Actalent Services is currently seeking a Mechanical Systems Engineer to join our clients' team within the Orange County area.

Description:

The responsibilities will range from early concept and development, through full production. The primary tasks involve developing engineering definitions for mechanical system components and assemblies while optimizing for operation, maintenance, and commercial service. Engineers in this position will also be expected to support supplier efforts, review planned manufacturing procedures to ensure compliance with design specifications and intentions and support test definition for verification testing of components and subsystems.

• Development of conceptual and production designs including details, assemblies, and installations.

• Support, review, and buy-off of Supplier/Vendor scope and efforts.

• Develop 3D models, perform kinematic studies, develop systems schematics, and create engineering definitions for detail parts, assemblies, and installations.

• Establish manufacturing tolerances for the production of system components and assemblies.

• Support developing and documenting requirements and interface constraints for components.

• Support test definition to verify that components and manufacturing processes meet design intent and engineering requirements.

• Participate in the review, approval, and release process of engineering definition.

• Support the creation and review of manufacturing plans to ensure compliance with design requirements and company processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a concentration in Aeronautical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering.

• 5-10+ years of relevant industry experience.

• Knowledge of and experience with mechanical systems and machine design.

• Experience with CATIA V5/6 or similar CAD software is a must. Experience with 3DX is strongly preferred.

• Design experience of Mechanical Systems and knowledge of manufacturing using GD&T.

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management tools (PLM) and configuration management.

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills with attention to details.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Team player with excellent collaboration, organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Highly dependable, strong work ethic, organized with excellent time management skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulic, fuel system, flight controls, landing gears, actuation systems or similar kinematics mechanism.

• Basic stress analysis and sizing of the components.

• Experience with life safety design/requirements/certifications.

• Experience with prototype, development, experimental, and/or innovative products.

• Hands-on experience with equipment assembly, fabrication, and installation.

• Proactive/self-sufficient/able to work and add value with minimal oversight.

• Willingness to learn new things and continually improve capabilities/skills.

• Optimistic influence on team, department, and community.

• Comfortable working in a creative/fast-paced environment.

• Desire and ability to mentor others.

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level

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.