Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Palm Bay, FL

Employment Type: Temp to Perm (12 months)

Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Compensation: $62.50 - $72.11/hr.

Schedule: 980-Reg

About the Opportunity:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Mechanical Engineer to lead the thermal design, analysis, and testing of advanced aerospace and space-based systems.
• In this role, you'll work across multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop innovative thermal solutions for spacecraft instruments, payloads, and subsystems operating in demanding environments.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. 

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Perform thermal design and analysis of spacecraft hardware, payloads, instruments, structures, mechanisms, and electronics packaging.
• Develop and evaluate thermal models using Thermal Desktop, FEA tools, and other advanced analysis software to support system design and optimization.
• Lead thermal engineering activities including requirements development, trade studies, sensitivity analyses, verification planning, and design reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, customers, and suppliers to resolve technical challenges and ensure successful program execution.
• Develop thermal test plans, analyze test results, prepare technical documentation, and present findings to leadership, customers, and review boards.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering or Science.
• 9+ years of experience with thermal analysis of mechanical and electronic systems, in space, air or ground environments. 
• 9+ years of experience with thermal vacuum testing.
• 5+ years of professional experience leading a multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team through system requirements, design, analysis, test, hardware build, delivery and launch.

What Sets You Apart:

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering or Science.
• 7+ years of professional experience using thermal analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, Sinda, Flotherm, Icepak, etc. 
• Experience with finite element analysis software. 
• Able to support design decisions with well documented engineering analyses and calculations. 
• Able to analyze problems and to focus and drive down to the root cause of problems quickly. 
• Experience in leading engineering teams from conceptual through detailed design phases.
• Experience as a lead engineer, project engineer, or IPT lead.
• Experience with Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Knowledge of system level thermal design & development, payload level integration and test, and risk mitigation for space-based environments.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
• Requires an active Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance.

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