Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs

Leads supplier industrialization for sheet metal components from concept through production. Responsibilities include DFM and APQP reviews, QML and PPAP execution, tooling and process maturation, schedule risk mitigation, supplier corrective actions, process audits, quality management, and continuous improvement. Partners with design, manufacturing, and program teams to improve manufacturability, cost, quality, yield, and supplier performance.

Designs, develops, tests, verifies, and integrates complex mechanical and multidisciplinary systems for nuclear research projects. Responsibilities include requirements decomposition and traceability, systems architecture, configuration management, technical documentation, safety-basis support, digital engineering, AI-assisted design reviews, control system concepts, P&ID development, and coordination across engineering disciplines. The role also mentors junior staff and ensures compliance with DOE orders, federal regulations, and applicable engineering standards.

Supports operation of semiconductor cleanrooms and laboratories by installing, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading mechanical, electrical, controls, process gas, and facility systems. Responsibilities include reliability improvements, spare parts management, technical reporting, vendor coordination, procedure development, and after-hours on-call support. Senior-level duties include leading projects, resolving complex issues, mentoring staff, and developing maintenance procedures.

Designs, fabricates, installs, and tests mechanical structures, mechanisms, mounts, enclosures, and equipment packaging for uncrewed maritime vessels. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, engineering drawings, FEA and hand calculations, material selection, prototype fabrication, electromechanical integration, troubleshooting, documentation, configuration control, and dockside and sea trials. The role collaborates with engineering teams, machine shops, suppliers, and operations personnel in a hands-on marine environment.

Designs, fabricates, and integrates mechanical systems for uncrewed maritime vessels. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, fabrication drawings, structural and thermal analysis, material selection, electromechanical installation, troubleshooting, testing, configuration documentation, and support for dockside and on-water trials. The role requires hands-on prototyping, machining, vessel hardware integration, and collaboration with engineering teams, suppliers, and machine shops.

Owns clean-sheet mechanical design and product release from concept through production for electric vehicle propulsion and industrial power systems. Responsibilities include top-level architecture, complex SolidWorks CAD modeling, 2D drafting with GD&T, design reviews, BOM management, milestone planning, and design analysis using FEA and CFD. Designs may include electric motors, inverters, transmissions, sheet metal, machined, molded, and cast components.

Lead mechanical and thermal design for chip-scale atomic clocks from system architecture through production. Develop CAD designs, production drawings, prototypes, thermal and structural models, vacuum or hermetic packaging, magnetic shielding, and precision alignment systems. Conduct shock, vibration, and thermal-cycle testing, manage SWaP-C trade studies, validate models against test data, and drive design-for-manufacturing with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Design, analyze, document, and validate aircraft modifications and prototype hardware installations for experimental flight research. Responsibilities include CAD modeling and drawings, structural and finite element analysis, airworthiness documentation, test planning, fabrication and integration support, and coordination of ground and flight test activities while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Designs new machinery, modifies existing equipment, and integrates automation to reduce labor costs. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, simulations, documentation, budgeting, project scheduling, equipment fabrication oversight, machine assembly, robot integration, installation, testing, and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with engineers, technicians, manufacturing teams, and contractors while implementing safe work practices and maintaining project records.

Leads mechanical engineering activities across design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover. Reviews calculations, drawings, specifications, equipment selections, vendor documents, and technical deliverables. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams, supports procurement and site execution, ensures compliance with standards and safety requirements, resolves technical issues, monitors schedules, and mentors junior engineers.

Leads end-to-end design and deployment of balance-of-plant systems for a first-of-a-kind nuclear power plant. Responsibilities include thermal, fluid, structural, and mechanical analysis; system architecture; equipment specifications; vendor engagement; procurement; regulatory documentation; CAD; design reviews; manufacturing and integration planning; testing; commissioning; and plant bring-up. The role owns steam, feedwater, condensate, condenser, heat exchanger, and turbine-side systems while coordinating cross-functional interfaces and managing contractors.

Design and develop balance-of-plant thermal-fluid systems for a first-of-a-kind nuclear power plant, including steam, feedwater, condensate, condenser, heat exchanger, pump, valve, piping, and auxiliary systems. Perform thermal, structural, and fluid analyses; create CAD models and documentation; coordinate with vendors; support manufacturing, testing, commissioning, regulatory submissions, and system integration. Manage bills of materials, configuration control, schedules, budgets, and cross-functional design activities through deployment.

