Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

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.

Designs wire harnesses and cable assemblies for space applications using logical schematics and 3D physical routing. Responsibilities include electromechanical analysis, design documentation, prototype fabrication, testing, manufacturing support, installation support, technical reviews, supplier collaboration, and lifecycle support. The role works across multidisciplinary teams and requires experience with Zuken E3 or similar tools, Creo or similar CAD software, model-based engineering, manufacturing design, and space product integration.

Performs structural dynamics and loads analysis for spacecraft and flight hardware supporting the Next Generation Interceptor program. Develops analytical models, evaluates vibration, shock, modal, and mechanical loading environments, supports aerospace testing, analyzes test data, integrates structural requirements, and presents technical findings. Collaborates across engineering disciplines to ensure mission and hardware performance.

Designs, reviews, and supports production of cable and interconnect systems. Performs ECAD and MCAD drawing verification, validates bills of materials, tolerances, materials, and manufacturability, and enforces IPC, ASME, ISO, and military drawing standards. Documents discrepancies, supports issue resolution, maintains review records in PLM/EDM systems, generates quality metrics, and contributes to design reviews, root-cause analysis, and process improvement. The role is full-time onsite and requires eventual DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Leads opto-mechanical engineering teams designing, analyzing, and testing optical payload hardware. Responsibilities include designing precision structures and mechanisms, selecting materials, developing requirements and performance budgets, producing supplier documentation, and creating build, test, and verification procedures. Provides technical mentorship and collaborates with payload leadership on mission requirements. The role requires extensive mechanical engineering experience, optical systems expertise, design-for-manufacturing knowledge, vendor coordination, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.

Designs, develops, integrates, tests, and delivers mechanical propulsion and ordnance components and subsystems for space, missile, and defense programs. Leads trade studies, requirements flow-down, supplier coordination, procurement, manufacturing, verification, and technical baseline management. Coordinates with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, quality, and test teams while managing project implementation plans and mentoring early-career engineers.

Designs, develops, tests, and improves mechanical and electromechanical products and systems, including tooling, equipment, controls, machines, and thermal or hydraulic systems. The role interprets complex drawings, creates assembly models and detailed views, supports manufacturing setup and troubleshooting, applies geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and promotes design for manufacturability. Experience with PTC Creo, manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and tolerance analysis is valued.

Designs, prototypes, tests, and validates advanced 2D/3D heterogeneous electronic packaging for aerospace and defense systems. Responsibilities include mechanical and electrical design, thermal management, high-speed interconnects, failure analysis, requirements management, documentation, trade studies, and technology readiness reviews. Collaborates with cross-functional engineering teams, mentors junior engineers, evaluates semiconductor packaging technologies, and supports flight-qualified hardware development.

Leads mechanical design for missile-system shipping and storage containers. Develops Creo layouts, detailed drawings, assemblies, BOMs, and design documentation in Windchill PLM. Manages integrated product teams, suppliers, design releases, change boards, and reviews. Performs trade studies and leads supplier-item qualification, ensuring compliance with requirements, interfaces, environments, schedules, and documentation.

Researches, plans, designs, develops, and tests mechanical and electromechanical products and systems. Applies mechanical engineering principles to instruments, controls, machines, mechanisms, thermal systems, and related components throughout the engineering lifecycle. Uses Creo or similar CAD software, performs engineering analysis and tolerance stack-ups, collaborates with teams and vendors, and supports system definition, design, build, testing, and deployment. Must be able to obtain a government security clearance and be a U.S. citizen.

Supports mechanical design and construction of Weapons System Infrastructure & Capabilities projects for the Trident II missile. Develops and reviews facility engineering packages, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates; verifies compliance with standards and regulations; interprets construction plans; conducts site visits; identifies deficiencies; and coordinates corrective actions with project teams.

Supports technical and engineering organizations during school breaks while pursuing a STEM degree. Assists with hardware design, assembly, drawing updates, parts lists, configuration changes, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, design, and test teams. Applies knowledge of mechanical fit, tolerances, GD&T, thermal management, structural loads, shock, and vibration.

Researches, plans, designs, develops, and tests mechanical and electromechanical products and systems, including mechanisms, instruments, controls, engines, and thermal or hydraulic systems. Uses Creo CAD software and applies mechanical engineering principles, GD&T, engineering analysis, tolerance stack-ups, and lifecycle processes from system definition through deployment. Requires teamwork, travel as needed, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain a government security clearance.

