Senior Development Engineer

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Location: Parsippany, NJ

Job : -B-27

# of Openings: 2

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace four years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top‑tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive!

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The Development Engineer leads the development, integration, and verification of flight‑critical control actuation systems and power systems, including power supplies, power distribution units (PDUs), control electronics, and actuation drive systems. This role has full accountability for integration execution, and qualification testing, overseeing a multi‑discipline test organization that spans development, integration, and formal qualification testing.

The position manages test engineers, integration-focused test technicians, and qualification test technicians, ensuring efficient transition from early development hardware through system qualification and customer acceptance in compliance with aerospace and defense standards. The team will document the test results and in general collaborate with the design engineers to ensure the designs meet specified requirements and program goals. The team will support internal and external development and qualification test activities and manage the required laboratory facilities and equipment.

• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment (Aerospace preferred)
• Experience in mechanical and/or electronic laboratory work in a design and development engineering environment
• Experience with Aerospace testing standards such as MIL-STD-810 and/or RTCA-DO-160 is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems Engineering is preferred, Associate Degree in Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, or technical certification in a related field is preferred. Mechanical aptitude gained through other experience will be considered
• Thorough understanding of electronic and electro‑mechanical principles
• Attentive to detail and ability to understand and follow work instructions
• Good oral and written English skills
• Able to use and work with schematic diagrams and engineering drawings
• Position requires a detail‑oriented individual who must be able to work in a fast‑paced environment
• Bill of material requisitioning
• Lead lab management and 6S events
• Review and approve test procedures and reports
• Familiar with AS9100 and ISO standards helpful
• This position may require up to 40% travel to local and non‑local sites

• Seek and document Lean ideas to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Track inventory of all tools and equipment
• Procure new, rent, or repair instruments and equipment to ensure adequate supply for all development programs and active production programs
• Keep workstation clean and free of unnecessary debris
• Compliance with and enforcement of ESD rules and procedures
• Will be required to perform other job duties as requested, directed or assigned
• Excellent organizational skills with focus on detail
• Complete assigned jobs with minimal/no supervision
• Foster a positive, cooperative and safe work environment through effective communication at all levels of the Marotta organization
• Actively participates in team meetings, root cause investigations, troubleshooting activities (as required), continuous improvement initiatives/programs, etc. to provide constructive recommendations and initiate actions to support company initiatives/goals/vision
• Effectively communicate issues in a timely manner to all affected parties internal to the…