About Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in people’s lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry, including LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, Jetway®, and more.

The Mechanical Engineer will support sustaining engineering activities across the Jetway product portfolio, working with equipment and technologies ranging from legacy systems to the latest product offerings. This role focuses on engineering analysis, hands-on troubleshooting, product customization, maintainability, component obsolescence, and resolving technical issues identified during manufacturing, commissioning, and field operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who enjoys analytical problem-solving and wants to develop broad technical expertise beyond traditional mechanical design. Working alongside mechanical, electrical, controls, software engineers, and designers, you will gain exposure to diverse technologies, strengthen your engineering analysis and troubleshooting capabilities, and contribute to meaningful product improvements in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.

**Please Note: if you have any of the experience listed in "Standout Qualifications" below, please be sure to highlight in resume.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Support sustaining engineering activities across the Jetway product portfolio, including product customization, maintainability, component obsolescence, and field-related technical issues.
• Perform engineering calculations, analysis, design evaluations, and testing to investigate product performance and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Apply mechanical engineering principles, including thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and load calculations, to evaluate and troubleshoot mechanical systems.
• Utilize and develop proficiency with engineering analysis tools and techniques, including finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and other applicable analytical methods.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications to identify discrepancies between engineering requirements and actual equipment configurations.
• Investigate mechanical and system-level issues, perform root cause analysis, and develop corrective actions to resolve manufacturing, commissioning, and field performance concerns.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, software engineers, designers, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot and resolve multidisciplinary technical challenges.
• Support engineering changes, component replacements, product improvements, and validation activities to maintain product functionality, reliability, and performance.
• Prepare and update engineering drawings, technical documentation, product manuals, and exploded views to reflect engineering changes and product requirements.
• Manage assigned engineering tasks and follow technical issues through resolution while meeting project schedules, quality expectations, and organizational priorities.
• Continuously develop technical knowledge across diverse products, engineering disciplines, and technologies while contributing to a collaborative, hands-on engineering environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field along with Internship experience or six (6) or more months of related work experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Academic, internship, project, or professional experience with engineering analysis tools such as FEA, CFD, ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation, or comparable software.
• Coursework or project experience involving thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermal analysis, or fluid dynamics.
• Exposure to HVAC, refrigeration, cooling systems, heat exchangers, compressors, or other thermal and fluid systems through coursework, internships, or engineering projects.
• Experience performing engineering calculations involving structural loads, airflow, temperature, pressure, or heat transfer.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, engineering schematics, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical or technical systems, conducting root cause analysis, and developing or validating engineering solutions.
• Experience collaborating on multidisciplinary engineering projects involving mechanical, electrical, controls, or other technical disciplines.
• Exposure to engineering standards, design guidelines, or industry-standard engineering practices.
• Demonstrated analytical curiosity, hands-on problem-solving skills, technical learning agility, and the ability to follow engineering challenges through resolution.

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Pay Range:

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

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