Designs and supports electromechanical systems for aerospace and defense programs, including circuit card assemblies, wiring harnesses, enclosures, subassemblies, 3D models, layouts, and engineering drawings. Performs verification testing, documents results, manages configuration changes and MRB actions, and supports production, inspection, and assembly. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and may travel to suppliers or manufacturing facilities. Requires a relevant bachelor’s degree, electromechanical experience, CAD proficiency, harness and CCA design experience, and eligibility for a DoD Secret clearance.

Mechanical Engineering Interns research, plan, design, develop, troubleshoot, and test mechanical and electromechanical products and systems. Responsibilities may include work on instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, thermal systems, and energy-related equipment. Candidates will apply mechanical engineering principles and design skills while using Creo. The role requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a government security clearance at a facility with special access requirements.

Leads mechanical engineering teams and owns mechanical systems throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include designing and analyzing components and assemblies, creating 3D models and 2D drawings, performing tolerance analysis, managing technical documentation, collaborating with suppliers and production teams, supervising hardware build and validation, representing the organization in reviews, and mentoring engineers. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, occasional travel, and expertise in GD&T, mechanical systems, materials, and CAD.

Supports Mk48 Torpedo production through mechanical design, analysis, testing, manufacturing support, troubleshooting, and hands-on builds. Leads design efforts for subassemblies and small systems, performs technical reviews and trade studies, and collaborates across engineering teams and customers. Responsibilities include MRB, DFMEA, FRB, systems integration, verification, validation, requirements allocation, and interface definition. The role requires CAD modeling, finite element analysis, strong communication, and independent problem-solving.

Supports mechanical engineering, facility systems design, equipment installation, activation, maintenance, and operations at a defense test site. Responsibilities include cooling and heat-load solutions, building systems, structural and mechanical modifications, specifications, procurement, contractor coordination, installation oversight, utilities maintenance, documentation, and compliance with safety requirements.

Leads opto-mechanical engineering teams designing, analyzing, testing, and documenting optical payload hardware. Develops precision components, mechanisms, tolerances, specifications, verification plans, and supplier documentation. Provides technical mentorship and collaborates with payload and business leadership to meet mission requirements.

Owns structural component hardware deliverables for optical payloads. Performs mechanical design updates, modeling, trade studies, inspections, testing, and verification. Supports production assembly, integration, testing, and material nonconformance disposition. Collaborates with stress, thermal, optical, electrical, test, and systems engineers to satisfy structural requirements. Leads technical tasks, resolves precision alignment and mounting challenges, and presents design reviews and status updates.

Leads electro-mechanical hardware development and production support for aerospace and defense programs. Responsibilities include PCB construction and packaging design, design assurance, DFM, stackup creation, supplier evaluation, purchase support, technical issue resolution, quality review, documentation, and mentorship. Collaborates with electrical, mechanical, quality, production, and supplier teams while supporting high-reliability HDI, flex, RF, and IPC Class 3 designs. Travel to PCB suppliers is required to ensure quality conformance.

Leads the design, development, delivery, modernization, and sustainment of Class 3 and PPE mechanical ground support equipment for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. Manages design projects, technical decisions, cost models, impact assessments, supplier and customer coordination, proposal support, and process improvements. Collaborates with engineering, field, quality, sourcing, finance, and project teams while supporting vendor and customer facility visits. Mentors junior engineers and ensures requirements and technical standards are met.

Designs electro-mechanical packaging architectures for radar and airborne systems, including advanced microelectronics packaging and low-SWaP solutions. Performs trade studies, design development, integration, testing, and requirements verification. Creates technical data packages, leads design reviews, supports suppliers and test facilities, mentors junior engineers, and contributes to engineering processes and technology roadmaps.

Designs and releases mechanical engineering artifacts for the F-35 EOTS sensor program, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, assemblies, and parts lists. Performs tolerance stack-ups, fit analyses, design trade studies, and formal design reviews. Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, suppliers, optics, electronics, and structural or thermal analysts to resolve production and failure issues. Occasional site travel is required.

Design and develop precision opto-mechanical hardware for advanced EO/IR sensor systems. Own requirements, design, drawings, supplier coordination, production issue resolution, integration, testing, and verification. Lead decisions involving optical alignment, tolerancing, materials, mechanisms, environmental robustness, manufacturability, and affordability. Provide technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, customers, and integrated product teams.