Vehicle Assembly Mechanic

MSI Defense Solutions; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off – 120 hours per year

Continuing Education

Job summary

MSI Defense Solutions is seeking a Vehicle Assembly Mechanic to join a shop-based team in Mooresville, NC. This full-time role runs Monday–Thursday, 6:00am–4:30pm, with overtime as needed to meet project deadlines.

You will read blueprints, assemble components, and repair major vehicle systems while ensuring safety standards and quality. Tools provided or owned, strong problem-solving required, and attention to detail essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bias for action and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Experience in assembly, maintenance, and/or troubleshooting of vehicle components.
• Proficiency with mechanical hand tools and precision measurement tools.
• Dependable, thorough, and good communicator.
• Must provide own tools as a mechanic.
• Ability to follow established procedures and blueprints.
• Commitment to health and safety guidelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Valid driver’s license.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain clearance if required.

Responsibilities

• Use tools to build and assemble machines or mechanical components per requirements.
• Read blueprints, drawings, sketches, and plans.
• Build/repair major vehicle components and systems (engines, transmissions, suspensions).
• Troubleshoot mechanical challenges and think innovatively.
• Plan and manage work with minimal supervision.
• Maintain and clean garage equipment and tools for safety.
• Be flexible to pivot to different tasks during the day.
• Ensure safe and efficient work conditions.

Skills

Bias for action

Prioritization & execution

Vehicle components troubleshooting

Blueprints & drawings reading

Hand tools & precision measurement

Verbal communication

Own tools

Follow procedures & instructions

Health & safety awareness

Attention to detail

Basic computer knowledge

Valid driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Measuring tools

Job description

Position Overview

The Vehicle Assembly Mechanic often works in small teams to assemble and manufacture mechanical components or systems for a wide range of vehicles that are specific to MSI's product line.

Position Overview

The Vehicle Assembly Mechanic will report to the Shop Floor Supervisor. The position requires a full-time work week spent in the shop in Mooresville, NC. Production hours are Monday through Thursday 6:00am-4:30pm. Flexibility to work additional hours as required to meet project deadlines is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Use a variety of tools to build and assemble machines or mechanical components according to requirements.
• Read and comprehend blueprints, drawings, sketches, and plans.
• Build/replace/repair major vehicle components, assemblies, and systems (including engines, transmissions, and suspensions, etc.)
• Troubleshoot mechanical challenges and maintain an innovative mindset; exhibiting an ability to problem solve beyond standardized solutions.
• Effectively manage and plan work to accomplish assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Maintain and clean garage equipment and tools to ensure they are always kept in safe and usable condition.
• Be willing and able to pivot to different tasks throughout the day.
• Ensure that work conditions are safe and efficient.

Skills And Qualifications Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Possess a bias for action and the aptitude required to efficiently prioritize and execute tasks
• Proven experience in assembly, maintenance, and/or troubleshooting of vehicle components and vehicle sub-systems
• Aptitude in using various mechanical hand tools and precision measurement tools
• Demonstrate dependability, thoroughness, and excellent verbal communication skills
• Must provide own tools (Mechanics should expect to provide a general mechanic's tool set upon start of employment)
• Ability to follow established procedures and practices; read instructions, and blueprints etc.
• A strong commitment to all health and safety guidelines
• Excellent problem-solving/troubleshooting skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of computer systems and other relevant electronics
• A valid driver's license
• U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, if required for the position.

Physical Requirements

• Moderate walking, standing, climbing, heavy lifting, carrying, stooping, bending, kneeling, and reaching, routinely lifting, and carrying parts and equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.

The MSI Operating Code

Every employee at MSI is expected to operate in accordance with the MSI Operating Code. These seven principles define how we think, decide, and execute. They are not aspirational. They are the working standard by which all employees are evaluated.

The Seven Principles

• Own It. If a problem touches your function, it is yours until it is solved or explicitly transferred. Do not wait. Do not delegate upward. Do not hide behind process. Ownership means driving to resolution, not monitoring status.
• Kill the Wrong Fight. Before optimizing a solution, question whether the problem is yours to solve. If an opportunity requires MSI to become something we are not, kill it fast. The discipline to say no is what protects our ability to say yes to the right things.
• Move Before You're Told. Speed is MSI's compounding advantage. We move when directionally correct and adjust in motion. Leaders who wait for permission are not leading. We would rather correct a fast decision than wait for a perfect one.
• Solve Before You Contract. Prove the integration works before formalizing the relationship. Capability first, paperwork follows. Working capability is the strongest negotiating position and the most honest form of business development.
• Integrate First. MSI's moat is not any single technology. It is the ability to integrate modular systems faster and more effectively than anyone else. Every decision should reinforce our position as the integration hub.
• Say It Now. Silence is not alignment. If you disagree, say so, with data, with reasoning, and with an alternative path. Passive execution is institutional risk.
• Build Beyond Yourself. If your function depends on your presence to operate, you have not built anything. Develop your people. Document your processes. Create depth that survives your absence.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental and Maternity Leave
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off – 120 hours per year to start (prorated in first year of employment)
• Continuing Education
• Annual Year End Paid Holiday Closure
• Employer Paid Uniforms

Classification

• Position is full-time, Non-Exempt

MSI Defense Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.