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Our team members focus on producing the highest quality products in the industry and providing industry-leading services. Safety and integrity are our guiding principles, and we work together to achieve excellence for our customers every day.\nTrystar’s team members are our most important asset. We are in search of a StaffMechanical Engineer who will lead our design efforts in Power Conversion Solutionsto exceed customer expectations & achieve strategic and aspirational growth plans while following our values & guiding principles.\nIn this role you will get to design and coordinate large-scale engineering designs in a rapidly growing and increasingly central portion of Trystar’s enterprise-wide business strategy. The successful candidate will be able to create new designs and advise on a course of action on preexisting projects. 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