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Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Design Engineer will create conceptual designs and perform calculations and analysis to optimize design and materials. The role requires experience in mechanical systems, particularly in fluids and thermal dynamics, and proficiency in SolidWorks CAD.

Responsibilities

  • Create conceptual designs.
  • Perform calculations and simple analysis of design and materials to optimize design.
  • Work with suppliers and generate component specifications.
  • Engage in product development and prototyping.
  • Address interior modification retrofitting and design changes at the aircraft level.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional departments such as manufacturing, assembly, integration, qualification, and testing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
  • Experience in mechanical systems, particularly fluids and thermal dynamics analysis.
  • Proficient in SolidWorks CAD for modeling, assembly, drawings, and layout.
  • Experience working in a product development environment.
  • Familiarity with FDA/FAA requirements.
  • Experience in the aerospace interior domain.
  • Experience in new product design and redesign.
  • Ability to create 3D models and drawings.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$41/hr across 38 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 92 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 67 different employers. 38 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 361 other active welding openings from 211 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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