Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Designs and owns satellite payload hardware from concept through testing, manufacturing, production ramp, launch, and on-orbit operation. Responsibilities include mechanical and electromechanical design, structural and thermal analysis, environmental testing, design-for-manufacturing, supply-chain integration, production optimization, and cross-functional collaboration on antennas, actuators, mechanisms, and other spacecraft systems.

Design and develop mechanical and electromechanical satellite hardware from concept through high-volume production and on-orbit operation. Responsibilities include structural, thermal, and mechanical analysis; CAD and FEA; design optimization; DFM; environmental and performance testing; supply-chain and production-line development; and ownership of delivery timelines. Engineers may support mechanisms, space lasers, avionics, structures, solar arrays, or battery packs.

Designs, analyzes, tests, builds, and supports the full on-orbit lifecycle of Starlink electric propulsion hardware. Responsibilities include mechanical, thermal, magnetic, and fluid-system problem solving; CAD and FEA; design for manufacturing; production-line development; vacuum and environmental testing; root-cause investigations; and cross-functional collaboration. The engineer owns propulsion products from concept through high-volume production, launch, and on-orbit performance.

Designs and owns satellite wire harnesses from concept through production, qualification, and system integration. Responsibilities include 3D CAD design, electrical schematics, mechanical and electrical analysis, thermal and vibration testing, manufacturing documentation, trade studies, and collaboration with production and integration teams. The role supports Starlink spacecraft and requires up to 30% travel.

Leads mechanical systems engineering and hardware development for spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and robotic systems throughout the mission lifecycle. Responsibilities include defining requirements and interfaces, approving verification plans and engineering products, directing trade studies and technical models, overseeing integration and testing, managing technical documentation, and guiding major design decisions. The role also leads multidisciplinary teams, mentors engineers, supports cost and schedule planning, presents technical status to stakeholders, and provides technical authority for complex spaceflight missions.

Leads mechanical design, development, integration, testing, and production of military GPS receivers. Creates 3D models and drawings, performs tolerance, thermal, structural, and vibration analyses, develops prototypes and test fixtures, troubleshoots hardware issues, executes verification plans, and supports manufacturing, requirements development, trade studies, and new business capture.

Supports maintenance, utilities, manufacturing, reliability, and modernization operations at an ammunition plant. Responsibilities include troubleshooting mechanical systems, leading root-cause investigations, developing preventive and predictive maintenance practices, preparing designs and cost estimates, supporting process safety and environmental programs, updating P&IDs and procedures, and coordinating multidisciplinary improvement projects. Requires engineering expertise in industrial infrastructure, mechanical systems, safety standards, and maintenance operations.

Design, procure, install, test, and troubleshoot mechanical components and assemblies for vacuum-based thin-film deposition and solar processing equipment. The role includes creating supplier drawings, conducting thermal and mechanical analyses, supporting manufacturing scale-up, documenting findings, improving operating procedures, and developing engineering documentation standards. Candidates should have industrial equipment experience, strong 3D CAD skills, supplier collaboration experience, and knowledge of design for manufacturability and serviceability.

Performs hands-on inspections, teardowns, repair evaluations, measurements, and overhauls of heavy rotating equipment at a service center and customer sites. Coordinates with machine shop, repair, quotation, and internal teams to define repair scopes. Creates and updates CAD drawings, documents mechanical findings, supports precision measurement activities, and serves as the primary customer contact during inspections and repair evaluations. Field service assignments may comprise up to 40% of the role.

Owns and supports manufacturing engineering for electromechanical semiconductor products. Responsibilities include supplier production release, quality development, process support, failure analysis, design reviews, product testing, and resolution of manufacturing and product issues. Coordinates cross-functional engineering, test, reliability, and manufacturing activities; monitors supplier quality; maintains manufacturing standards; and leads technical projects for product development and qualification.

Owns electro-mechanical build quality across factory production, including inspection, testing, nonconformance disposition, MRB, root-cause investigations, SPC, calibration, and workmanship certification. Partners with manufacturing and engineering to improve processes, support new product introduction, and ensure corrective actions hold. Leads quality reviews, develops metrics and dashboards using SQL and Python, mentors quality staff, and supports production scaling for unmanned systems.

Leads mechanical design and New Product Introduction for system-level products from concept through high-volume manufacturing. Responsibilities include CAD development, prototyping, validation, DFM/DFA, documentation, root cause analysis, supplier collaboration, manufacturing transfer, production ramp, ECOs, and design reviews.

