Hardware Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Pay: 55-60/hour

Long term contract

Join our dynamic team as a Mechanical Engineer, where you will design and develop state-of-the-art systems and components for advanced weaponry and defense mechanisms. Your expertise will contribute directly to the integration and innovation of legacy and next-generation platforms.

What You’ll Do

Design & Development: Create, integrate, and release system and subsystem assemblies and components, focusing on gun/turret drives, racerings, weapon systems, and associated hardware (including ammunition handling and feed systems).

Mechanical Solutions: Develop articulating, locking, or sliding mechanisms to meet Human Factors requirements, ensuring ergonomic and safe designs.

Technical Leadership: Use your CAD skills to lead design projects, prepare detailed models and installation drawings, and coordinate with Design Services to support concurrent engineering.

Prototype & Integration: Support procurement, prototype builds and on-site integration; troubleshoot and resolve issues during assembly and testing.

Engineering Analysis: Interpret technical drawings and perform tolerance stack-ups; apply knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T). Experience with FEA tools (ANSA, Nastran, LS-DYNA) is a plus.

Collaboration: Collaborate in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment, communicating effectively across engineering, manufacturing, and other functional teams.

Continuous Improvement: Analyze failures and drive corrective actions; contribute ideas for product improvement and innovation.

Reporting: Prepare technical reports, modification instructions, and documentation as required.

Other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (required)

5+ years of experience in a professional engineering role

Demonstrated self-starter with strong motivation and initiative

Proficient in CAD modeling (preferably SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, or similar)

Experience designing to meet Human Factors/ergonomics requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Ability to perform preliminary design and engineering analysis based on requirements

Experience writing technical reports and modification instructions

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Ability to interpret and create technical drawings; knowledge of GD&T preferred

Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as ANSA, Nastran, and/or LS-DYNA is a plus

Flexibility to work in office, shop, plant, test lab, and test site environments

Equal Opportunity Employer