Mechanism Engineer

RLE International • Romulus, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

RLE International USA is seeking a mechanism engineer to work on-site at our Romulus Development Center. This position is currently short term and may require some travel. The role involves assessing existing mechanical mechanisms and developing repair, rebuild, or replacement concepts to support reliability, maintainability, obsolescence management, passenger experience, and future life-extension objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanism design, product design, automotive systems, rail vehicle systems, industrial equipment, aerospace systems, or specialty vehicle engineering.
• Experience with mechanical assemblies including hinges, latches, locks, slides, actuators, linkages, access systems, and motion-control mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of tolerancing, manufacturing methods, materials, wear analysis, and design-for-maintainability principles.
• Experience developing engineering drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, or similar.

Nice To Haves

• Rail vehicle, passenger vehicle, or transportation industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing mechanical mechanisms, including access panels, latches, hinges, locks, slides, retention devices, operator interfaces, and other moving assemblies.
• Assess mechanism performance, wear, reliability risks, serviceability concerns, and failure trends over the anticipated life-extension period.
• Develop conceptual and preliminary repair, rebuild, and replacement recommendations for mechanical mechanisms, including modernization and obsolescence mitigation strategies.
• Analyze mechanism interfaces with vehicle structures, interiors, electrical systems, controls, operators, and maintenance procedures.
• Support mechanism design improvements focused on durability, accessibility, ergonomics, safety, and lifecycle cost reduction.
• Review existing drawings, specifications, maintenance records, and field conditions to identify opportunities for standardization and performance improvements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure compatibility with vehicle packaging, structures, interiors, and electrical control systems.
• Support development of cost estimates, schedules, design concepts, engineering documentation, specifications, and drawing packages.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical recommendations for mechanism system upgrades and life-extension activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level