Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job
Location: MIDDLETOWN, RI, United States
Date Posted: Dec 2, 2025
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Mechanical Engr
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum

Clearance Required:

None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid
Benefits:

SAIC is looking for an organized and motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer in Middletown, RI. This candidate must have strong attention to detail to join our innovative team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment where your skills will be instrumental in advancing a variety of mechanical designs from initial concepts to final fabrication.

As an essential part of our team, you will contribute to the design, documentation, configuration management, and testing of diverse systems, including undersea defensive systems, torpedo test equipment, Automated Test Equipment (ATE), and more. You'll work closely with engineers across multiple disciplines, including computer, test, electrical, and systems engineering, ensuring successful project completion.

We are seeking candidates with a broad range of engineering skills, excellent work habits, and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges. You should be adept at self-managing projects, effectively communicating with customers and team members, and thriving in a collaborative environment.

If you are an enthusiastic problem solver who thrives on attention to detail, we encourage you to apply and become part of our esteemed engineering team at SAIC.

• Primary focus will be supporting of the technical data package including creating, reviewing and updating drawings and leading the control configuration management of the system.
• Design mechanical systems for underwater applications, custom data acquisition systems, and automated test hardware for land-based testing of naval systems.
• Candidates must demonstrate a history of excelling at multiple concurrent challenges and an eagerness and aptitude for learning new things.

Required

Education and Experience:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and five(5) years or more experience;
  Masters and three(3) years or more related experience.
• Five (5) years of engineering design, modeling, and drawing development in Solid Works.
• Experience creating technical data package quality drawings using GD&T.
• Experience leading the configuration management of a technical design package.

• Must be a US citizen able to obtain a security clearance up to the level of SECRET.

• Experience using configuration management software and methodologies.
• Ability to interact directly with customers to extract requirements, generate a plan and report status.
• Experience working on Navy programs, such as torpedoes or other unmanned undersea vehicle systems, such as the AN/SLQ-25 Nixie.
• Must demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently with changing deadlines and priorities.
• Must be able to work in a team environment while completing tasks in an unsupervised and self-directed fashion.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit  For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.