facilities utilizing a professional knowledge of engineering.

+ Complies with health, safety and environmental rules and procedures and performs work in a manner that enhances the safety of the work environment.

Minimum Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with a minimum of (4) years of design experience and be capable of providing mechanical design service including determination of HVAC loads, equipment selection, duct sizing and routing, interior plumbing design, and exterior plumbing design.

+ Experience in the use of documents relating to the development of projects, contraction, and construction.

+ Good communication and analytical skills; working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs.

+ Proficient in AutoCAD 2012 or later and use AutoCAD to create presentable and accurate facility as well as infrastructure plans for concept and statement of work requirements for project execution.

+ Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line.

Additional Information:

+ Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

+ This position requires a valid Driver’s License.

+ This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

+ This position will require the ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location.

+ This position may require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.

Physical Requirements:

+ Some tasks will require repetitive wrist movement.

+ Requires ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen.

+ Requires ability to use a variety of office equipment and to operate a computer keyboard to access data bases, to send/receive messages and to prepare documents.

+ Requires ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to other Amentum, customer and/or vendor locations in the area, as well as some air travel to more distant locations.

+ Requires the ability to communicate with others on the telephone and in one-on-one or group discussions, meetings, and presentations.

+ Requires some moving of light to medium weight materials into desks, filing cabinets and other storage locations.

+ Requires the ability to interact with all clients in a professional and friendly manner despite periods of stress.

Special Requirements:

+ Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed.

+ Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained.

+ Familiarity with facilities equipment descriptors such as HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

+ Experience working in purchasing or subcontracting in a manufacturing, maintenance, or a related service field.

+ Experience with CMMS.

+ Experience streamlining and improving inventory practices.

Other Attributes:

+ Must be willing to work overtime when required.

+ May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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