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Specialist/Senior/Lead, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)_CA,FL,VA_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

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JD1: Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)_Carlsbad, CA_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

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Position Title: Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Base Salary: $88,500 to $164,500 + Best-in-class benefits
Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense
Job Category: Engineering - Mechanical
Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered) Favorable polygraph require to start.

Job Description:

*We are seeking a driven and resourceful Mechanical Engineer to join a dynamic program team focused on the design, development, and qualification of complex mechanical hardware, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical systems. In this role, you will take ownership of significant system-level responsibilities while remaining adaptable as program needs evolve.
*You will provide both technical leadership and program support across the full product development lifecycle, including requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity and optimization studies, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and hardware assembly, integration, and testing.
*The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in 3D modeling and the design and development of critical hardware, along with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment. A willingness to work in a lab setting and engage directly with hardware is essential.

Essential Functions: 

*Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities.
*Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives.
*Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
*Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies.
*Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.
*Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.
*Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.
*Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.
Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
*Able to work independently with limited supervision.
*Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
*Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team.
*Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative.

Qualifications: 

*Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
*Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered) Favorable polygraph require to start.


Preferred Additional Skills:

*Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership.
*Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
*Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
*Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
*Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes.

*In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $88,500 - $164,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Our company also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

Compensation:
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full
*Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate

Candidate Details:
*2+ to 5 years experience
*Seniority Level - Associate
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
*Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Screening Questions:
*Do you have an active Top Secret clearance (or higher) and currently using it?
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JD2: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)_Carlsbad, CA_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

Position Title: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Base Salary: $102,000 to $189,000 + Best-in-class benefits
Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered). Favorable polygraph

Job Description:

*We're seeking a driven Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and qualify complex mechanical systems, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical assemblies, within a collaborative program team environment.
*You'll take ownership of significant system components while adapting flexibly to evolving program needs. This role may require you to provide program support and technical leadership across the full product lifecycle, including requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity and optimization analyses, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and assembly, integration, and testing.
*Your day-to-day work will center on 3D modeling and critical hardware design and development, operating independently within a multidisciplinary team. You'll spend significant time in our lab environment working hands-on with hardware.

Essential Functions: 

*Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
*Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
*Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
*Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies
*Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems
*Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
*Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews
*Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
*Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
*Highly organized and detail oriented
*Able to work independently with limited supervision.
*Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
*Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team
*Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative

Qualifications:

*Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
*Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered). Favorable polygraph


Preferred Additional Skills:

*Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
*Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
*Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
*Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $102,000 - $189,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Our company also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

Compensation
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full
*Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate

Candidate Details
*2+ to 5 years experience
*Seniority Level - Associate
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
*Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Screening Questions
*Do you have active Top Secret clearance of higher and currently using it right now.
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JD3: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer_Palm Bay, FL_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

Position Title: Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Palm Bay, FL
Base Salary: $88,500 to $164,500 + Best-in-class benefits
Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered). Favorable polygraph.

Job Description:

*We are looking for a driven mechanical engineer to perform process design, development, and qualification/testing tasks on complex mechanical hardware including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical hardware, in a program team environment. Candidate is expected to own larger aspects of the system and be flexible with tasking as the program evolves. Program support and technical leadership over requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity/optimization studies, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and assembly/integration and testing may be required. Candidate must have experience in 3D modeling, critical HW design and development and the ability to work independently within a multi-disciplined team environment. Candidate must be willing to work within a lab environment and be hands-on with hardware.

Essential Functions: 

*Performs a wide range of CAD design assignments in support of the hardware engineering organization including the editing of models and/or drawing, notes provided by engineering. Assures design documentation complies with the program requirements, organization’s processes and industry standards. Prepares accurate drawings and schematics with proper tolerances, dimensions and instructions, with oversight from senior designers.

Could include:

*Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
*Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
*Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.).
*Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies.
*Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.
*Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.
*Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.
*Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.
*Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
*Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
*Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team.
*Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative.
*Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

*Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
*Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered). Favorable polygraph.


Preferred Additional Skills:

*Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership.
*Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
*Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
*Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
*Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes.

Compensation
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full
*Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate

Candidate Details
*7+ to 10 years experience
*Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
*Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Screening Questions
*Do you have an active Top Secret clearance (or higher) and currently using it?
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JD4: Lead, Mechanical Engineer_Sterling, VA_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

Position Title: Lead, Mechanical Engineer
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Sterling, VA
Base Salary: $102,000 to $189,000 + Best-in-class benefits
Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (or held within the last 2 years). Must hold or be able to obtain a favorable polygraph

Job Description:

*We're seeking a driven Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, development, and qualification of complex mechanical systems including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical assemblies, within a dynamic program team.
*The ideal candidate will take ownership of major system components while adapting flexibly as program needs evolve. You'll provide technical leadership across the full development lifecycle: from requirements definition and concept generation through material selection, trade studies, design optimization, detailed design, documentation, and integration testing.
*You should bring strong experience in 3D modeling and critical hardware development, with the ability to work independently within cross-functional teams. This role requires a hands-on approach; you'll be actively engaged in lab work and direct hardware interaction.

Essential Functions:

*Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
*Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
*Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
*Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies
*Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems
*Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
*Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews
*Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
*Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
*Highly organized and detail oriented
*Able to work independently with limited supervision
*Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
*Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team
*Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative

Qualifications:

*Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
*Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (or held within the last 2 years). Must hold or be able to obtain a favorable polygraph

Preferred Additional Skills:

*Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership
*Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
*Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
*Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
*Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $102,000 - $189,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Our company also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

Compensation
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full
*Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate

Candidate Details
*7+ to 10 years experience
*Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
*Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
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Screening Questions:

# How many years of hands-on experience do you have designing and developing complex mechanical hardware, precision mechanisms, or electro-mechanical assemblies?
# How many years of professional experience do you have using 3D CAD tools such as Creo, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, NX, or CATIA for mechanical design and detailed modeling?
# How many years of experience do you have applying GD&T and ASME Y14.5 standards to mechanical drawings, tolerances, and technical data packages?
# How many years of hands-on experience do you have with mechanical prototyping, hardware assembly/integration, test planning, qualification, and test/evaluation?
# Do you currently hold an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, and are you able to obtain/hold a favorable polygraph?
# What is the reason for seeking change from your current role?
# What are your annual base salary expectations (USD)?
# Preferred Location - Carlsbad, CA/Palm Bay, FL/Sterling, VA (Onsite):
# Current Location, State with zip code: