Mechanical Engineer I

Mechanical Engineer I

Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America’s largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent’s largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.

Basic Job Functions:

The Mechanical Engineer I is responsible for supporting the development and enhancement of our product lines. Assisting in tasks related to large multi-team engineering development projects to enhance the capabilities of our industrial doors. Executing and documenting Engineering Change Orders.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing engineering support for new product development projects.
• Interfacing with Product Group leader and Project manager as well as ECO liaison as well as other project team members to enhance existing products.
• Designing solutions that meet the specific needs or directives outlined in Engineering Change requests.
• Creating and maintaining bills of material and engineering drawing sets.
• Working with vendors to facilitate communication and product development.
• Writing test plans and quality documents.
• Generating manufacturing-ready designs, including a proven ability to work with factory personnel to ensure capabilities alignment.
• Performing engineering analysis.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of solid modeling, using Solid Works.
• Strong drafting ability including a working knowledge of various dimensional call outs and symbols.
• Experience performing stress analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret complex documents as well as blueprints and work instructions.
• High level of mechanical aptitude along with fundamental understanding of electrical.
• An understanding of materials and their relative properties as it relates to engineering.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.