Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Designs mechanical systems, test fixtures, apparatus, support structures, and facility interfaces for aerospace environmental testing. Creates CAD models, fabrication drawings, and documentation; evaluates materials and manufacturing methods; integrates instrumentation; performs stress, modal, thermal, and fluid analyses; and supports installation, inspection, checkout, and testing. Collaborates with electrical, manufacturing, and test engineers, technicians, and laboratory personnel on military aircraft and weapons programs.

Lead design and integration of solid-state power generation devices, manage product development and budgets, recruit and grow an R&D team, drive prototyping and testing, collaborate cross-functionally with R&D and commercialization partners, and ensure compliance with industry standards while advancing the innovation pipeline toward commercialization.

Conducts mechanical product testing and certification projects, including defining test scopes, reviewing samples and technical files, applying UL requirements, coordinating laboratory technicians, developing test methods, analyzing compliance, and preparing reports. The role involves managing project schedules, communicating technical findings and requirements to clients, resolving engineering issues, and supporting follow-up services and UL standards development. Hybrid work is required in Northbrook, Illinois, with potential travel to client sites.

Designs mechanical test articles, fixtures, support structures, interfaces, and complete test rigs for aerospace environmental testing. Creates CAD models, fabrication drawings, and documentation; evaluates materials and fabrication methods; integrates instrumentation; performs stress, modal, thermal, and fluid-dynamics analyses; and supports installation, inspection, checkout, and test execution. Collaborates with electrical, manufacturing, and test engineers and laboratory technicians supporting Boeing defense and aerospace programs.

Leads space electronics packaging and mechanical product design from concept through production. Performs structural, thermal, vibration, and dynamics analyses; designs and routes PCBs; conducts trade studies, testing, validation, and root-cause investigations. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams, documents compliance, supports supplier decisions, improves engineering processes, and evaluates emerging technologies for satellite and space electronics applications.

Designs and analyzes mechanical electronics packaging for space and satellite systems. Responsibilities include structural and thermal analysis, trade studies, PCB sizing and layout, requirements compliance documentation, design validation, process improvement, and root-cause corrective action. Collaborates with electrical and multidisciplinary engineering teams on products from concept through production while working under close supervision.

Designs and analyzes space electronics packaging and mechanical products throughout the lifecycle. Responsibilities include structural, thermal, vibration, and PCB layout analysis; requirements development; trade studies; compliance documentation; design validation; root-cause investigations; process improvement; supplier support; and emerging technology evaluation. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines and is fully onsite in El Segundo, California.

Designs and analyzes space electronics packaging and mechanical structures across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include PCB layout and placement studies, structural, thermal, vibration, and dynamics analysis, trade studies, requirements compliance, design validation, root-cause investigations, process improvement, supplier technical support, and emerging technology evaluation. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with electrical, satellite, supplier, and multidisciplinary engineering teams and is fully onsite in El Segundo, California.

Leads structural and thermal analysis for aerospace and mission-critical hardware using classical methods and FEA. Performs modal, vibration, shock, static, steady-state, and transient thermal analyses; develops and post-processes models; guides architecture and design decisions; communicates risks and recommendations; leads technical reviews; and mentors engineers. The hybrid role requires at least 50% onsite presence and supports electronics, EO/IR systems, RF components, precision mechanisms, and other defense products.

Supports a U.S. Navy weapon system by defining and allocating interface requirements, evaluating interface changes, coordinating with government and contractor stakeholders, and improving impact assessments through digital engineering tools and model-based reviews. The role requires systems engineering knowledge, mechanical design experience, strong communication and organization, and proficiency with Creo and related engineering toolsets.

Leads mechanical design and new product introduction for automotive-grade connected devices, specializing in ruggedized connectors, waterproof enclosures, cable harnesses, and sealing systems. Creates production-ready CAD models and drawings, performs tolerance and failure analysis, validates designs, and supports manufacturing readiness. Collaborates with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers across the product lifecycle, including NPI builds, process validation, production ramp, and critical field issue investigations. International travel supports offshore manufacturing and customer-site failure analysis.

Leads spacecraft mechanical engineering efforts, establishes technical direction, and develops processes, standards, tools, and design guides. Supports engineering authorities with technical problem-solving and verification testing, provides guidance during design reviews, customer meetings, failure analyses, and trade studies, and audits programs and suppliers for improvement opportunities. Mentors mechanical engineers and advances emerging spacecraft mechanical design technologies.

