Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Mechanical EngineerJob Description
Join a fast-paced unmanned maritime systems team supporting the transition of advanced products from engineering into production. This role serves as a critical bridge between Engineering and Manufacturing, ensuring products are buildable, supportable, and operating as intended.
Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing and production teams with day-to-day product troubleshooting and issue resolution.
- Perform root cause analysis on mechanical assembly, integration, and performance issues.
- Create and maintain process documentation, work instructions, and engineering change documentation.
- Review and scrub bills of material (BOMs) for accuracy and configuration control.
- Support product testing, failure investigations, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Execute light mechanical design and drawing updates in SolidWorks.
- Collaborate with design engineering, quality, supply chain, and production teams to improve product performance and manufacturability.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and engineering documentation.
- Strong troubleshooting and hands-on mechanical problem-solving skills.
- Experience with BOM management, testing, and engineering change processes preferred.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or product engineering environments.
Work Environment
The position is onsite at the client in Pocasset, MA. The role involves working in a cross-functional design team responsible for bringing designs through first article, test, integration, and delivery to manufacturing. The work environment is dynamic, focusing on applying principles and techniques of mechanical engineering to research, develop, design, and test verified design solutions.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Pocasset, MA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $42.50 - $64.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Pocasset,MA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 5, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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