Aerospace - Mechanical Engineer - Chelmsford, MA

Our client is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to support the design, development, testing, and documentation of specialized electronic hardware products. This individual will play a key role in product development activities, working closely with internal stakeholders to bring new products from concept through production while ensuring compliance with quality and performance standards.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established manufacturer of specialized electronic protection and filtering solutions serving a diverse customer base across commercial, industrial, and defense markets. The organization offers a collaborative engineering environment with strong growth potential and exposure to innovative product development initiatives.

Description

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop new products and enhancements using SolidWorks and other engineering tools.
• Create and maintain technical drawings, BOMs, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Conduct engineering calculations, feasibility studies, and design reviews.
• Develop testing procedures and perform product validation activities.
• Build and evaluate prototypes for customer demonstrations and beta testing.
• Process Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and support configuration management activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, product management, vendors, and test laboratories.
• Provide technical support for production, troubleshooting, and pre-sales initiatives.
• Lead technical discussions and communicate project updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support projects through the full product development lifecycle, including scheduling, execution, and delivery.

Profile

Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 2+ years of mechanical design engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software.
• Experience creating technical drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation.
• Hands-on experience with prototype development, testing, and validation.
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.
• Experience within aerospace, defense, electronics, RF, connectors, EMI/EMC, or related industries is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO quality systems, lean manufacturing, and military standards is a plus.
• Comfortable working independently from limited documentation and conceptual requirements.

Job Offer

What's To Offer:

• Competitive base salary and benefits package.
• Exposure to innovative commercial and military product development programs.
• Opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle from concept through production.
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong visibility and career growth potential.
• Diverse technical challenges involving mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines.

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