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Project Engineer

Portsmouth, Virginia, Louisville, Colorado

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com. 

AMP is hiring an experienced Project Engineer reporting to the Director of Hardware Engineering with a weekly mix of in-person and work from home days. This person can work hybrid out of our Louisville, CO headquarters, or live in the Portsmouth, Virginia area and be able to commute in to our Portsmouth, VA plant periodically. 

In this role, the Project Engineer will be responsible for CAD work, documentation, and vendor communication to convey and validate design requirements. Additionally, the Project Engineer will collaborate with project managers and engineers across the AMP organization to ensure timely execution of engineering tasks and equipment procurement to meet facility installation deadlines. 

As a Project Engineer at AMP, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Lead third party equipment selection, approval and design validation: fitment checks, adherence to design/maintenance/operational specifications, and drawing sign offs.
  • Construct and validate bills of materials.
  • Review engineering drawings for chutes, transitions, and structures. Ensure designs meet requirements, contain correct meta data, and can be easily fabricated.
  • Review and approve ECOs in Arena PLM system.
  • Collaborate with project managers on schedule, reporting, and production release for procurement. 
  • Update and maintain facility design requirement documentation in collaboration with operations and maintenance.
  • Create tools and processes that make design requirements easy to reference and follow, automating adherence where possible.
  • Document as-built deviations and maintain as-built documentation.
  • Review systems to ensure adherence to all local OSHA, ASTM, and structural codes and standards.

The successful candidate will have:

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of industry experience in mechanical or project engineering roles, with a strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in CAD design, with experience in SolidWorks.
  • Eagerness to learn and adaptable, with drive to succeed in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Experience with Solidworks PDM and Arena, or other, similar PDM and PLM platforms.
  • Ability to persevere through challenges and demonstrate reliability in meeting project deadlines.
  • Team-oriented approach, with excellent communication skills and a willingness to take ownership of projects and present them to internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of industrial equipment or machine automation experience.
  • Experience in system design and analysis.
  • Exposure to research and design processes, preferably in the context of waste management or recycling technologies.
  • Experience working with large industrial equipment.
  • Hands-on skills for pitching in on builds or testing when needed.
  • Passion for the environment and recycling, with demonstrated experience in related projects or initiatives.
  • Knowledge or experience with robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence.
  • Previous involvement in startup environments and a track record of contributing to their success.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent combination of technical experience and work experience.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is sometimes required to stand, walk, use hand and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.

Working Location(s): 

  • Hybrid or full time in-office at AMP’s Louisville, CO HQ
  • Living in the Portsmouth, VA area with ability to commute into Portsmouth plant as needed

Travel Requirements: 

  • 10% Travel

AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants who identify with a historically underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary & Compensation Information: $110,000 - $125,000 per year

Equity Grant:  The candidate selected for this role will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications. 

Benefits Information:

  • Medical - The company covers between 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection. 
  • Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life
  • Benefits start the day you start
  • HSA Eligible Health Plans, Employer Monthly Contributions on Dependent and Individual Plans
  • 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)
  • FTO - Flexible Time Off
  • 6 Accrued Sick Days
  • Eight (8) paid holidays

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