Sr. Mechanical Project Engineer
Piscataway, NJFull-time$120–140K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Sr. Mechanical Project Engineer creates designs and drawings for rail car systems and components and leads projects from customer requirements through operation. The role supports vehicle and engine testing, manages system-level interactions, and coordinates with engineering disciplines, suppliers, purchasing, plant personnel, and remote manufacturing sites. It also supports repairs, welding and inspection, and quality assurance at maintenance sites.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Full job description
Experience Required
10 years light rail vehicle
Minimum Education Required
BS - Mechanical Engineering
License(s) Required
NJ AWS certified; Licensed ME
Expected Start Date
08/28/2026
Compensation
$120,000.00 - $140,000.00 / Yearly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
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Create mechanical designs and drawings, for rail car systems and components
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Lead the full project life cycle — from defining customer requirements through operation
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Provide process and measurement support for vehicle and engine testing, and support project
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Understand and manage system-level interactions between processes, equipment, and controls
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Work with other engineering disciplines, suppliers, purchasing, plant personnel, and remote manufacturing sites.
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Ensure designs and processes meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards
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Responsible for estimating damage repairs
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Prepare technical reports, plans, and documentation for design, testing, and maintenance
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Support QA in managing open items (as required) on rail cars at maintenance site.
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Provide engineering mechanical repairs for railcars and associated systems
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Oversee the welding and inspection process of rail cars
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Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Great organization, attention to detail and time management skills
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Knowledge of schematics, circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming is a plus
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Proficiency with computer-assisted design (CAD) software
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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Proven ability to work collaboratively to identify solutions
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Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field required
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10 years of related experience preferred
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Licensed Mechanical Engineer, State of NJ AWS Certified Weld Inspector preferred
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Familiarity working with carbon steel, aluminum and stainless
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
Sr Mech Project Eng
Job Type
Full Time
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How this job compares
Set against the 7,685 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–140K/yr
- New Jersey median$102–151K/yr87 salary ranges
- US median$106–160K/yr4,647 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is close to the New Jersey median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 106 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 7,685 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Marotta Controls, Inc.11 open
- WSP USA9 open
- Actalent7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,391 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,271 of the 7,685 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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