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Fluid Systems Engineer - Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems (No Visa Sponsorship)

Detroit Engineered Products
Sterling, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026
About The Role

This Distributed and Fluid Systems Engineering role will design and release mechanical and fluid components and subsystems for military ground vehicles. This includes the application of engineering principles to generate designs to solve complex problems and provide support for the build, test, and production of the designs. The primary area of focus is within Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems (AFES) but may include hydraulics and pneumatics, fuel, camera cleaning, LRU cooling distribution, and bilge systems. Other possible assignments may include areas within conventional or hybrid propulsion and thermal management.

Responsibilities To Anticipate For This Role

  • Design, development, and release of distributed and fluid systems including fuel, automatic fire suppression, camera cleaning, LRU cooling, and hydraulic and pneumatics to meet customer requirements and specifications.
  • Develops and integrates components into vehicle platforms to meet vehicle performance requirements including human factors, safety, environmental, ballistic and mine blast requirements.
  • Conducts design, integration and analysis of mechanical components, mechanisms, and shock attenuation systems for mounting devices.
  • Applies the mechanics of materials, material selection, welding, and fabrication principles for mechanical components and complex welded brackets, mounting provisions.
  • Supports various projects by performing analysis & design, drawing/model mark-ups, tolerance stacks along with generating source data for engineering changes.
  • Responsible for writing material requests and shop work requests, track delivery and stock of parts, participate in integration reviews, fit checks, and author reports.
  • Provides support to prototype, production, and sustainment vehicle efforts and follow-up, technical corrective action formulation, troubleshooting and redesign activities.
  • Author and/or support documentation related to Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), Subsystem Design Descriptions (SSDD), Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).
  • Present design concepts and program status to functional and program management in a clear, concise manner and in the context of risk management.
  • Direct and oversee CAD model and drawing development.
  • Conduct failure analysis, produce required corrective actions, and troubleshoot and redesign activities as necessary.
  • Will work on customer needs for the vehicle, formulate the subsystem and component requirements and meet contract expectations.
  • May occasionally be responsible for technical presentations to other engineering groups, the customer and/or leadership.
  • May work with different engineering functions of the organization on various programs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Sought

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. Electrical Engineering with experience and desire to work Mechanical systems.
  • Focus on Fluid or Distributed Systems is a plus.
  • Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems experience sought/desired
  • 5 to 7 years in a related role is desired.
  • Demonstrated understanding of mechanical engineering principles.
  • Experience supporting prototype and/or production build activities.
  • Demonstrated experience developing fluid system functional architecture, schematics, and analytical models and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with root cause and corrective activities.
  • Solid modeling experience with NX and/or Creo desired.
  • Experience with Teamcenter and Vis Mockup a plus.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% to other facilities and military installations if needed.

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