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ASTEC builds heavy industrial equipment for the asphalt and aggregate industries, and their Engineering team sits at the core of that work. The company has sponsored work visas for Engineering roles, making it a viable target if you're in mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering and need sponsorship to work in the U.S.
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Get Access To All JobsABOUT THE POSITION: Under general supervision of the CI Engineering Manager, the CI Design Engineer is responsible for design support efforts on production equipment for Custom, Configured, & ETO, QIT issues, Cost reductions, and Production support. As well as any other Cost of Goods Sold support as required. This position will focus on vibrating equipment such as inclined and horizontal screens, pan feeders and vibrating grizzly feeders (VGF’s). Experience with these products is preferred but not mandatory. The Design Engineer position at Astec has four (4) levels dependent on experience and specialty. There are engineers who specialize in new and existing product development/design, product safety, manufacturing set-up, hydraulic and electrical product development/design. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with other engineers, cross-functional teams not limited to sales, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. They will develop conceptual and final design solutions, manage and coordinate project activities, support existing product offerings, and perform testing or analysis of new and existing products to further Astec’s product line development goals. Design Engineers can be asked to travel to develop business relationships with customers, dealers, and suppliers. They may also participate in product focus groups to gain critical customer application and design suggestions to assist in the development of the product lines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to)
- Perform design engineering as it relates to Astec product development and improvement projects.
- Effectively use 3-D CAD to model designs and use other engineering tools like FEA to optimize solutions.
- Create, check and maintain thorough engineering specifications and drawings.
- Manage engineering changes per established company procedures.
- Be a technical resource as needed to support other departmental needs such as operations, quality, purchasing, service, et cetera.
SUPERVISORY
None
INTERNAL CONTROLS AUTHORITY
Design Engineer is responsible for certain internal control responsibilities. These internal control responsibilities have been verbally communicated to the Design Engineer and periodic feedback is provided as it relates to the performance of these internal control responsibilities.
MINIMUM EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Job-related Skills and Abilities
- Maintain positive, cooperative working relationships by working, interacting, and communicating with various personalities, getting along with customers, vendors, co-workers and management, working both individually and as part of a team.
- Use interpersonal skills to be an effective member of cross-functional project teams from concept to testing, and ultimately to production.
- Demonstrate technical and written skills to document ideas, designs and concepts.
- Proficient with personal computing, Microsoft Office Suite, 3-D CAD software applications (SolidWorks preferred) and ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
- Good organization and time-management skills.
- Ability to set daily priorities and adjust to sudden changes in project/priority and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a positive fashion.
- Willingness to accept responsibility for assigned tasks and take on new challenges.
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on a customary and regular basis.
- Effectively work with sketches, marked-up prints and verbal instructions to drive concept to solution.
- Review customer drawings, specification drawings, and other applicable specifications to determine requirement and/or feasibility of component.
- Develop design concepts to meet required cost objectives including involvement with supply chain operations to provide technical information for the selection of components.
- Ability to develop and/or guide necessary computations such as load development, stress analysis, performance measurement, hydraulic circuit analysis, costing, etc. and interpret the results as necessary.
- Responsible for achieving due dates and pre-defined requirements defined by management.
- Interact with production personnel to define and solve manufacturing and/or design issues and implement cost reduction ideas with regards to the product.
- Use root cause analysis and other problem-solving skills to determine opportunities to improve products and implement corrective actions.
- Follow internal company standards when creating or inputting data.
- Follow and actively support all company policies and procedures, to include a primary emphasis on safe operations.
- Follow Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity program guidelines at all times.
- Perform work according to supervisor's directives when requested.
- Document assigned tasks as required.
Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write effective reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
Math Skills
- Ability to comprehend and apply principles of modern algebra, analytical geometry and trigonometry.
Reasoning Ability Skills
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
LEVELS OF DESIGN ENGINEER POSITION
Levels will be determined based on education, experience and equivalents.
- Design Engineer I
Experience/Knowledge - Understanding/experience with the engineering design process and new product development.
- Use of CAD modelling and simulation software.
- Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings and standards.
- Understanding of materials, materials sciences and material properties as they relate to engineering decisions and materials selection.
- Ability to make a financial and technical case for engineering design decisions.
- Understanding of manufacturing practices including cutting, forming and welding of metals.
- Ability to work effectively on cross functional teams.
Education
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Agriculture, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related field.
- Design Engineer II
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer I.
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Minimum 3 years’ experience in equipment design and manufacturing (mechanical, structural, hydraulic and electrical/control system design).
-
Design Engineer III
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer I.
-
Minimum 5 years’ experience in equipment design and manufacturing (mechanical, structural, hydraulic and electrical/control system design).
