Job Description
Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer - Automation Machine Design
Location: Nashville Metropolitan Area - McEwen, TN (approximately 60 miles west of Nashville)
Hire Type: Direct-Hire
Compensation: 120-150K
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement
Must have Skill Set: Proven automation machine design experience
Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer with proven automation machine design experience to lead the design and development of custom automated machinery and manufacturing systems.
Job Duties:
- Lead the design and development of custom automation equipment and machinery
- Create 3D models, detailed drawings, and BOMs using SolidWorks
- Review customer requirements and develop machine concepts and engineering solutions
- Design systems incorporating robotics, servo motion, pneumatics, hydraulics, and other automation technologies
- Perform engineering calculations, stress analysis, and component sizing
- Select materials, components, and manufacturing methods for machine designs
- Lead design reviews and collaborate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams
- Support machine build, testing, startup, debugging, and commissioning activities
- Ensure designs meet performance, quality, and safety requirements
- Manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting project timelines
- Identify opportunities for design improvements, standardization, and cost reduction
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
- Experience with robotics, motion control, pneumatics, and industrial automation
- PE License, PMP Certification, or Master's Degree
This role is best suited for engineers with strong automation machine design experience, solid machine design fundamentals, and proven SolidWorks expertise. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and proven experience designing custom automated machinery.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (required)
- 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience
- Proven experience in automation machine design
- Proven experience designing custom automated machinery from concept through installation
- Strong SolidWorks experience
- Experience in automation, custom machinery, OEM equipment, or systems integration environments
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | McEwen, TN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- 3D Modelingunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Component Selectionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Debugging Skillsunmatched
- Design Servicesunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Motion Controlunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Roboticsunmatched
- Safety Trainingunmatched
- Servomechanismunmatched
- SolidWorksunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Stress Engineeringunmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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