ALTEN Mexico, is a leading engineering company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. We work directly with different industries including Automotive, Energy, Aeronautics, Banking & Insurance, Telecom & Multimedia, and Rail; offering services ranging from project design development to test/validation, programming, implementation, and manufacturing.
ALTEN Mexico as a subsidiary of the ALTEN Group is currently working with international clients, and we are looking for Mechanical Design Engineers who will contribute to the development of an Iron Air Battery, a large-scale energy storage solution, with detailed design and sustaining engineering for components and assemblies.
📍 Location: Remote
🕒 Experience Level: 1+ years
🌐 English: B2–C1
Key Responsibilities
- Create and revise 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, BOMs, and engineering releases.
- Develop cost-reduction concepts while maintaining requirements and critical interfaces.
- Perform packaging, tolerance, fit, form, function, and manufacturability assessments.
- Resolve nonconformities and field issues through root-cause analysis and design revision.
- Support design reviews, supplier coordination, prototype evaluation, and validation planning.
RequirementsMust‑Have Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields.
- Mechanical component redesign for lower material, tooling, fabrication, and assembly cost.
- Sheet metal, weldments, machined parts, piping/fittings, plastics, fasteners, and tolerance stack-ups.
- 2+ years for junior or 4+ years for mid-level mechanical design assignments.
- Experience in product design from concept through detailed design, verification, release, and production support.
- Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, DFMEA, and engineering change control.
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations across design, manufacturing, analysis, suppliers, and customers.
- Hands-on SolidWorks experience is required; provide examples of production-released designs.
English level B2–C1.
Preferred Skills
Industry Knowledge:
- Experience in energy storage systems (e.g., batteries, iron-air technology).
- Familiarity with large-scale mechanical or industrial projects.
Software and Tools:
- Experience with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems (e.g., TeamCenter, Windchill).
Innovation and Optimization:
- Experience in design optimization (e.g., topology optimization, weight reduction).
- Knowledge of sustainable and eco-friendly design practices.
Manufacturing and Materials:
- Understanding of advanced manufacturing processes (e.g., additive manufacturing, CNC machining).
- Knowledge of material selection for extreme environments (e.g., corrosion resistance, high-temperature materials).
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Technical leadership and decision‑making capability.
- Problem‑solving and analytical thinking.
- Time management and ability to operate under tight deadlines.
- Detail‑oriented mindset with strong documentation discipline.
- Supplier coordination and negotiation skills.
- Continuous improvement and robust design focus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits above those required by law
- Career growth and development plan
- Remote work scheme
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field
- Experience redesigning mechanical components to reduce material, tooling, fabrication, and assembly costs
- Experience with sheet metal, weldments, machined parts, piping and fittings, plastics, fasteners, and tolerance stack-ups
- 2+ years of experience for junior-level mechanical design assignments or 4+ years for mid-level assignments
- Product design experience from concept through detailed design, verification, release, and production support
- Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, DFMEA, and engineering change control
- Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations across design, manufacturing, analysis, suppliers, and customers
- Hands-on SolidWorks experience with examples of production-released designs
- English proficiency at B2-C1 level
- Experience in energy storage systems, batteries, or iron-air technology
- Familiarity with large-scale mechanical or industrial projects
- Experience with PLM systems such as TeamCenter or Windchill
- Experience with topology optimization or weight reduction
- Knowledge of sustainable and eco-friendly design practices
- Understanding of advanced manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing and CNC machining
- Knowledge of material selection for extreme environments, including corrosion-resistant and high-temperature materials
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Technical leadership and decision-making capability
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
- Supplier coordination and negotiation skills
What We Do
We are a consulting firm specialized in the management of engineering projects globally for the automotive, aeronautical, IT, energy, among many sectors. Design, development and programming are the most requested services by the majority of our clients
