Aerospace High‑Reliability Electromechanical Design Engineer

Actalent; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 79,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent in Wichita, KS seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and support high‑reliability electromechanical systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. You will create 3D CAD models, perform tolerance analyses, and contribute from concept through production and sustaining engineering.

You will collaborate with electrical engineers and cross‑functional teams, handle BOMs, drawings, FMEA, and MTBF studies, and help drive manufacturability and reliability in prototyping,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 57 years of current experience designing electromechanical actuators or similar high‑reliability products.
• Strong background in mechanical design, including tolerance analysis and design for manufacturability.
• Experience supporting products from concept through release and sustaining engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with prototype hardware, troubleshooting, and cross‑functional product development.
• Proficiency in mechanical and electromechanical design, including mechanical systems and product design.
• Ability to create and manage bills of materials (BOMs) and detailed mechanical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Model and detail mechanical components and assemblies for motors, actuators, geartrains, housings, shafts, interfaces, and related electromechanical hardware.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, tolerance schemes, specifications, BOMs, and complete drawing packages.
• Perform material and finish selection, structural stress analysis, tolerance stack‑up analysis, and component selection to achieve reliable and manufacturable designs.
• Support the design of motor mechanical systems with a strong emphasis on durability, manufacturability, assembly, reliability, and system integration.
• Contribute to the design and refinement of shafting, bearing systems, housings, interfaces, sealing approaches, and associated mechanical hardware.
• Support lubrication selection, FMEA, MTBF and reliability analyses, and design improvement efforts.
• Participate in prototype builds, qualification testing, environmental testing, and root‑cause investigations to validate and improve designs.
• Coordinate directly with customers, manufacturing, quality, test, and other engineering teams to resolve technical issues and advance designs through the development lifecycle.
• Support pilot builds, transition designs into production, and contribute to sustaining engineering and product improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate motors, sensors, feedback devices, drives, and packaging requirements into complete electromechanical assemblies.
• Help develop robust, high‑reliability electromechanical solutions for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications.
• Apply strong hands‑on skills to work with prototype hardware, troubleshoot issues, and support cross‑functional product development activities.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

Tolerance analysis

Design for manufacturability

Prototype hardware

Cross-functional collaboration

BOM management

Electromechanical design

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Nastran

Mathcad

Microsoft Office

Synergis Adept

Ansys

Job description

Actalent in Wichita, KS seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and support high‑reliability electromechanical systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. You will create 3D CAD models, perform tolerance analyses, and contribute from concept through production and sustaining engineering.

You will collaborate with electrical engineers and cross‑functional teams, handle BOMs, drawings, FMEA, and MTBF studies, and help drive manufacturability and reliability in prototyping,