Mechanical Designer

Job Title: Mechanical Designer

Job Description

The Mechanical Designer produces detailed 3D models and drawings for parts, assemblies, sub-assemblies, and weldments, with a focus on enclosure designs. This role supports custom projects by preparing complete documentation within the company’s ERP system, maintaining CAD data, and ensuring all designs meet customer specifications, industry drafting standards, and internal quality requirements. The Mechanical Designer collaborates closely with manufacturing engineering, technicians, and customer-facing teams to deliver accurate, manufacturable, and timely design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Produce moderately complex drawings of parts, assemblies, sub-assemblies, and weldments with a limited degree of supervision.

• Generate 3D CAD models and detailed drawings for new and existing enclosure designs.

• Prepare bills of materials, routing information, and other required documentation for custom jobs within the company ERP system.

• Transform initial rough product designs and concepts from customers into complete, manufacturable working documents using CAD.

• Create clear and accurate approval drawings for customer review and feedback.

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and technicians to optimize designs for manufacturability and efficiency.

• Work closely with all departments in the plant to ensure drawings convey accurate, complete information and are free from errors.

• Coordinate directly with customer care to ensure customer product specifications are correctly applied to customer work orders.

• Maintain CAD data and all corresponding documents within the data management system to ensure version control and traceability.

• Process engineering change requests and update all applicable documents to align with current company standards.

• Apply current industry drafting standards for detailed drawings, including ASME Y14.5.

• Analyze documentation to identify and correct missing or inconsistent information and ensure all specifications are accurately presented.

• Review documentation created by other team members for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.

• Use and apply basic mechanical fits, tolerances, GD&T principles, and stack-ups to both new and existing products.

• Organize and manage workload effectively to complete assigned projects with a high level of accuracy and on schedule.

Essential Skills

• Two-year technical degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent technical education.

• Up to 5 years of drafting and design experience.

• Proficient SolidWorks experience, including 3D modeling and detailed drawing creation.

• Experience creating and maintaining bills of materials within an ERP or similar system.

• Ability to design and document sheet metal components and assemblies (knowledge of sheet metal design preferred).

• Working knowledge and application of industry drafting standards, including ASME Y14.5.

• Ability to apply basic mechanical fits, tolerances, GD&T principles, and tolerance stack-ups.

• Strong drafting and detailing skills for parts, assemblies, sub-assemblies, and weldments.

• Ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Effective workload organization and planning skills to manage multiple assignments.

• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with internal and external customers and suppliers.

• Proficiency with common office software applications for documentation and communication.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with enclosure design and related mechanical components.

• Familiarity with sheet metal design practices and manufacturing considerations.

• Experience working within a data management system for CAD and document control.

• Experience in processing engineering change requests and updating design documentation.

• Experience collaborating with manufacturing engineering and production teams to optimize designs.

• Comfort reviewing and providing feedback on documentation created by other team members.

• Strong communication skills to work effectively with customer care, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Work Environment

The Mechanical Designer works in a professional engineering and manufacturing environment that combines office-based design work with close collaboration on the production floor. The role involves extensive use of SolidWorks and other CAD tools, an ERP system for managing bills of materials and routes, and a data management system for CAD files and documentation. You will interact regularly with manufacturing engineering, technicians, and customer care teams to ensure designs are accurate, manufacturable, and aligned with customer requirements. The position typically follows standard business hours, with expectations to manage deadlines and prioritize multiple projects. The environment emphasizes accuracy, adherence to drafting standards, and teamwork across departments.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Anoka, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr.

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 Anoka,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 13, 2026.

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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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.

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