Stowage & Mounting Engineer

Stowage and Mounting Engineer Location: Sterling Heights, MI Pay Rate: $44.63 to $51.77/hr Position Overview The Stowage and Mounting Engineer will design and release mechanical components and subsystems for military ground vehicles. This role applies core mechanical engineering principles to solve complex integration challenges and supports build, test, and production activities. Areas of focus may include shock/vibration isolation systems, mounting provisions, and stowage equipment integration, with additional exposure to seating systems, battery enclosures, hydraulics, fire suppression, and driver controls. Responsibilities to Anticipate Design and integrate mechanical components into vehicle platforms to meet performance, safety, environmental, ballistic, mine blast, and human factors requirements Perform design, integration, and analysis of shock attenuation systems and mounting devices Apply mechanics of materials, material selection, welding, and fabrication principles to complex welded brackets and mounting structures Support engineering changes through analysis, drawing markups, tolerance stacks, and source data generation Write material requests and shop work orders; track parts and support integration reviews and fit checks Support prototype and production vehicle builds, troubleshooting, corrective actions, and redesign efforts Conduct failure analysis and implement corrective actions Present design concepts and program status to functional and program leadership Direct and oversee CAD model and drawing development Generate technical documentation and reports Qualifications Sought Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering 5-7+ years of relevant mechanical design experience Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals Experience supporting prototype and/or production build activities Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action processes Solid modeling experience using NX and/or Creo Experience with Teamcenter; Vis Mockup a plus Ability to travel up to 10% as needed Additional Desired Experience Prior experience supporting ground combat vehicle programs preferred Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship typically required) Comfortable working in and around military vehicles Willingness to support occasional evenings, weekends, or overtime as required Strong communication, organizational, and collaboration skills Ability to work independently while contributing to integrated vehicle teams Work Environment Engineering and integration environment supporting military vehicle platforms Hands-on involvement with prototype and production vehicle builds Why Join CPI Competitive pay aligned with defense program rates Direct support of mission-critical military ground vehicle programs Dedicated CPI recruiter and program support throughout assignment Opportunity to work in high-visibility vehicle integration environments Access to long-term cleared mechanical engineering opportunities across CPI's defense portfolio US CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT: This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens. NO SUBCONTRACT REQUIREMENT: No third-party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.

Created: 2026-03-04