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Job Title: 
Mechanical Engineer I 

Location:
Ekalaka, Montana
Report to:
Ty and Sarina O'Connor (Owners) 

Compensation: 

•  Full-time, $45,000 annual salary. 
•  Employer-provided housing. 
• Discretionary performance bonuses. 
• Full coverage of visa-related expenses, including visa processing fees, accommodations, and transportation to visa appointments. 
• Covered travel to the worksite upon approval of your TN visa. 

Job Description and Responsibilities:

• Mechanical failure analysis and diagnostics: Analyze equipment malfunctions and diagnostic data to identify root causes of mechanical failures and determine appropriate corrective or remedial action. Apply engineering judgment to distinguish between component-level faults and systemic design or operational issues. 
• Engineering diagnostics and performance evaluation: Use diagnostic tools and software to read fault codes, evaluate equipment performance parameters, and generate technical findings that inform repair decisions and operational planning for OCC's vehicles and agricultural machinery. 
• Equipment condition assessment and reliability engineering: Conduct systematic inspections and condition monitoring of OCC's mechanical systems to assess operational readiness, identify emerging failure modes, and develop recommendations that reduce unplanned downtime and extend equipment service life. 
• Preventive maintenance program development and oversight: Design, implement, and oversee a structured preventive maintenance program encompassing service scheduling, inspection protocols, and maintenance tracking systems for OCC's fleet and mechanical infrastructure.
• Maintenance records and reliability data management: Maintain detailed engineering records of maintenance activities, diagnostic findings, and equipment performance history to support reliability analysis, lifecycle planning, and continuous improvement of OCC's mechanical systems. 
• Parts, tools, and maintenance resource coordination: Evaluate and coordinate the procurement of components, tooling, and maintenance supplies necessary to sustain OCC's mechanical operations, including technical assessment of replacement parts for compatibility and performance suitability. 
•  Technical recommendations and engineering advisory: Evaluate recurring equipment issues and provide formal engineering recommendations regarding repair priorities, component replacement, system upgrades, and long-term maintenance strategy to optimize the performance and reliability of OCC's machinery. 
• Systems-level failure analysis and design improvement: Conduct root cause analyses of recurring mechanical failures at the systems level and recommend design modifications, component upgrades, or operational procedure changes to prevent recurrence and improve overall system reliability. 
• New equipment evaluation and acquisition support: Assess proposals for new equipment acquisitions by evaluating technical specifications, compatibility with existing systems, and suitability to OCC's operational requirements, providing engineering recommendations to support procurement decisions. 
• Equipment installation, commissioning, and integration: Oversee the installation and commissioning of new mechanical systems and equipment, ensuring proper integration with OCC's existing infrastructure and validating performance against design and operational specifications. 
• Maintenance procedure and safety protocol development: Develop and formalize written preventive maintenance procedures and safety protocols specific to OCC's fleet and equipment, establishing documented engineering standards for ongoing operational use.
  

Requirements and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline is required. 
• Professional experience in mechanical systems analysis, equipment diagnostics, preventive maintenance program management, or related engineering practice. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering principles to identify failure modes, evaluate system performance, and develop technical solutions.