ALKAR-RAPIDPAK, INC.
Mechanical Designer / Senior Technical Coordinator (Tier IV)
25 days ago
Lodi
Job DescriptionDescription: The Senior Technical Coordinator plays a key supporting role in the execution of customer projects, bridging advanced mechanical design with cross-functional coordination, customer communication, and internal scheduling. Working closely with Category Managers, this role assists with project-level leadership tasks and may independently manage smaller or less complex projects. Senior Technical Coordinators help ensure engineering timelines are met and that final designs meet ALKAR’s technical and manufacturing standards Key Responsibilities • Lead the top-level design strategy and architecture for complex equipment projects, • Coordinate design timelines, milestones, and engineering deliverables across internal teams, • Communicate directly with customers to review specifications, address concerns, and confirm design intent, • Act as the technical point of contact during project execution—internally and externally, • Assist with change management and scope alignment throughout the project lifecycle, • Support shop floor execution by answering technical questions and resolving design conflicts, • Collaborate with Controls Engineering, Project Management, and Production to ensure seamless integration of components and systems, • Support Design Leads in managing team workload and ensuring engineering best practices, • Identify opportunities for design standardization and process improvement, • Occasional travel to customer installation sites (< 10%), • 7+ years of experience in mechanical design, preferably involving custom equipment or capital projects, • Expertise in SolidWorks and fabrication-focused design methods, • Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects across multiple departments, • Strong customer-facing communication skills, both written and verbal, • Proven ability to take ownership of project-level outcomes and engineering timelines, • Experience in food processing, thermal systems, or related capital equipment industries (preferred), • Familiarity with ERP systems, project tracking tools, or document control systems (preferred), • Prior experience interfacing with controls, service, or installation teams (preferred), • Clear communication skills with a collaborative, professional approach, • Aligned with a culture that values trust, teamwork, follow-through, and proactive problem solving
