Project Engineer

Are you a Project Engineer who is looking to join one of the top companies within the Manufacturing Industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in CAD, including 3-D modeling and drafting?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Galesburg, IL. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Project Engineer is responsible for the technical aspects of projects to supply large capital food processing equipment to customers.
• The project engineer is the customer's primary technical interface, working with sales, project management, and the service group to ensure equipment meets expectations.
• The project engineer leads the design effort and provides guidance on component specifications, equipment sizing, and detailed design specifications.
• Design of industrial food processing and packaging equipment models in Autodesk Inventor 3D.
• Drafting equipment layout/installation drawings, piping and instrumentation drawings, and process flow diagrams in AutoCAD 2D.
• Develop the project Motor and Device List as necessary.
• Review customer specifications, commercial documents, and internal standards documentation to determine the scope of the project supply.
• Work with the Application Engineer to develop project concept layouts and quote specifications.
• Organize and participate in peer review meetings to generate and review Risk Assessments.
• Sizing mechanical and powertrain components (shafts, bearings, sprockets, gearboxes).
• Sizing fluid flow components (valves and pumps) and specification of purchased components (sensors and switches).
• Monitor design and customer drawing release schedules to ensure the project is not delayed.
• We support equipment fabrication progress through our factory, which has a complete machine shop, sheet metal shop with laser and waterjet, and welding assembly shop.
• Work with our field service group to support equipment installation, start-up, and commissioning.
• Mobility is needed to review equipment during construction and commissioning off-site.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $83000 - $93000 / year.

Hours: 40 hrs/Week.

Length: Direct Placement.

Benefits:

Excellent salary and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K with company match, paid holidays, your birthday, PTO, and sick and vacation!

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Food Engineering.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in CAD, including 3-D modeling and drafting.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in design and manufacturability (DFM).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Microsoft Office.

• Experience with FEA modeling.
• Experience in food processing equipment, but analytical ability is most important.
• Experience working with SAP.
• Experience with Piping Design.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• Occasional travel to customer facilities for meetings and equipment troubleshooting.
• Overtime work is needed.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.