Leads mechanical design and analysis for gas turbine, steam, generator, and accessory components. Responsibilities include stress, modal, and lifing analysis; validation testing; thermal growth and assembly evaluations; root cause analysis; Lean improvement; technical reviews; project milestone management; cross-functional collaboration; and mentoring engineers. Requires a mechanical engineering degree, at least four years of experience, and authorization to access U.S. export-controlled information.

Designs and develops electrical and electromechanical systems for scanning acoustic microscope products from concept through production. Responsibilities include schematic and wiring design, prototyping, sensor and communications integration, safety certification, troubleshooting, sustaining engineering, product lifecycle support, documentation, cross-functional project coordination, customer visits, and training production and service teams. The role requires expertise in industrial electronics, embedded software, PLCs, microcontrollers, industrial measurement equipment, and semiconductor or cleanroom equipment is preferred.

Leads mechanical engineering projects supporting research laboratories, utility plants, facility renovations, construction, and equipment systems. Designs and validates mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, ventilation, instrumentation, and electromechanical systems; prepares estimates, schedules, budgets, bid packages, and technical documentation. Evaluates maintenance and operations needs, recommends vendors and technologies, ensures regulatory and biosafety compliance, and oversees project quality, safety, and execution.

Design and coordinate HVAC systems for government and commercial buildings, including calculations, equipment evaluations, construction administration, shop drawing reviews, RFIs, and site visits. The engineer will make design decisions, manage work within budget and schedule, coordinate with other disciplines, maintain project documentation, attend client meetings, and mentor junior engineers while working independently with limited supervision.

Mechanical Engineering Intern supporting the Mechanical Integrity Program at an in-person incinerator facility. Responsibilities include learning corrosion monitoring and mitigation, assisting with Process Safety Management activities, updating engineering drawings, supporting safety and compliance efforts, and contributing to operational projects. The role provides hands-on experience in environmental, energy, and industrial services while requiring collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and adherence to safety protocols.

Leads complex structural investigations, influences product decisions, establishes engineering standards, mentors engineers, and drives technical improvements across the organization. The role applies advanced mechanical and structural engineering expertise to product development, problem resolution, root-cause analysis, and project execution while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Design and improve automated industrial equipment and material-handling systems using 3D CAD. Create drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation; perform engineering calculations; and support products through manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and validation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers, participate in hands-on assembly and troubleshooting, apply DFMA and lean design principles, and drive standardization and continuous improvement. The role is onsite in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with up to 20% domestic travel.

Design and integrate electro-mechanical hardware for avionics and electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, electronics enclosures, control panels, junction boxes, and equipment installations. Develop test procedures and manuals, coordinate multidisciplinary integration, review supplier drawings, support manufacturing, and communicate technical solutions. The role requires aerospace design experience, 3D modeling expertise, technical problem-solving, and eligibility to obtain and maintain Secret and Special Access Program clearances.

Develop and review mechanical engineering designs for facility and infrastructure projects, including code evaluations, technical studies, cost estimates, schedules, specifications, and construction support. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, lead technical documentation, support contracts, and ensure compliance with applicable standards and mission requirements. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph and 10–20% travel, including OCONUS travel.

Design and support integration of robotic piece-picking systems for partners and customers. Responsibilities include developing CAD layouts, guarding and mounting solutions; assessing structural, safety, and integration requirements; reviewing partner designs; supporting conveyors, controls, PLC logic, and wiring interfaces; creating technical documentation; managing multiple integration projects; and contributing to prototyping, testing, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The role requires approximately 10% travel to customer sites.

Leads design of specialty gas, bulk gas, and chemical distribution systems for advanced manufacturing facilities. Serves as technical authority for hazardous production materials and ultra-high-purity systems, develops P&IDs and utility designs, coordinates safety and controls systems, supports construction and commissioning, leads client workshops, and mentors engineers. Travel to client sites may be required.

Design and coordinate HVAC systems for government and commercial buildings, perform load calculations and energy modeling, produce drawings and shop-drawing reviews, conduct site visits, mentor junior staff, and manage project documentation, budgets, and schedules with limited supervision.

Leads and supports HVAC and plumbing system design for DoD and mission-critical facilities. Performs construction administration, site visits, equipment evaluations, design reviews, specifications editing, project planning, quality control, cost and schedule oversight, proposal support, client presentations, and mentoring of junior staff. Collaborates with clients, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects.