Manufacturing-Driven Mechanical Engineer for Unmanned Systems

Actalent; Pocasset (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Pocasset, MA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to bridge Engineering and Manufacturing for unmanned maritime and oceanographic systems. You will help design, integrate, test, and refine complex mechanical assemblies, ensuring they are producible, reliable, and maintainable on the shop floor.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, hands-on problem solving, SolidWorks and CAD experience, BOM management, and familiarity with ECN processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or product engineering environments.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks for mechanical design and drawing updates.
• Proficiency with engineering documentation, including process documentation, work instructions, and change documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and hands-on mechanical problem-solving skills.
• Experience with BOM management, including review and configuration control.
• Experience with testing and engineering change processes.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis on mechanical assembly and integration issues.
• Familiarity with applying mechanical engineering principles to research, design, development, and testing activities

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing and production teams with day-to-day product troubleshooting and mechanical issue resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis on mechanical assembly, integration, and performance issues to identify and correct underlying problems.
• Create, update, and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and engineering change documentation to ensure clear and accurate guidance for production.
• Review and scrub bills of material (BOMs) for accuracy, completeness, and configuration control to support reliable manufacturing.
• Support product testing activities, including test planning, execution, and documentation, to verify design performance and reliability.
• Participate in failure investigations and drive corrective and preventive actions to improve product robustness.
• Execute light mechanical design tasks and drawing updates using SolidWorks, ensuring designs are clearly defined and manufacturable.
• Apply principles and techniques of mechanical engineering to research, develop, design, and test verified design solutions for unmanned maritime and oceanographic systems.
• Lead or contribute to system and subsystem designs for integration into autonomous systems, including military and commercially available oceanography products.
• Support the completion of product life cycle analysis and develop technical data packages for new and existing designs.
• Work within a cross-functional design team to bring designs through first article build, testing, integration, and delivery to manufacturing.
• Collaborate closely with design engineering, quality, supply chain, and production teams to improve product performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Provide ongoing support to both engineering and manufacturing throughout all phases of the design and production process.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives in manufacturing and engineering workflows.

Skills

Root cause analysis

BOM management

Troubleshooting

Process documentation

Engineering change

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Actalent in Pocasset, MA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to bridge Engineering and Manufacturing for unmanned maritime and oceanographic systems. You will help design, integrate, test, and refine complex mechanical assemblies, ensuring they are producible, reliable, and maintainable on the shop floor.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, hands-on problem solving, SolidWorks and CAD experience, BOM management, and familiarity with ECN processes.