Mechanical Engineering Technician

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Mechanical Engineering Technician

Aptima is a technological leader in the national security industry. Our mission is to drive the future of national security by engineering scalable solutions that fuse technological innovation with human potential to transform how individuals and teams train, develop, and perform in mission-critical environments.

Our culture is rooted in our core values, which have evolved over time and our employees have embraced:
Integrity, Ingenuity, Excellence, Respect, Engagement, Teamwork
. At our core, Aptima researches, develops, and innovates within an area that engineering firms largely ignore, the human component. To impact the world in meaningful ways, you must bring those innovations to light, and that is precisely what we do.

The Mechanical Engineering Technician plays a hands‑on role in transforming innovative concepts into physical systems that support training, simulation, and research environments.

This position combines technical design support, CAD modeling, fabrication, prototyping, and physical system integration to create reliable, high‑quality hardware solutions that support mission‑critical work.

You will help design, fabricate, modify, and assemble custom components and technical systems that power simulation environments, research activities, demonstrations, and internal technical capabilities.

Your work will span the lifecycle of physical systems, from prototype and assembly through installation, refinement, and sustainment.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys building things, solving practical technical problems, and bringing concepts to life through hands‑on craftsmanship and technical ingenuity.

Whether you are fabricating simulator assemblies, refining testbed hardware, supporting technical lab environments, or helping prepare systems for demonstrations, your work will directly enable operators, researchers, and engineers to train, experiment, and innovate more effectively.

By combining creativity, craftsmanship, and technical problem‑solving, you will help Aptima deliver cutting‑edge solutions that seamlessly integrate physical systems, technology, and human performance.

This is not a traditional desk‑bound design role.

This is a hands‑on builder position where technical creativity meets practical execution. You will have the opportunity to help take concepts from idea to reality and directly support the systems that enable national security training, research, and innovation.

If you enjoy solving unusual technical problems, building custom solutions, and working in an environment where no two projects are exactly the same, this role offers an opportunity to make a visible and meaningful impact.

• Create, modify, and maintain technical drawings, basic models, and design updates using CAD software.
• Translate concepts, sketches, and technical requirements into buildable physical components and assemblies.
• Support design of custom brackets, enclosures, mounts, panels, fixtures, and technical hardware for simulation and research systems.
• Support rapid prototyping and iterative design improvements.
• Fabricate, modify, and assemble custom components, simulator hardware, structures, and technical assemblies.
• Operate and maintain fabrication equipment, shop tools, and technical machinery safely and effectively.
• Perform mechanical assembly, fit checks, alignment, and integration of fabricated components into simulator systems, prototypes, and testbeds.
• Build and refine one‑off or low‑volume technical systems where off‑the‑shelf solutions may not exist.

• Support prototype development and physical technical builds for research, simulation, and demonstration environments.
• Assist with installation, modification, repair, and sustainment of simulator hardware and technical systems.
• Help prepare technical environments, demonstrations, and physical system setups for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with technical logistics, setup, teardown, and optimization of specialized systems and work spaces.

• Collaborate closely with…