Senior Mechanical Design Engineer — Lead CAD & FEA

CrossFire Group; New Hudson (MI); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 108,000; Part time

Job summary

CrossFire Group in New Hudson, MI is seeking a Design Engineer III to lead mechanical product and system design from concept through detailed drawings. This senior role provides technical direction to a small engineering team and serves as a primary customer contact when required.

The contract position runs ~three months, onsite with potential hybrid work, paying $73.00–$78.57 per hour. Core hours 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, 40‑hour weeks, with design, analysis, and testing support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• At least eight years of professional engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Strong written, verbal, and customer-facing communication skills.
• Experience leading technical projects or directing other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of vehicle, mechanical product, and system components.
• Provide system-level design leadership and technical direction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Guide lower-level engineers and review their technical work.
• Create system physics models and characterize mechanical performance.
• Develop CAD concepts, components, assemblies, and packaging layouts.
• Design structural components, including frames, brackets, and subframes.
• Apply linear-static finite element analysis to evaluate and optimize designs.
• Use ANSYS Mechanical Workbench to conduct structural analyses.
• Develop detailed engineering drawings using ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
• Prepare and present project status reports, technical findings, and design recommendations.

Skills

System design leadership

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical design

Finite element analysis

Structural components design

GD&T ASME Y14.5

Engineering drawings

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive Engineering

Tools

Creo

Siemens NX

CATIA

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

CrossFire Group in New Hudson, MI is seeking a Design Engineer III to lead mechanical product and system design from concept through detailed drawings. This senior role provides technical direction to a small engineering team and serves as a primary customer contact when required.

The contract position runs ~three months, onsite with potential hybrid work, paying $73.00–$78.57 per hour. Core hours 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, 40‑hour weeks, with design, analysis, and testing support.