Mechanical Engineer

Georgia-Pacific - Neenah, WI

Full-time

Neenah, WI

Wood Product Manufacturing

About the position

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for the Neenah Technical Center operations team. This role involves working as an operations-facing engineer for Consumer Products R&D pilot equipment, focusing on delivering innovative manufacturing solutions from concept through completion. The position emphasizes improving the safety, reliability, automation, and functionality of existing machine mechanical systems, providing an excellent opportunity to challenge technical, organizational, and leadership skills while contributing to the innovation pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and collaborate with external/internal engineering resources to support project execution.
• Drive project teams to successfully deliver the scope of work on budget and on time throughout detailed design, construction, turnover to operations, and closeout.
• Design mechanical systems to improve operations safety and innovate product technology.
• Guide and participate in the development, evaluation, recommendation, and selection of mechanical technologies with cross functional teams.
• Build relationships and share knowledge to provide platform solutions and improved standards implementation.
• Perform machine mechanical component and system design, validation, and troubleshooting to ensure efficient operation.
• Focus on machine functional safety, apply safety risk reduction standards to designs, and validate safety systems in operation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology.
• Experience working in mechanical engineering, reliability, or maintenance fields.
• Knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of the design, construction, operation, reliability, and maintenance of continuous or discrete manufacturing processes.
• CAD experience.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment design or operation.

Nice-to-haves

• Three (3) or more years of experience in mechanical engineering.
• Experience working within the pulp and paper industry.