-
Design Engineer IV
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer III.
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience designing Astec-specific equipment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The employee must regularly transport up to 10 pounds and occasionally transport up to 25 pounds. Lifting devices must be used or help must be requested for anything over 25 pounds. Ability to travel by land and/or air for extended periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
This opportunity is ideal for candidates currently working as a Mechanical Engineer, Product Design Engineer, or New Product Development Engineer. We are seeking engineers with 1–5 years of mechanical design experience, including early-career engineers and recent graduates who bring strong internship or co-op experience.
Internship and co-op experience is valued and considered relevant professional experience, especially when it includes hands-on mechanical design, CAD modeling, or new product development work.
ABOUT THE POSITION: Under general supervision of the CI Engineering Manager, the CI Design Engineer is responsible for design support efforts on production equipment for Custom, Configured, & ETO, QIT issues, Cost reductions, and Production support. As well as any other Cost of Goods Sold support as required. This position will focus on vibrating equipment such as inclined and horizontal screens, pan feeders and vibrating grizzly feeders (VGF’s). Experience with these products is preferred but not mandatory. The Design Engineer position at Astec has four (4) levels dependent on experience and specialty. There are engineers who specialize in new and existing product development/design, product safety, manufacturing set-up, hydraulic and electrical product development/design. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with other engineers, cross-functional teams not limited to sales, manufacturing, purchasing, and service. They will develop conceptual and final design solutions, manage and coordinate project activities, support existing product offerings, and perform testing or analysis of new and existing products to further Astec’s product line development goals. Design Engineers can be asked to travel to develop business relationships with customers, dealers, and suppliers. They may also participate in product focus groups to gain critical customer application and design suggestions to assist in the development of the product lines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to)
- Perform design engineering as it relates to Astec product development and improvement projects.
- Effectively use 3-D CAD to model designs and use other engineering tools like FEA to optimize solutions.
- Create, check and maintain thorough engineering specifications and drawings.
- Manage engineering changes per established company procedures.
- Be a technical resource as needed to support other departmental needs such as operations, quality, purchasing, service, et cetera.
SUPERVISORY
None
INTERNAL CONTROLS AUTHORITY
Design Engineer is responsible for certain internal control responsibilities. These internal control responsibilities have been verbally communicated to the Design Engineer and periodic feedback is provided as it relates to the performance of these internal control responsibilities.
MINIMUM EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Job-related Skills and Abilities
- Maintain positive, cooperative working relationships by working, interacting, and communicating with various personalities, getting along with customers, vendors, co-workers and management, working both individually and as part of a team.
- Use interpersonal skills to be an effective member of cross-functional project teams from concept to testing, and ultimately to production.
- Demonstrate technical and written skills to document ideas, designs and concepts.
- Proficient with personal computing, Microsoft Office Suite, 3-D CAD software applications (SolidWorks preferred) and ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
- Good organization and time-management skills.
- Ability to set daily priorities and adjust to sudden changes in project/priority and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a positive fashion.
- Willingness to accept responsibility for assigned tasks and take on new challenges.
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on a customary and regular basis.
- Effectively work with sketches, marked-up prints and verbal instructions to drive concept to solution.
- Review customer drawings, specification drawings, and other applicable specifications to determine requirement and/or feasibility of component.
- Develop design concepts to meet required cost objectives including involvement with supply chain operations to provide technical information for the selection of components.
- Ability to develop and/or guide necessary computations such as load development, stress analysis, performance measurement, hydraulic circuit analysis, costing, etc. and interpret the results as necessary.
- Responsible for achieving due dates and pre-defined requirements defined by management.
- Interact with production personnel to define and solve manufacturing and/or design issues and implement cost reduction ideas with regards to the product.
- Use root cause analysis and other problem-solving skills to determine opportunities to improve products and implement corrective actions.
- Follow internal company standards when creating or inputting data.
- Follow and actively support all company policies and procedures, to include a primary emphasis on safe operations.
- Follow Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity program guidelines at all times.
- Perform work according to supervisor's directives when requested.
- Document assigned tasks as required.
Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write effective reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
Math Skills
- Ability to comprehend and apply principles of modern algebra, analytical geometry and trigonometry.
Reasoning Ability Skills
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
LEVELS OF DESIGN ENGINEER POSITION
Levels will be determined based on education, experience and equivalents.
- Design Engineer I
Experience/Knowledge - Understanding/experience with the engineering design process and new product development.
- Use of CAD modelling and simulation software.
- Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings and standards.
- Understanding of materials, materials sciences and material properties as they relate to engineering decisions and materials selection.
- Ability to make a financial and technical case for engineering design decisions.
