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Component Design Engineer

Aleron
Indianapolis, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 2/10/2026 CLOSED ON 2/26/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Component Design Engineer position at Aleron?


Description

Are you a Component Design Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Automotive Manufacturing industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in product integrity/liability?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work Hybrid with our client in Indianapolis, IN. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

  • The Component Design Engineer is part of the Global Mechanical Systems Capability function.
  • The Component Design Engineer shall create engineering solutions that satisfy functional and physical requirements symptomatic of Product System and Sub-System level environments.
  • Crucially, the engineered solutions must exhibit robustness for manufacturing capability.
  • The Component Design Engineer is responsible for the on-time delivery and quality of component design definition artefacts, documents, models, and definitions that meet system-level and sub-system requirements.
  • The Component Design Engineer will participate in an IPT described by Product Lifecycle System (PLS) and operate in accordance with applicable client Management System (MS) policies and processes.
  • The Component Design Engineer is responsible for sub-system integration of the technical activities for their design solutions and enabling lifecycle profitability through the Supply Chain Design.
  • Deliver design solutions for component(s), complex assemblies, and whole engines in consideration of safety, manufacturing capability, and product physical and functional robustness.
  • Design solutions should address Unit Cost, Lifecycle Cost, Weight, Maintainability, and Repair.
  • Deliver definition to appropriate stakeholder groups' requirements (manufacturing (domestic/external), project customers, airframers and partners, analysis team) in accordance with associated agreed policies via conventional and future state approaches (Model Based Definition in association with the Model Based Environment).
  • Create and use automated and integrated tool sets.
  • When repeat design is anticipated, create automated workflows to enable the design of the component utilizing house style, standard features, and standard assessments to define the optimum design as part of automated MBD, manufacturing, and measurement definitions.
  • Elimination of Non-Conformance/Zero Defects/Delivery of Producibility within a Manufacturing Environment.
  • This will be through analyzing customer and programme requirements, incorporating manufacturing and measurement process capability into the design solution rationale, and associated manufacturing definition.
  • Establish and adoption of lean principles like standardization/house style to achieve deterministic solutions and producible components in a repeatable fashion.
  • Improvements to design methods, rules, and tools to achieve robustness.
  • Application of Robust Design, Systems Engineering, Risk Management (xFMEA), and Design in Context to ensure the right first time can be achieved.
  • Quality Assurance through checking of design documents, models, drawings in accordance with RRMS technical requirements and proactive Zero Defects approaches.
  • Carry out analyses using formula-based calculations and automated workflows for dimensioning of parts and components (stability, stiffness, profiles, balance point, weights) and, where appropriate, using analytical rules, tools, and methods to underwrite the design solution against requirements.
  • NB in Nuclear, the CAD team is not responsible for carrying out analyses.
  • Create technical documents to comply with process, knowledge management, information, and data policies.
  • Enable through life Supply Chain Design and Lifecycle profitability for mature product fleets through the application and possibly creation of various mechanisms (non-conformance management, drawing alteration requests, repair instructions, engine manual limits, and technical variants (TV)).
  • Plan, manage, and execute external designs via orders placed at design service providers or suppliers with design and production authorization for complete devices (Design only / Design and Make Package), leading to approval of the designs and all documents.
  • Manage product configuration and assure data integrity.
  • Execute the sub-system integration process, including the appropriate use of Systems Engineering and Robust Design tools to ensure that the technical attributes of the Sub-system design meet the agreed requirements.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $58.44 / hr.

Hours: 40 hrs/Week.

Length: Contract (24 months)

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies attract and retain top talent. With a legacy of experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customise visionary talent solutions that drive the business outcomes they seek. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.

Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in product integrity/liability.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in direct gas turbine engines.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in direct turbine blade/vein design or analysis.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering.
  • Good technical knowledge in mechanical design methodologies and understanding cross-disciplinary engineering concepts, which include but are not limited to manufacturing engineering, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, thermal and mechanical analysis, cost engineering, and product definition.
  • An ability to apply logical, analytical, and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems and make balanced decisions across technical and business parameters.
  • Certification frameworks
  • Membership of a professional body appropriate to the region.
  • Good communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization.

Additional Information:

  • Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
  • Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.



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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron companies; Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

 

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