# Mechanical Engineer

Oterra is the global leader in naturally sourced colors for food, beverages, dietary supplements, and pet food. With over 140 years of expertise, we believe nature got it right the first time. Join our fast-growing, international team and help us make natural, healthy food accessible worldwide. The Mechanical Engineer supports the design, installation, reliability and continuous improvement of Oterra's manufacturing equipment and facilities. This role partners with Production, Maintenance, Quality, EHS and Supply Chain to keep equipment safe, compliant and efficient, and to deliver capital and process improvement projects on time and on budget. Design, specify and implement mechanical systems and equipment modifications for food-grade manufacturing, including tanks, piping, pumps, dryers, mixers and filtration systems. Lead or support capital projects from concept and scope definition through vendor selection, installation, commissioning and handover. Develop and review mechanical drawings, P&IDs, equipment specifications, and bills of materials; maintain engineering documentation. Troubleshoot mechanical and process equipment issues; perform root cause analysis and implement perm

- **Id**: 4086018
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/oterra-mechanical-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Mount Pleasant, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T13:59:12Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T08:50:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4936
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Food Ingredients

## Company

- **Id**: 693691
- **Name**: Oterra
- **Domain**: oterra.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/oterra>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T18:55:36Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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