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Mechanical Design Engineer

CTC
Plano, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026

Job Title: Design Engineer

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Job Type: Contract


About CTC:

Founded in 1996, CTC is a global IT services, Consulting and Business Solutions partner dedicated to helping organizations innovate, optimize, and grow. With over 2,000 professionals worldwide, we support more than 100 clients in transforming complex challenges into lasting competitive advantages.


Job Description:

What you’ll be doing

  • Using your knowledge in design process and standards, outputting typical design team deliverables such as 3D models, 2D drawings, technical reports, and instruction sheets.
  • Attending routine Design Reviews and reporting the key metrics of your design.
  • Developing countermeasures to achieve design targets such as cost, mass and fatigue strength based on evaluation and quotation results.
  • Building relationships with key stakeholders (such as drivetrain and vehicle design, TMC engine design, purchasing and assembly plants)
  • Project managing NA suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of quality parts in line with the requirements of each Toyota milestone.
  • Process improvements, advancing PDE’s design process capability to improve quality and on-time delivery of design deliverables.
  • Benchmarking similar designs to ensure our competitiveness (i.e. cost and customer expectations).
  • Travel 10%
  • Overtime 20%


What you bring

  • • Bachelor of Science Degree (or above) in Mechanical Engineering
  • • 4 years in automotive design/development
  • • Demonstrable CAD skills and a strong understanding of GD&T
  • • Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.
  • • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
  • • Strong knowledge of conventional, hybrid and electrified powertrains.
  • • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
  • • Team-oriented thinking and a “can-do” attitude.
  • • This position requires driving. A motor vehicle record that’s acceptable by company standards is required for this position.


What you may bring

  • • Master of Science Degree in engineering.
  • • Experience in detail design of ICE peripheral services such as lubrication system, belt system and timing chain cover, fuel system, cooling system, intake and exhaust systems.
  • • A working knowledge of aluminum and iron castings, thermoplastics, stampings, and forgings.
  • • Experience with CREO, WBDM, and typical powertrain CAE design software (FEA, CFD, GT Power or similar).
  • • Hands-on experience with engine/powertrain assembly
  • • Expertise in GD&T and typical ICE and transmission manufacturing methods
  • • A working knowledge of DRBFM.
  • • A working knowledge of Quality Management and Supply Chain Management principles
  • • Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
  • • Experience with production engineering.

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