- Understanding of manufacturing practices including cutting, forming and welding of metals.
- Ability to work effectively on cross functional teams.
Education
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Agriculture, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related field.
- Design Engineer II
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer I.
-
Minimum 3 years’ experience in equipment design and manufacturing (mechanical, structural, hydraulic and electrical/control system design).
-
Design Engineer III
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer I.
-
Minimum 5 years’ experience in equipment design and manufacturing (mechanical, structural, hydraulic and electrical/control system design).
-
Design Engineer IV
- Must meet minimum education and experience requirements of Design Engineer III.
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience designing Astec-specific equipment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The employee must regularly transport up to 10 pounds and occasionally transport up to 25 pounds. Lifting devices must be used or help must be requested for anything over 25 pounds. Ability to travel by land and/or air for extended periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
This opportunity is ideal for candidates currently working as a Mechanical Engineer, Product Design Engineer, or New Product Development Engineer. We are seeking engineers with 1–5 years of mechanical design experience, including early-career engineers and recent graduates who bring strong internship or co-op experience.
Internship and co-op experience is valued and considered relevant professional experience, especially when it includes hands-on mechanical design, CAD modeling, or new product development work.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Engineering Jobs at ASTEC Jobs
Align your credentials to ASTEC's equipment focus
ASTEC designs and manufactures asphalt plants, aggregate processing equipment, and related systems. Frame your engineering experience around heavy equipment design, manufacturing processes, or industrial systems to signal direct relevance before you ever reach the interview stage.
Confirm your visa type suits manufacturing roles
ASTEC has sponsored H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, and J-1 candidates for Engineering positions. If you're on OPT, verify your role qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS standards, since manufacturing engineering titles sometimes face additional scrutiny during H-1B petitions.
Target ASTEC's Tennessee-based engineering openings
Most of ASTEC's engineering headcount is concentrated at their Chattanooga, Tennessee headquarters and nearby facilities. Prioritizing applications to those locations increases your chances of reaching a hiring team with an established sponsorship process rather than a regional office with less experience handling visa filings.
Use Migrate Mate to surface open Engineering roles
ASTEC posts Engineering positions across multiple job boards, and active openings change frequently. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for ASTEC Engineering jobs that are open to visa sponsorship so you're applying to roles where the process is already in motion.
Raise sponsorship early in the offer conversation
Ask about sponsorship during the offer stage, not after you've accepted. For H-1B transfers, confirm whether ASTEC will file an H-1B transfer petition promptly so your work authorization stays continuous and your 60-day grace period isn't unnecessarily consumed.
Prepare documentation that matches your engineering specialty
Gather degree transcripts, professional licenses, and any credential evaluations before you apply. If your engineering degree is from outside the U.S., a NACES-approved evaluation that confirms equivalency to a U.S. bachelor's in your specific discipline strengthens your H-1B specialty occupation case with USCIS.
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Find Engineering at ASTEC JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does ASTEC sponsor H-1B visas for Engineers?
Yes, ASTEC has sponsored H-1B visas for Engineering roles. Because ASTEC operates in heavy manufacturing, sponsored positions tend to be in disciplines like mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering where a direct degree-to-role connection is clear. Confirming that your specific job title qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS standards before you apply is a practical step worth taking.
Which visa types does ASTEC sponsor for Engineering roles?
ASTEC has sponsored H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, and J-1 visas for Engineering positions. F-1 OPT and CPT are common entry points for recent graduates, while the TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican citizens in qualifying engineering occupations. H-1B remains the most common long-term path for foreign nationals in U.S. engineering roles.
What qualifications does ASTEC expect for Engineering candidates who need sponsorship?
ASTEC's Engineering roles typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline such as mechanical, electrical, civil, or manufacturing engineering. Hands-on experience with industrial equipment design, production systems, or plant operations is a strong differentiator. For H-1B eligibility, your degree must correspond directly to the specific role, not just engineering broadly.
How do I apply for Engineering jobs at ASTEC?
You can browse open Engineering positions at ASTEC through Migrate Mate, which filters for roles that are open to visa sponsorship. When applying, tailor your resume to ASTEC's industrial manufacturing context and be prepared to discuss your visa status and authorization timeline clearly during the hiring process. Most of ASTEC's engineering openings are based in Tennessee.
How do I time my application around H-1B filing deadlines at ASTEC?
The H-1B cap registration window opens in March each year, with petitions filed by April 1 for an October 1 start date. To stay on track, you need a signed offer letter and a filed Labor Condition Application with the DOL before USCIS can accept the petition. Starting conversations with ASTEC's HR team in January or February gives both sides enough lead time to meet that window.
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