Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Leads mechanical and optomechanical design, development, integration, testing, and production support for military EO/IR systems. Provides technical leadership for hardware engineering teams and works with lasers, receivers, fiber optics, sensors, beam directors, and gimbals. Performs mechanical analysis, documentation, GD&T, and multidisciplinary product development using CAD and FEA tools. Requires DoD electronics experience and eligibility for a security clearance.

Leads the design, development, integration, testing, and production support of optomechanical military systems. Provides technical leadership for hardware engineering teams developing EO/IR products involving lasers, receivers, fiber optics, sensors, and beam directors. Performs mechanical design and analysis, documentation, GD&T, and multidisciplinary collaboration while supporting DoD product development and manufacturing. Uses CAD and FEA tools and contributes to engineering presentations and processes.

Leads the design, development, integration, testing, and production support of opto-mechanical military systems. Designs and analyzes hardware for EO/IR products including lasers, receivers, fiber optics, sensors, and beam director gimbals. Provides technical leadership to hardware engineering teams, develops engineering documentation, applies mechanical design and analysis principles, and collaborates across multidisciplinary teams. The role is hybrid, requiring onsite work three days per week, and supports DoD programs.

Leads the design, development, integration, testing, and production support of opto-mechanical military systems. Works with EO/IR technologies including lasers, receivers, fiber optics, sensors, and beam directors. Provides technical leadership for hardware engineering teams, performs mechanical design and analysis, develops engineering documentation, and collaborates across multidisciplinary teams. Requires experience with DoD electronics, CAD/FEA tools, engineering processes, and eligibility for a Department of Defense security clearance.

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 USAF ICBM weapon system readiness and sustainment by applying mechanical engineering principles, reviewing drawings, writing specifications, evaluating component modifications, and preparing technical recommendations. Creates and interprets CAD models, uses finite element modeling, supports testing and qualification, and applies mechanical, materials, thermal, vibration, and process-improvement principles. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams while maintaining safety, quality, communication, and schedule commitments.

Leads cross-functional mechanical subsystem projects from concept through hardware delivery, managing cost, schedule, technical requirements, risks, and team accountability. The role supports spacecraft structures, payload structures, mechanisms, antennas, or mechanical ground support equipment. Responsibilities include developing estimates and schedules, monitoring performance, guiding technical decisions, coordinating stakeholders, and maintaining productive working relationships across the organization.

Leads cross-functional mechanical engineering teams through spacecraft and payload subsystem projects from concept through hardware delivery. Manages cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, risks, opportunities, and team accountability. The role requires system-level thinking, leadership, communication, and decision-making across project lifecycles. Preferred experience includes subcontract management, EVMS, multiple subsystem types, and transitioning programs from prototype to full-rate production.

Leads cross-functional mechanical engineering projects from concept through hardware delivery for spacecraft and payload subsystems. Manages cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, risks, opportunities, team accountability, and project milestones. Requires strong system-level thinking, communication, decision-making, and leadership skills, along with engineering experience in aerospace or related technical work. The role is fully on-site and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph clearance.

Principal Mechanical Engineer supporting the Minuteman III Ground Systems weapon program at Hill Air Force Base. Responsibilities include developing and reviewing specifications and mechanical drawings, evaluating system modifications, creating CAD models, performing finite element analysis, supporting testing and qualification, conducting root-cause analysis, and providing technical recommendations. The role requires collaboration with USAF customers and cross-functional engineering teams, schedule management, strong communication, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Leads cross-functional engineering teams through spacecraft and aerospace subsystem projects from concept through hardware delivery. Manages cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, risks, opportunities, and team accountability. Requires strong system-level thinking, communication, decision-making, and leadership skills. Preferred experience includes subcontract management, EVMS, multiple subsystem types, and transitioning programs from prototype to full-rate production.

Leads cross-functional mechanical engineering teams through spacecraft and payload subsystem projects from concept through hardware delivery. Manages cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, risks, opportunities, and team accountability. Coordinates requirements across projects and supports prototype-to-production ramps, subcontractor management, and EVMS activities. The role is performed on-site and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph-enabled clearance.

