Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Leads mechanical engineering teams designing, analyzing, documenting, integrating, testing, and validating complex spaceflight components, mechanisms, assemblies, and systems. Owns mechanical systems, delegates work, reviews CAD models and drawings, performs tolerance analysis, coordinates with suppliers and production teams, represents engineering in technical reviews, and mentors engineers. Requires advanced mechanical engineering expertise, GD&T knowledge, team leadership, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain a Secret clearance. Occasional travel is required.

Designs and supports mechanical controls hardware for missile Thrust Vector Control systems, including servo actuators and gas hydraulic assemblies. Develops technical requirements, leads investigations, supports subcontractors, manages project budgets, contributes to trade studies, and interfaces with management, systems engineering, quality, and Navy partners. The role also involves product lifecycle support, failure analysis, technical documentation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and mentorship.

Designs, develops, manages, and supports mechanical hardware and control-system components for missile boost systems throughout qualification, production, service, and aging phases. Collaborates with Navy partners, leadership, suppliers, and engineering teams; develops technical solutions and may lead components. Requires mechanical design experience, project-management or aerospace exposure, strong communication, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Supports the design, manufacture, procurement, and testing of aerospace Thermal Protection Systems. Responsibilities include developing requirements and TPS concepts, maintaining engineering drawings and technical analyses, supporting test planning and execution, coordinating with customers and suppliers, and collaborating with manufacturing, quality, structural, systems engineering, and integration teams.

Designs and develops electronic enclosures and avionics packaging for space-flight hardware. Creates 3D models, drawings, specifications, and design-review documentation; coordinates thermal, structural, reliability, EMC, and survivability analyses. Supports manufacturing, testing, suppliers, quality, purchasing, and prototype fabrication while ensuring producibility, cost, schedule, and technical compliance. Collaborates within integrated product teams and communicates technical issues to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Designs and supports mechanical controls hardware for missile Thrust Vector Control systems across qualification, production, service, and aging phases. Owns Servo Actuators and Gas Hydraulic Assemblies, develops engineering documentation, leads investigations, supports budgets and subcontractors, contributes to trade studies, and serves as a technical interface with management, systems engineering, quality, and Navy partners.

Leads a cross-functional hardware team developing mechanical and electrical components. Oversees hardware troubleshooting, requirements and drawing reviews, technical reviews, task planning, supplier support, risk management, schedules, and customer coordination. Supports business capture through trade studies, technical analyses, white papers, and proposals. Requires mechanical or electrical engineering expertise, CREO or similar CAD experience, GD&T knowledge, hardware fabrication familiarity, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Designs mechanical components, subassemblies, assemblies, layouts, and engineering drawings for a sensor team. Creates BOMs and design documentation in CREO and Windchill, coordinates with cross-functional teams and suppliers, manages drawing releases and engineering changes, supports design reviews, and performs trade studies evaluating cost, weight, performance, and structural or thermal benefits.

Leads mechanical design and verification of mechanical ground support equipment for spacecraft components. Develops requirements, Creo models, assemblies, and drawings; directs multidisciplinary design teams; leads formal design reviews; and verifies as-built hardware. Responsibilities include interpreting engineering specifications, applying GD&T and mechanical engineering fundamentals, creating test plans, validating requirements, and supporting manufacturing and hardware lifecycle planning.

Design and manage mechanical hardware components for missile boost control systems across qualification, production, service support, and aging phases. Interpret complex mechanical design models and drawings, develop technical solutions, collaborate with Navy partners, leadership, suppliers, and engineering teams, and potentially lead components through the product lifecycle. Work may involve propulsion, rocketry, aerodynamics, mechanisms, materials, fluids, servo actuators, and energetics.

Designs, develops, tests, and documents opto-mechanical components, assemblies, mechanisms, and fixtures. Creates precision optical alignment structures, selects materials, prepares supplier documentation, and develops requirements, specifications, performance budgets, verification plans, and test procedures. Requires engineering education, opto-mechanical or mechanical engineering experience, CAD proficiency, manufacturing knowledge, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.

Develops and advances 3D concepts and electronic package enclosures for space-flight avionics hardware. Coordinates thermal, dynamics, stress, reliability, EMC, and survivability analyses; supports manufacturing, testing, and supplier activities; prepares drawings and fabrication documentation; and resolves packaging issues. The role also establishes vendor specifications, supports design reviews, ensures producibility and compliance, and collaborates across integrated product teams.

Designs, develops, integrates, tests, and supports production of precision opto-mechanical hardware for infrared search and track sensors. Leads optical alignment, tolerancing, materials, mechanisms, environmental robustness, manufacturability, and affordability decisions. Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and customers; directs integrated product teams and resolves production issues. Responsibilities span requirements definition, CAD and drawing release, supplier coordination, verification, testing, nonconformance review, and continuous improvement.

