Mechanical Engineer Stf

About the Role

As a Mechanical Engineer in the Structures and Propulsion organization, your duties will include supporting the design, manufacture, procurement, and test for structure and propulsion subcomponents and assemblies. This can be in an oversight role for supplier-provided components or as a direct production interface for in-house components.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design, manufacture, procurement, and test for structure and propulsion subcomponents and assemblies.
• Coordinate with customers, suppliers, test facilities, and other related disciplines including manufacturing, subcontracts, quality, structure design, analysis, systems engineering, and integration with affected subsystems and facilities.
• Assist in the conceptual development, requirements definition, and design of structures and propulsion components and subsystems.
• Perform trade studies to select the appropriate design solution.
• Maintain engineering drawings, specifications, and technical analyses to support systems and components.
• Work on a multi-disciplinary team performing design trades, detailed design/analysis activity, and performance and maintenance assessments of operational systems.
• Provide user documentation and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews.
• Present analysis data to engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
• Support Subsystem Integration tasks and information requests on an as-needed basis.
• Collaborate effectively with adjacent fields (systems engineering, electronics, stress/thermal analysis, configuration management, production, test, quality).
• Research, plan, design, and develop mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal hydraulic, or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy.
• Apply research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Solid understanding of Mechanical / Propulsion Engineering fundamentals including structures, mechanisms, propulsion systems and/or materials.
• Progressive experience in the design, development, and/or integration of complex aerospace or defense systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance - must be a U.S. Citizen.

Desired Skills

• Deep understanding of ordnance industry standards and safety compliance.
• Deep technical understanding of missile system disciplines, including but not limited to:
• System integration and testing
• Non-conformance disposition in a Quality Management system
• Flight Hardware Design experience
• Knowledge of other disciplines (i.e., stress, dynamics, thermal analysis, production, ATLO, electronics).
• Proven ability to effectively manage and complete complex technical problems.
• Experience with requirement definition, documentation, and verification.
• Experience operating through the full lifecycle development process with an emphasis on development, production, and sustainment.
• Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Active Secret clearance.

Pay Information

• Full-Time Salary Range: $118,000.00 - $219,100.00

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered.

Note: Salary information is a general guideline; actual offers consider scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, market, and business considerations. State-specific PTO and holiday accrual details apply.