Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to support the design and development of aerospace structural components and assemblies. You will work within a multidisciplinary product team to create and release detailed engineering designs from concept through production, ensuring compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain 3D solid models and detailed engineering drawings using CATIA V5 or Siemens NX.

• Develop component and assembly designs for aerospace structural applications, including material selection, tolerance stack-up analysis, and GD&T.

• Coordinate with stress, materials & processes, manufacturing, and quality engineering to ensure designs are structurally sound, producible, and certifiable.

• Support and participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR) and engineering change management processes.

• Generate and maintain engineering documentation including BOMs, specifications, and design substantiation packages.

• Collaborate with suppliers and OEM customers on interface definitions, installation requirements, and design integration.

• Support root cause investigation and corrective action for in-service or production issues as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of mechanical design experience in the aerospace industry.

• Proficiency with CATIA V5 and/or Siemens NX for 3D modeling and drawing creation.

• Strong working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis methods.

• Familiarity with aerospace material specifications (metallics and composites) and manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal forming, composite layup).

• Ability to read and interpret stress reports, loads documents, and test requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Teamcenter or Enovia PLM systems.

• Prior experience on nacelle, pylon, thrust reverser, or aerostructures programs.

• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management systems.

• Experience supporting FAA/EASA certification activities from a design perspective

Salary Range: $110,000-$120,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.