Description Acara Solutions is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to join our national aerospace client as a direct salaried employee located in their Elyria, OH plant. Later on there is expected to be a higher-level position added. For now it's level II. The position is 100% onsite. One to two additional openings are expected to open up soon in this growing department. The Mechanical Engineer uses originality, ingenuity and established procedures to perform engineering duties in researching, planning, designing, and developing products for use in the Aerospace or Electronics marketplace. The Mechanical Engineer works on new product designs, modernization, and upgrades, as well as performs extensive analyses to ensure cost, quality, and customer requirements. The Mechanical Engineer also uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform daily assignments, applying principles of science and mathematics to develop economical solutions to technical problems. Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets. Build quality and manufacturability into the design. Define/understand/comply with company and regulatory guidelines to assure a safe operating environment. Support continuous process improvement activities including Kaizen, 5S practices to ensure an organized and efficient working environment, and personal development. Demonstrate proficiency with verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, or other communications at the appropriate level throughout the organization. Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements to support product development, sustaining and R&D. Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to support meeting project schedules and budgets. Utilize experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Produce thorough and accurate design and development work of suitable complexity that meets all customer specifications and company requirements for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability. Utilize proficient problem solving processes, documentation, tools and analyses to quickly and effectively identify root cause and corrective actions to technical challenges and/or issue in support of product development and product sustaining assignments Generate and review product development documentation including proposals, technical reports, procedures, correspondence, etc. necessary to satisfy customer and program requirements. Self-directed and motivated while working and communicating effectively within a team environment that consists of several engineering, operations, quality, and business disciplines. Provide support of IPT activities in collaboration with other technical, operations, quality, and business disciplines. Generate models and conduct analyses that are in compliance with customer requirements and appropriate agencies Perform design experiments and evaluate test results to validate analysis Generate and review documentation related to product development and prepare technical reports and documentation necessary to satisfy customer and program requirements, including proposals, procedures, reports, correspondence, etc. Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: BSME Min 2 years of mechanical engineering design experience that includes: Knowledge of materials, shock, vibration, heat transfer and dimensional tolerance analysis, Knowledge of electronics packaging, Familiar with numerical analysis software Min 2 years of experience in 3D CAD solid modeling (ideally in CREO or PRO/E) This is an ITAR facility, U.S. Persons Required Preferred: FEA experience (Ansys highly preferred) Fluid dynamics / CFD a plus Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Vi