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Mechanical Design Engineer

Actalent
Bellefontaine, OH Contractor
POSTED ON 5/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/19/2026

Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

Join a dynamic team dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and distributing custom industrial material handling equipment and systems, tailored specifically for the Automotive and Appliance industries. This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage in creative and varied design projects.

Responsibilities

  • Design custom lift assists and fixtures, focusing on unique solutions as there is no standard product line.
  • Conduct mechanical design work primarily using Solidworks, allocating approximately 80% of your time to design tasks.
  • Participate in hands-on testing activities to ensure equipment meets design specifications.
  • Assist with customer buyoff processes, ensuring that equipment functions properly before shipment.
  • Work from either the Dublin, OH or Bellefontaine, OH locations, with occasional day trips between these sites, approximately once per month.

Essential Skills

  • Minimum 3 years (Level 2 position) or 5 years (Level 3 position) of mechanical design engineering experience with custom equipment/machinery.
  • Proficiency in Solidworks design is essential.
  • Experience in designing fixtures is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is strongly preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience in customer-facing roles is highly advantageous.
  • Knowledge in material-handling equipment, fixture design, and finite element analysis (FEA) is beneficial.
  • An outgoing and sociable personality is desirable for effective customer interaction and collaboration within the engineering team.

Work Environment

Work in a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and innovation, with opportunities to design unique solutions for diverse customer needs. The role involves some travel between the Dublin, OH and Bellefontaine, OH locations. Employees can expect a professional setting that encourages teamwork and customer engagement.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Bellefontaine, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $36.53 - $45.67/hr.

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 Bellefontaine,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 3, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000 extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.

Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.

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