R&D Hardware Mechanical Engineering Scientist

Job Title

R&D Hardware Mechanical Engineering Scientist

Applied Research Laboratories

All Applicants

40 hours per week, Exempt, start immediately, expected to continue.

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Contribute to research and development tasks and experimental sea-tests within the Environmental Sciences Laboratory (ESL) at Applied Research Laboratories (ARL).

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• 100% employer‑paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

• Design support of new and existing underwater acoustic systems and sensors. This includes scheduling, execution, calibration, characterization, testing, and data analysis.
• Manage, mentor, and develop junior staff.
• Deploy/recover subsea systems in field from offshore vessel/work boats and trouble shoot and repair equipment, as necessary.
• Assist with hardware procurement.
• Assist with fabrication facilities management, warehouse and shop organization, and coordinate maintenance and inventory of shop tools.
• Other related functions, as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Ocean Engineering.
• Three years of related work experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (e.g., Creo, Solid Works) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software packages (e.g., ANSYS, COMSOL) for the design and structural/modal analysis of components.
• Demonstrated experience creating detailed engineering drawings in accordance with industry standards (e.g., ASME Y14.5).
• Proven experience with programming for engineering computation, data analysis, or modeling using software such as MATLAB.
• Practical field‑testing experience with mechanical hardware, including troubleshooting and validation in operational environments.

• Advanced degree in Mechanical or Ocean Engineering.
• Six years of experience focused on the design and construction of prototype hardware in commercial or research settings, with significant emphasis on sensor integration, structural integrity, materials selection, and system performance.
• Direct experience working on a vessel for the successful deployment and recovery of oceanographic equipment.
• Working knowledge of underwater acoustics, including propagation physics, noise sources, modeling and simulation, the SONAR equation, underwater transducers, and acoustic measurement techniques.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of common manufacturing and fabrication processes and how they influence design decisions.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 with 3.2 in core engineering courses.

$104,000–$174,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications

• Standard office conditions
• Periodic offshore work on ships
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Some weekend, evening and holiday work
• Intrastate/interstate/international travel
• Use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Will work outdoors, indoors and over water

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• Unofficial college transcripts

You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any…