Supports manufacturing operations through mechanical design, tooling and fixture development, process improvement, equipment optimization, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Designs manufacturing solutions using CAD, interprets drawings and GD&T, supports product introductions and process validation, improves quality and efficiency, reduces costs, and provides technical guidance to production teams.

Supports senior engineers with analysis, design, and evaluation of mechanical systems involving propulsion, structures, structural analysis, and environmental systems. Collects and analyzes data, resolves routine technical problems, prepares technical documentation, and communicates findings. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet project goals and deadlines.

Leads mechanical design and development for antennas, RF electronic systems, ground support equipment, and custom test equipment. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, design analysis, requirements allocation, interface definition, risk reduction and qualification testing, cost and schedule estimation, earned value reporting, technical documentation, subcontract oversight, and supervision of engineering personnel. The role is fully onsite and may support production sustaining engineering and new business proposals.

Leads mechanical design and development of antenna, RF electronic, ground support, and test equipment systems. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, design analysis, requirements allocation, interface definition, risk reduction and qualification testing, cost and schedule estimation, technical documentation, subcontractor oversight, production support, and supervision of engineering teams. The role also supports proposal activities, BOM development, material cost estimates, and integrated program execution in an on-site defense and aerospace environment.

Leads mechanical design and development for antennas, RF electronic systems, ground support equipment, and custom test equipment. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, design analysis, requirements allocation, risk reduction and qualification testing, cost and schedule estimation, technical documentation, team supervision, subcontractor oversight, and production support. The role is fully on-site and requires collaboration across integrated program teams and support for new business proposals.

Leads advanced combustor design, combustion analysis, rig and engine testing, CFD, thermal and finite element analysis, and engineering method development for aerospace engine programs. Supports manufacturing, installation, equipment evaluation, compliance, risk management, technical resolution, and fielded hardware. Serves as a customer and technical contact, contributes to new product development, and may mentor engineers in a regulated, global, matrixed environment.

Provides technical leadership for third-party process mechanical design on semiconductor construction projects. Reviews P&IDs, specifications, calculations, layouts, and 3D models; coordinates process piping, industrial equipment, utilities, and multidisciplinary teams; resolves constructability and technical issues; and supports BIM coordination, commissioning, testing, validation, and startup while ensuring safety, reliability, regulatory compliance, and project schedule performance.

Designs and analyzes mechanical systems for Boeing’s PAC-3 radar seeker program. Responsibilities include developing engineering documentation, validating components against requirements, supporting production and nonconformance resolution, managing configuration control, preparing cost-reduction proposals, and assisting supplier development, testing, manufacturing, and troubleshooting. The role requires aerospace mechanical engineering expertise, U.S. citizenship, eligibility for a Secret clearance, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Designs and documents mechanical systems, mechanisms, installations, and thermal requirements for advanced weapons programs. Performs computational analysis and verification, develops detailed designs and technical documentation, and supports supplier development, testing, production, and system integration. Collaborates across multidisciplinary teams to solve complex technical problems and deliver safe, reliable systems.

Supports production and sustainment of microwave modules, submodules, circuit card assemblies, and subsystems. Performs drawing reviews, tolerance analyses, obsolescence impact assessments, part replacement evaluations, and engineering change orders. Collaborates with suppliers and cross-functional teams to mitigate diminishing material supply impacts, delegates tasks, and technically manages replacement component assessments. The role requires mechanical engineering expertise, design and part selection experience, technical communication, and problem-solving skills.

Design and develop rotary and linear actuators for humanoid robots, including mechanical analysis, CAD, prototyping, assembly, testing, documentation, and pilot builds. Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate concepts, optimize designs through FEA, create drawings and bills of materials, perform DVP&R, and improve designs for scalability and design for manufacturing and assembly. The role requires hands-on robotics or actuation experience and strong mechanical engineering fundamentals.

Designs and develops complex RF and high-speed multilayer PCB layouts and electronic packaging. Generates fabrication, assembly, and CAM documentation; incorporates engineering changes; supports component, material, and mechanical assembly decisions; and optimizes designs for performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing teams, performs design validation, supports PLM data management, conducts design reviews, and applies GD&T, PCB standards, and Lean/Six Sigma practices.

Leads mechanical design for spacecraft and spacecraft buses from proposal through fabrication, assembly, testing, and verification. Defines mechanical requirements, develops structures and mechanism architectures, performs CAD and structural analysis, and leads cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams. Coordinates with customers, payload providers, launch vehicle providers, and subsystem teams while resolving technical issues, mentoring engineers, and supporting technology roadmaps.