Leads cross-functional mechanical subsystem projects from concept through hardware delivery. Manages cost estimates, schedules, technical requirements, risks, opportunities, and team accountability across spacecraft structures, payload structures, mechanisms, antennas, or mechanical ground support equipment. The role requires system-level thinking, strong communication, leadership, and coordination across organizational teams in an on-site aerospace and defense environment.

Supports senior engineers with the analysis, design, and evaluation of mechanical systems, components, propulsion, structures, 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. Requires a related bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 0–2 years of experience.

Designs and analyzes mechanical and fluid systems for flight-test instrumentation hardware supporting weapons programs. Responsibilities include requirements synthesis, 3D modeling, 2D drawings, model-based definition, spatial integration, technical documentation, design reviews, engineering release, manufacturing and supplier coordination, and occasional shipside support. The engineer also supports proposals, estimates, design modifications, and supervision of junior engineers.

Owns mechanical and structural design, packaging, analysis, testing, and validation of secondary avionics structures for the Terran R rocket. Provides technical direction, approves designs and analyses, makes architecture-level tradeoffs, and leads cross-functional integration across avionics, fluids, dynamics, thermal, structures, and vehicle integration teams. Ensures hardware meets static, dynamic, and thermal flight environments while balancing mission requirements, producibility, schedule, and cost.

Designs, analyzes, simulates, and tests rotating and static turbomachinery components for turbofan, turboshaft, and APU engines. Performs FEA covering vibration, fatigue, thermal, crack growth, burst, and deflection analyses; supports component and engine testing; analyzes test data; documents engineering findings; and presents design reviews. The role also contributes to process improvement, technical mentoring, and knowledge capture.

Design and develop mechanical equipment, tools, fixtures, and 3D CAD models; produce technical drawings and specifications; support prototype assembly, CNC and test hardware; perform measurements, failure analysis, and quality support; participate in NPI/TPI and maintenance projects while collaborating across teams.

Design, analyze, test, certify, and support flight control and mechanical hydraulic systems and components for the 787. Translate airplane requirements to system/component requirements, lead design and validation testing, produce certification artifacts, resolve production and fleet issues, perform trade studies and simulations, and coordinate cross-functionally with suppliers, manufacturing, avionics, safety, and customers.

Supports senior engineers in analyzing, designing, and evaluating mechanical systems and components for space-related projects. Collects and analyzes engineering data, helps resolve routine technical problems, prepares technical documentation and reports, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. The role focuses on mechanisms and may involve propulsion, structures, structural analysis, and environmental systems.

Supports senior engineers in analyzing, designing, and evaluating mechanical systems, propulsion, structures, and environmental systems. Collects and analyzes engineering data, resolves routine technical issues, prepares technical documentation, and communicates findings. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet project goals and deadlines.

Supports senior engineers in developing, analyzing, designing, testing, and evaluating mechanical and electrical solar array systems. Conducts qualification test campaigns, analyzes data, resolves routine technical issues, and prepares technical reports and documentation. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, communicates technical information clearly, and contributes to new space-based solar array technologies.

Leads mechanical design, analysis, integration, testing, production support, and troubleshooting for complex military systems. Creates 3D models, drawings, and documentation; performs tolerance, thermal, structural, vibration, and environmental analyses; develops prototypes and test equipment; executes verification plans; resolves manufacturing and test issues; supports requirements development, trade studies, technology upgrades, and new business capture.

Designs, develops, evaluates, verifies, and supports Navy aircraft launch and recovery systems. Responsibilities include engineering drawings and documentation, modular hardware solutions, systems engineering processes, testing, certification support, and installation assistance. The role involves collaboration across disciplines, learning model-based systems engineering and quality processes, and applying mechanical design skills to metals, plastics, fabrication, simulation, and analysis.

Design, develop, evaluate, verify, and support Navy aircraft launch and recovery systems. Responsibilities include creating engineering processes, updating drawings and documentation, analyzing modular systems, supporting installation and testing, and developing model-based systems engineering and quality capabilities. The role involves multidisciplinary collaboration, mentorship, and potential travel for system verification, testing, and certification.