Nucor
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Mechanical Engineer
- Location
- Fontana, CA, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Details Division: California Steel Industries Location: Fontana, CA, USA Other Available Locations: $42.23 - $46.56 an hour plus ROA bonus Basic Job Functions:
- Designs production machinery systems, with auxiliary and related equipment; including preparing of drawings and documentation.
- Reviews and analyzes projects and proposals for facilities involving changes to production machinery and related equipment.
- Recommends project changes to ensure full legal compliance and to insure that modified or new facilities meet required standards.
- Provide civil engineers with any needed project requirement that require surveys for needed for machinery relocations or changes.
- Serves as technical expert in subject area of engineering practices, to “ad hoc” or investigating committees developing proposals and recommendations for consideration by CSI management.
- Advises management staff on engineering projects and technical factors restricting or limiting operating departmental proposals.
- Performs engineering studies of building and equipment layouts, to determine optimum arrangements, based on analysis of operating and capital costs, processing yields and losses, in-process time, and manpower costs.
- Analyzes vendor proposals for adequacy and economics and conducts vendor reviews and meetings to coordinate changes or clarify proposals and recommendations.
- Establishes parameters for vendors proposals and coordinates all transactions with CSI Purchasing Department.
- Checks and authenticates drawings for projects within area of responsibility.
- Ensures drawing archives are updated to include the newest drawings when actual construction or installation occurs.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
Detailed Selection Criteria:
- Design – Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models using Autodesk AutoCAD & Inventor (or Solidworks).
- Project management skills – must have experience managing projects from conception to implementation in the mill being worked on.
- Mechanical Knowledge - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and/or maintenance.
- Engineering and Technology – Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures and equipment to work at hand
- Initiative - Being proactive with seeking out work that needs to be done and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Independence – Ability to work efficiently with minimal oversight.
Preferences:
- Experience leading a team project.
- Experience in rolling mill operations.
- Experience in industrial hydraulics
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace
From Nucor's careers page (Company careers page), checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Posted 28 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job