Sustaining Mechanical Engineer – Reliability & Manufacturing

Hyper; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyper Solutions is seeking a Sustaining Engineer, Mechanical in Richmond, VA (onsite with potential remote options) to own the mechanical aspects of the released product portfolio, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, quality, and cost targets across the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Support and Product Engineering to support production and field issues, execute ECRs/ECOs, update BOMs and drawings, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting released products through sustaining, product, or manufacturing engineering.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software.
• Experience creating fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, sheet metal design, and fabrication processes.
• Understanding of engineering change management (ECRs, ECOs) and document control.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on mechanical engineering support for released products throughout their lifecycle.
• Execute Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) for mechanical design updates.
• Drive continuous improvements in product reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost.
• Update and maintain mechanical bills of material (BOMs), 3D models, fabrication drawings, and assembly documentation.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) transitions into production from a design‑for‑manufacturing perspective.
• Resolve production issues involving enclosures, sheet metal, weldments, fasteners, and mechanical fit and tolerance.
• Conduct GD&T reviews, tolerance stack‑up analyses, and fit evaluations to prevent recurring assembly issues.
• Support root cause investigations for mechanical nonconformances, assembly defects, and field failures.
• Evaluate component substitutions, supplier‑driven design changes, and material obsolescence.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

SolidWorks

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/PLM familiarity

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NetSuite

Arena PLM

Job description

Hyper Solutions is seeking a Sustaining Engineer, Mechanical in Richmond, VA (onsite with potential remote options) to own the mechanical aspects of the released product portfolio, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, quality, and cost targets across the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Support and Product Engineering to support production and field issues, execute ECRs/ECOs, update BOMs and drawings, and drive continuous improvement.