Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

The role

You will lead the design and development of mechanical systems, structural hardware, and mechanisms from concept through production. This role involves creating 3D models, performing engineering calculations, and collaborating with manufacturing and test teams.

What you will do

• Leading the design and development of mechanical systems, structural hardware, and mechanisms from early concept through production readiness.
• Creating innovative engineering solutions that meet customer requirements, performance objectives, and environmental constraints.
• Developing detailed 3D models, assemblies, engineering drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Performing engineering calculations, trade studies, tolerance analyses, and evaluations to support design decisions.
• Supporting multiple development programs simultaneously while maintaining quality, schedule, and technical objectives.
• Reviewing and validating engineering analyses, calculations, and design outputs.
• Generating complete design packages including bills of materials, assembly drawings, and release documentation.
• Supporting rapid concept development efforts, proposal activities, and customer-driven engineering studies.
• Collaborating with manufacturing, quality, systems, and test engineering teams to transition designs into production and qualification.
• Providing technical support for prototype builds, hardware integration activities, development testing, and qualification efforts.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of experience designing aerospace, defense, or other highly engineered products and systems.
• Demonstrated success developing hardware that has progressed through testing, qualification, and implementation.
• Strong mechanical design background with expertise in engineering drawing standards and design best practices.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience utilizing CAD and CAE tools to support product development and engineering analyses.
• Strong understanding of mechanics, material behavior, stress analysis, and engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, requirements, and engineering documentation.
• Experience creating and managing bills of materials, detailed drawings, and product definition packages.
• Working knowledge of military, aerospace, or commercial engineering specifications and standards.

Benefits

• mentorship
• career growth opportunities
• comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• Only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply
• All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America. They partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, and more.