Principal Mechanical Engineer - Process Equipment Honey Brook, PA $115,000-$130,000 per year Full-Time | On-Site Achilles is recruiting a Principal Mechanical Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader for a manufacturer of highly engineered steam and process equipment. This is an individual-contributor technical leadership role rather than a traditional people-management position. You will be a go-to engineer for a product line involving pressure, steam, mechanical systems, instrumentation, and controls integration. The right person will bring deep mechanical product-design experience and be comfortable helping other engineers solve difficult technical problems while still remaining hands-on with design, calculations, troubleshooting, and product development. What You'll Do Serve as a senior technical resource for a complex engineered equipment product line Lead mechanical design decisions and technical design reviews Drive new product development from concept through design, prototyping, validation, and release Troubleshoot field issues and lead root-cause analysis Improve existing products for reliability, manufacturability, cost, and performance Perform and review engineering calculations Maintain and review ASME Section VIII calculation packages Coordinate mechanical and controls design across integrated equipment systems Develop and maintain engineering standards and reusable design practices Mentor engineers through technical reviews and hands-on coaching Work closely with manufacturing, quality, sales, purchasing, project management, testing, installation, and customers What We're Looking For 8+ years of machine design, product design, or closely related mechanical engineering experience Strong experience with several of the following: Steam systems or steam-component selection Pressure vessels or high-temperature/high-pressure equipment Industrial process equipment Pneumatic systems Stress or failure calculations Instrumentation and sensor selection P&IDs 3+ years of SolidWorks experience Ability to create and review detailed engineering drawings and calculation packages Experience setting or maintaining engineering design standards Enough controls knowledge to work effectively around PLC/HMI systems, instrumentation, control valves, and I/O Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Experience with autoclaves, sterile-processing equipment, ASME Section VIII, cGMP environments, SolidWorks PDM, welding/GD&T, or pressure equipment is highly valuable. A Pennsylvania PE license is a plus, but not required. This position is based on-site in Honey Brook, PA .

Pay:

$115,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person