Senior Mechanical Engineer Specialist

Benefits: 401(k) matching Competitive salary Health insurance Relocation bonus Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms) Carlsbad, California Full Time Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off We're seeking a driven Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and qualify complex mechanical systems, including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical assemblies, within a collaborative program team environment. You'll take ownership of significant system components while adapting flexibly to evolving program needs. This role may require you to provide program support and technical leadership across the full product lifecycle, including requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity and optimization analyses, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and assembly, integration, and testing. Your day-to-day work will center on 3D modeling and critical hardware design and development, operating independently within a multidisciplinary team. You'll spend significant time in our lab environment working hands-on with hardware. Essential Functions: Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.) Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews. Highly organized and detail oriented Able to work independently with limited supervision. Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc. Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. (Active within the last two years will be considered) Favorable polygraph

The engineer will design, develop, and qualify complex mechanical systems and electro-mechanical assemblies throughout the full product lifecycle. Responsibilities include hands-on lab work, 3D modeling, technical leadership, and regular communication with stakeholders.

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of experience, or a graduate degree with 4 years of experience, or 10 years of relevant experience. An active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph is mandatory.

• 401(k) matching • Competitive salary • Health insurance • Relocation bonus

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• Mechanical engineering
• 3D modeling
• Electro-mechanical assemblies
• Precision mechanisms
• Technical leadership
• Product lifecycle management
• Requirements definition
• Concept generation
• Material selection
• Trade studies
• Design sensitivity analysis
• Optimization analysis
• Hardware integration
• Test planning
• Technical data package generation
• Configuration management
• Electromechanical Assembly
• Design Documentation
• Assembly Drawing
• Technical Leadership
• 3D Modeling
• Peer Review
• Configuration Management
• Communication
• Field Testing
• Hardware Design
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Material Selection
• Mechanical Systems
• New Product Development
• Purchasing
• Test Planning
• Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
• Detail Oriented

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Security & Safety
• Government & Public Sector
• Mechanical Engineer Specialist
• Mechanical Engineer (General)
• Mechanical Engineers

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

6+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week