Regional Mechanical Engineer

at  Integrated Power Services

IPS is seeking innovative and dynamic engineers to join our team and make a significant impact by keeping our world advancing. At IPS, we innovate, inspire, and transform. We’re looking for technically proficient and entrepreneurial problem-solvers who embrace challenges, continuously seek knowledge, and push the limits of what’s possible. At IPS, you’ll have the chance to work on impactful engineering projects through the entire project lifecycle, develop innovative solutions, and contribute to the future of our industry. You’ll collaborate with the brightest minds, learn from experts, and grow professionally in a values-driven company. Unleash your potential with IPS and be part of something big.

UNMATCHED CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Actively participate in the IPS UCE tier meeting process – UCE1 and above
• Provide mechanical engineering and technical support to region
• Ensure that IPS solutions meet customer specifications, expectations, and applicable industry standards.
• Assist with implementation of quality improvement actions
• Ensure compliance with operating policies and procedures
• Utilize Continuous Improvement Process Solution (CIPS) tools and Processes to deliver continued quality and productivity to our customers
• Enforce strict safety protocols and compliance with regulatory requirements in all engineering and shop activities
• Innovative Thinking: Embracing innovation and creativity is key to staying competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.
• Adaptability: Markets and industries are constantly evolving, and IPS leaders must be flexible and adaptable. A successful IPS leader must pivot quickly in response to changing market conditions, emerging trends, and unexpected challenges
• Collaborative Leadership: Effective leadership involves fostering collaboration and teamwork across departments.
• Resilience and Persistence: Should demonstrate resilience, perseverance, and a willingness to learn from failures to ultimately drive success
• Ethical Conduct: Upholding high ethical standards and integrity is essential in all business dealings. Should prioritize honesty, transparency, and fairness in their interactions with clients, partners, and team members to build lasting trust and credibility
• Accountability: Should demonstrate ownership of decisions with both positive and negative outcomes. Proactive in sharing best practices and lessons learned
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Always seeking to improve delivery and outcomes
• Team with regional electrical engineer to provide mechanical technical support to customers, repair shops, and field service activities
• Interface with customers, troubleshoot equipment problems, perform testing and measurements, generate reports
• Provide technical support to the sales team, participate in customer visits, provide customer and sales training
• Ensure that repairs meet customer specifications, expectations, and applicable industry standards
• Provide guidance for technical capabilities and mitigating risk
• Apply engineering science and technology to innovate for the industry. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design, production and repair of electrical rotating apparatus
• Reverse engineer motor and generator designs at minimum back to OEM standards
• Investigate equipment failures and perform RCA (Root Cause Analysis) leveraging stress analysis tools and processes
• Drive development of mechanical work motor repair instructions
• Drafting, laying out, and specifying technical devices, parts, and equipment, providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to communicate how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used
• Manage and support shop with capital improvements and integration of new capital manufacturing assets
• Support regional shops with complex mechanical issues when needed
• Educate and train customers, vendors and IPS technicians on motor/generator operating theory and repair processes
• Actively participate in Ultimate Customer Experience tiered meeting process

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• B.S. or M.S. Mechanical Engineering Degree preferred – open to other based on combination of degree and direct technical experience
• Preferred qualification: 10+ years’ experience with electrical motor design, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting
• Passion for critical thinking and problem solving
• Strong hands-on experience in fabrication, machining, manufacturing, machine repair or similar
• Experience performing RCFA to determine failure mode and FMEA’s
• Experience with the design, manufacturing, application, repair, testing, maintenance, and diagnostics, of electric motors and generators
• Ability to perform advanced diagnostic assessments to troubleshoot motor, generator and control issues with applicable test equipment
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to communicate technical data in a clear and concise manner
• Strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite and CAD including finite element analysis

WHO WE ARE:

At Integrated Power Services (IPS), we’re committed to empowering you to make a meaningful impact. As the industry’s leading and fastest-growing service provider, IPS offers single-source electromechanical and power management solutions to enhance the reliability of critical infrastructure across North America and the United Kingdom. We serve over 30,000 essential customer locations, from renewable energy pioneers to hospitals, manufacturers, and municipalities, helping them avoid costly downtime and ensure mission-critical operations.
When you join IPS, you’re joining a team that’s revolutionizing equipment and process reliability across diverse sectors, from power generation to petrochemicals, and beyond. You’ll learn from industry experts, grow alongside a talented workforce, and be part of a company that is built on the Shared Values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Customer Focus, and Entrepreneurial Spirit.