Mechanical Engineer @ Actalent

Job DescriptionThe Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and continuous improvement of products, including eHouse, switchgear, and transfer switch product lines. This role contributes to product design efforts from initial concept through release, ensuring that solutions meet customer, regulatory, manufacturing, and quality requirements while promoting best-practice design standards across the engineering organization.

Responsibilities Include

• Design and develop mechanical systems, assemblies, and components for eHouse, switchgear, and transfer switch product lines.
• Create and maintain accurate 3D models, engineering drawings, bills of material, and technical documentation to support product development and manufacturing.
• Support product modifications and enhancements driven by customer requirements, manufacturing feedback, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Perform engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, and design reviews to ensure product performance, reliability, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, manufacturing, and project engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support the development and implementation of engineering design standards, templates, and best practices to drive consistency across the organization.
• Promote consistency in design methods, documentation, modeling techniques, and drawing standards across engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering workflows and design processes, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with maintaining engineering specifications, standard details, and design guidelines to ensure alignment with current practices and requirements.
• Investigate product performance, manufacturing, and field issues and develop practical, data-driven engineering solutions.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to improve product manufacturability and assembly efficiency.
• Support engineering change requests and the implementation of product updates, ensuring changes are clearly documented and communicated.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to product quality concerns.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure designs meet customer expectations as well as regulatory, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, procurement, and project management teams to resolve design and production issues.
• Mentor junior engineers by sharing technical knowledge, design best practices, and guidance on engineering standards.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of mechanical design or product engineering experience.
• Experience designing industrial equipment, enclosures, modular structures, or engineered-to-order products.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to create and review detailed engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, and design reviews to validate performance and reliability.
• Strong collaboration skills for working with electrical, manufacturing, and project engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with UL standards such as 508A, 891, and 1008 is strongly desired but not required.
• MTR certification is a plus.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Bedford, OH.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $48.00 - $58.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. 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)

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Bedford,OH.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.

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 [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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