Mechanical Engineer

About Locke:

Locke AMI is a mechanical contractor and distributor of package boiler systems, with more than 40 years of experience. Located in Kansas City and servicing customers nationwide, we specialize in new boiler installation, maintenance, outage management, equipment installation, and emergency outage projects.

SUMMARY:

The function of the Mechanical Engineer role is to provide design solutions for our customer’s projects. This will include preliminary designs during the estimating phase of projects and detailed designs throughout the procurement and construction phases of the project. In addition to the design efforts, this roll will perform equipment cost estimating, construction site observations and participate in business development.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with customer site inspections to determine their project needs and provide creative and cost-effective solutions
• Participates in proposals and presentations to customers for larger and more complex projects
• Develops relationships with clients to foster repeat customers for both new projects and ongoing maintenance projects
• Performs preliminary design calculations to size equipment during the project proposal and estimating phases
• Assists in project estimating focusing on the process equipment design and supply costs
• Performs detailed design for new package boiler installations and boiler system retrofit projects
• Assists in purchasing including defining scopes of work, material lists, and project specific terms, including maintaining Buysheet, developing Material/Subcontractor requirements per Bid Prices and Scopes of Supply
• Reviews vendor submittals to ensure compliance with design requirements
• Identify, draft, and track to completion request for information
• Assists with constructability reviews and value engineering functions; ? Manage new project initialization processes, including audit of estimating change sheets, and recap setup, Buysheet creation
• Performs ASME code calculations for pressure vessels
• Completes National Board forms including R1 reports, and reviews reports with the Authorized Inspector
• Reviews and recommends appropriate welding procedures for boiler code welding projects to Mechanical Engineering Manager
• Communicates engineering plans and requirements with the construction team to ensure successful project installations
• Communicates design updates and changes directly with the Mechanical Engineering Manager and the construction team to minimize impacts of changes
• Provides periodic site support to construction team during critical points of the project installation
• Assists in accounts payables process
• Participate and compile Lessons Learned on projects and Maintenance Sites, and recommend corrective actions.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must have 4-year Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent technical training and related experience
• Excellent communication (verbal and written,) presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed. Expect to be at project sites and owner meetings 10-20% of time.
• Excellent organizational, time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment to develop the best solutions for our Customer’s needs.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to convey trust and respect to internal and external team members.
• Strong working knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Office Suite. Must utilize estimating and design programs. AutoCAD skills are a plus.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• PTO from Day 1
• 7 Paid Holidays (plus 6 additional half-days), 1 Community Day, 1 Floating Holiday
• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual Discretionary Bonuses
• Car Allowance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance with supplemental options
• 401k with Company Match
• HSA and FSA options
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Family Planning and Adoption Assistance
• Education Reimbursement