Design, develop, test, procure, and integrate propulsion valves into spacecraft propulsion subsystems. Serve as the responsible engineer and hardware expert, support subsystem engineering, manage supplier interfaces, advocate for component performance, and develop and verify component requirements. The role requires propulsion valve experience, technical ownership, and knowledge of propulsion systems, manufacturing, testing, and requirements engineering.

Designs and supports electromechanical systems for aerospace and defense programs, including circuit card assemblies, wiring harnesses, enclosures, and subassemblies. Creates 3D models, layouts, drawings, bills of material, and routing packages. Performs verification testing, documents results in Windchill, manages configuration changes and MRB actions, and supports production, inspection, and testing. Collaborates with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams and travels as needed to supplier or manufacturing sites.

Leads the full lifecycle of an Attitude Control System supporting missile-defense target programs. Manages mechanical engineering, assembly, integration, testing, production readiness, capacity planning, supply chain manufacturing, design changes, obsolescence studies, and program risks. Serves as a technical leader, supports major program reviews, coordinates with customers and subcontractors, and mentors engineering staff.

Designs and sustains metallic and composite structures for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. Develops requirements, 3D models, drawings, test plans, analyses, and technical data throughout the product lifecycle. Collaborates with manufacturing engineering, leads design and program reviews, supports production and test flights, and communicates technical information to leadership and Navy stakeholders.

Leads electromechanical hardware engineering for aerospace and defense systems, including circuit cards, cable assemblies, interconnects, harnesses, and electronic packaging. Provides technical and project leadership, conducts thermal, signal integrity, and EMC analyses, leads design reviews, manages risks and earned value, coordinates cross-functional teams, mentors engineers, and supports manufacturing and supplier issue resolution.

Leads electromechanical hardware design, development, testing, production support, and technical issue resolution for aerospace and defense systems. Designs models, drawings, harnesses, enclosures, and circuit-card packaging; performs thermal, shock, vibration, and EMI analyses; defines verification criteria; supports manufacturing, suppliers, quality, and customers; maintains configuration documentation; and mentors junior engineers. Travel to supplier or manufacturing sites may be required.

Design and develop mechanical systems for Automatic Test Equipment supporting aerospace training systems. Responsibilities include modeling, parts selection, drawing documentation, environmental analyses, troubleshooting, obsolescence research, production support, design reviews, and customer meetings. The role requires applying mechanical engineering principles, structures and materials knowledge, GD&T, and mechanical modeling tools, with occasional travel and possible shift work.

Designs and releases mechanical engineering drawings for flight test instrumentation, supports manufacturing, flight-line, and test-site activities, and coordinates engineering requirements with stakeholders. The role focuses on electro-mechanical systems, harnesses, aircraft modifications, sensor and transducer installations, and flight-test design. Candidates need CAD, PDM, VAS, engineering drawing, and mechanical systems experience; F-35 flight-test experience is preferred.

Designs and develops electromechanical systems, circuit card assemblies, harnesses, enclosures, and subassemblies for aerospace and defense programs. Creates 3D models, engineering drawings, routing packages, bills of material, and test criteria. Supports verification, production, inspections, configuration control, material review, and design releases while collaborating with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams. Travel to supplier or manufacturing sites may be required.

Designs and sustains metallic and composite structures for the Fleet Ballistic Missile D5LE and D5LE2 programs. Responsibilities include developing requirements and test plans, creating 3D models and GD&T drawings, supporting design reviews, collaborating with manufacturing, providing technical inputs, and advancing designs through testing and production. The role requires communication with technical teams, leadership, and Navy customers, along with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Provides technical expertise for mechanical standard parts, including fasteners, bearings, and fluid fittings, across aerospace design, production, and sustainment programs. Responsibilities include supporting conceptual design, qualifying suppliers, maintaining authorized supplier lists, resolving quality and manufacturing issues, coordinating vendors and alternate sources, documenting substitutions, and maintaining standard-parts selection tools. Requires mechanical engineering expertise, military aircraft experience, knowledge of military standards, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Staff Mechanical Engineer supporting Air Dominance missile production through Material Review Board activities, nonconformance analysis, root-cause investigation, corrective actions, tolerance analysis, and cross-functional coordination. The role reviews hardware performance impacts, resolves production defects and failures, coordinates Mechanical, Quality, and Manufacturing teams, and reports status to leadership. It requires experience with Creo, engineering drawings, GD&T, manufacturing environments, and an active Secret clearance.