Designs and improves New Glenn launch vehicle umbilical assemblies across the full lifecycle. Responsibilities include creating CAD models and drawings, performing tolerance and structural analyses, supporting manufacturing, integration, testing, and launch operations, investigating hardware nonconformances, coordinating design changes, and verifying requirements. The role provides on-site technical support, drives production and cost improvements, and conducts inspections of launch vehicle and ground systems hardware.

Design and evaluate fluid and mechanical systems for rocket-engine and spacecraft ground test facilities. Responsibilities include component selection, engineering drawings, P&IDs, 3D modeling, hazard reviews, vacuum-system development, propulsion test support, build documentation, and collaboration with suppliers and cross-functional teams. The role supports construction, installation, commissioning, and operation of test facilities, including systems handling hazardous propellants.

Designs and engineers third-party warehouse automation and material-handling equipment for final engineering projects. Responsibilities include verifying technical feasibility, defining integration requirements, coordinating vendors and internal departments, reviewing quotes, producing permit, installation, and as-built documentation, supporting equipment installations, and improving engineering standards. The role also supports sales-phase feasibility analyses and technical proposals, with approximately 20% travel and occasional travel up to 50%.

Design, develop, analyze, test, and certify complex mechanical systems for aerospace and defense applications. Prepare technical documentation, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, integrate designs into larger systems, and ensure compliance with performance, quality, industry, and regulatory standards.

Designs and engineers third-party buyout equipment for warehouse automation projects. Responsibilities include verifying technical feasibility, defining integration requirements, designing workstations, coordinating vendors and internal teams, reviewing quotes, creating permit and installation documents, overseeing occasional installations, and maintaining as-built documentation. The role also supports sales-phase technical analysis and proposals.

Develops and improves composite aerospace manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and work instructions. Provides shop-floor support, establishes statistical process controls, creates BOMs, qualifies processes and equipment, and implements Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen improvements. The role involves reviewing engineering documentation, designing fixtures and manufacturing aids, conducting FMEA and process capability analyses, and supporting efficient fabrication and assembly of composite products.

Designs new and improved retail display case and millwork products using CAD/CAE tools. Evaluates products for efficiency, quality, cost, and reliability; converts concepts into technical plans; and collaborates with design, marketing, sales, production, and engineering teams. The role also supports special projects and may mentor junior staff in an office and manufacturing environment.

Supports thermal product development from concept through launch by creating mechanical CAD designs, assemblies, drawings, bills of materials, and configurator logic. Provides prototype and field-trial support, troubleshoots product issues, coordinates laboratory testing, analyzes test data, performs thermal system modeling, and determines control routines to optimize system performance. Collaborates with marketing, manufacturing, service, and quality teams.

Designs, develops, tests, and validates mechanical components and ambulance vehicle products. Uses CAD and CAE tools, engineering calculations, prototyping, manufacturing knowledge, and design-for-manufacturing principles. Creates drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and test plans; analyzes results, resolves root causes, executes engineering changes, and supports lean manufacturing initiatives. Collaborates with production employees and leadership in office and plant-floor environments.

Designs and develops mechanical systems and components for custom fire apparatus throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include customer specification analysis, 3D modeling, drawings, GD&T, BOM management, design verification, regulatory compliance, manufacturing support, troubleshooting, supplier coordination, cost reduction, engineering changes, and lean continuous improvement. Provides technical guidance to manufacturing, field service, customers, and cross-functional teams.

Designs mechanical and electrical components and systems for fire apparatus, including bodies, cabs, chassis components, drawings, and bills of materials. Supports manufacturing, quality, field service, engineering changes, customer requirements, and design reviews. Works with Sales, Engineering, Production, and customers to deliver manufacturable, compliant designs. Uses CAD and finite element analysis tools while applying drafting, manufacturing, lean, and applicable regulatory standards.

Develops mechanical system concepts and designs, translates customer requirements into system solutions, and performs technical planning, hardware integration, analysis, and testing. The role supports naval and underwater systems, including UUVs, ROVs, torpedoes, sonar, and submarine interfaces. Responsibilities include finite element analysis, bolted joint analysis, structural calculations, CAD modeling, and solving complex engineering problems while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Supports aftermarket marine propulsion and power generation programs through manufacturing process development, material requirements planning, bills of materials, work instructions, tooling, repair processes, estimates, functional analysis, and continuous improvement. The role works with gearing, steam turbine assemblies, machined components, welded fabrications, and field-service repairs while supporting production expansion and capital equipment implementation.