Job Title: Mechanical DesignerJob Description

We are seeking an innovative and practical Mechanical Designer to create mechanical and electromechanical concepts and designs for components, assemblies, tools, and products of varying complexity. This role involves working closely with engineering, vendors, manufacturing, quality, and customers on design specifications. You will ensure designs are free of layout process defects and may assist engineers with defining design standards and configurations. This position applies Computer Aided Design (Creo 7) methodologies, theories, and techniques to review and ensure compliance with engineering and military standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensions. You will provide expert technical consultation and develop innovative concepts that satisfy functional and operational requirements for existing product lines and new product development programs.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative and practical mechanical and electromechanical concepts and designs for components, assemblies, tools, and products.

• Work closely with engineering, vendors, manufacturing, quality, and customers on design specifications.

• Ensure designs are free of layout process defects.

• Assist engineers with defining design standards and configurations.

• Apply Computer Aided Design (Creo 7) methodologies, theories, and techniques.

• Review various completed engineering documents to ensure compliance with engineering and military standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensions.

• Provide expert technical consultation to the division and customer community.

• Develop innovative concepts that satisfy functional and operational requirements for existing product lines and new product development programs.

• Prepare moderately complex design layouts, schematics, or sketches of components or functional systems.

• Prepare drawing packages to military or equivalent standards.

• Check completed layouts, drawings, test plans, test reports, procedures, and change history documentation for clarity, completeness, and conformance to standards.

• Evaluate completed drawings, specifications, and procedures for producibility and viability of design.

• Perform and document technical calculations such as design evaluations, tolerance studies, mass and section properties, static and dynamic loading.

• Identify assembly interference, design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in design.

• Interface with various internal customers to solve moderately complex technical problems.

• May interface with external customers to solve moderately complex technical problems.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of an associate degree in CAD Technology, Drafting and Design E.

• Minimum of 3+ years using CAD modeling tools to create complex solid models, with CREO.

• Minimum of 3+ years of concept and preliminary design experience.

• Experience in large structures and large assembly design and modeling, preferably from Military / DOD space.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Team player

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Work Environment

You will work in an office setting with other designers, drafters, and engineers. This role involves cross-functional communication with other areas within the organization.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in MINNEAPOLIS,MN.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 1, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.