Mechanical Engineer

APR Consulting, Inc

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Cedar Rapids, IA, us on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 21, 2025 Last posted March 21, 2025
Job description

Our client is a large American multinational company primarily providing avionics and information technology systems and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers.

Sr Mechanical Engineer - Comm Products Mechanical Design

  • The Government Systems (GS) Communication Engineering Organization is seeking candidates for a contract Senior Mechanical Engineering position in the Communications Products Mechanical Design group. 
  • The position will support the electronics packaging design and development of communication and data link products for ground, shipboard and airborne applications.
  • Our team is looking for innovative, determined and passionate engineers to quickly solve complex problems to support the packaging and design of military electronic communications products. This position is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Required Technical Skills/Experience:

· Prior Rockwell Collins technical experience in mechanical engineering

· Applied knowledge of moderate to advanced mechanical engineering principles and techniques commonly used in product development

· Capable of performing mechanical design and analysis to meet severe environment system requirements

· Working knowledge of structural, dynamic and thermal analysis tools (e.g. ANSYS)


Desired Technical Skills/Experience:

· Familiarity of electronic product packaging requirements

· Working knowledge of mechanical CAD tools (e.g. UG-NX)

· Knowledge in the area of design for low cost, manufacturability and small volume packaging

· Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 and MIL-S-901 requirements

· Ability to decompose mechanical requirements to support design efforts

· Candidates must have the ability to work in a team environment where the individual will interact with various engineering disciplines such as other mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and system engineers.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Rate: $45-48.22/hr.

We pay weekly every Friday, have direct deposit, and offer a competitive benefits package: Medical, Dental Vision, 401k plan, etc. - Benefits available shortly into this contract (30+ days - starting with the 1st of the month following 30 days of service).

Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!

About this role

Summary

Design and analyze mechanical systems for communication products in aerospace environment.

Job title

Mechanical Engineer

Experience level

mid level

Industry

aerospace

Location requirements

Cedar Rapids, IA, US; on-site work only

Salary

$45-48.22/hr.

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

mechanical engineeringANSYSUG-NXproduct developmentthermal analysis

Preferred skills

electronic packagingCADMIL-STD-810MIL-S-901manufacturability

Specializations

mechanical designthermal analysisproduct packagingaerospace
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

On-site City