Lead Mechanical Engineer – TS Clearance

Mechanical Engineer Position

Role Overview:
We are seeking a driven Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, development, and qualification of complex mechanical systems—including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical assemblies—within a dynamic program team.

Schedule:

9/80 (Work 80 hours across 9 days out of 14, with every other Friday off)

Workstyle:
Hands-on approach with active lab work, direct hardware interaction, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full Lifecycle Ownership:
  Drive projects from requirements definition and concept generation through material selection, trade studies, design optimization, detailed design, documentation, and integration testing.
• Prototyping & Testing:
  Prototype, integrate, and test component parts and assemblies; develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems; and evaluate hardware performance.
• Technical Leadership & Communication:
  Provide formal and informal briefings to internal/external stakeholders and customer representatives. Direct designers, technicians, and operators within interdisciplinary teams.
• Documentation & Compliance:
  Generate Technical Data Package components (part/assembly drawings) and adhere strictly to company processes for product development, configuration management, and purchasing.
• Design Reviews & Field Support:
  Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, product change review meetings, and support field testing/demonstrations as a mechanical engineering field representative.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education & Experience:
  
  Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience, OR Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience, OR In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Security Clearance:
  Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (or held within the last 2 years), with the ability to hold or obtain a favorable polygraph.

Preferred Additional

Skills:

• Presentation & Leadership:
  Comfortable synthesizing complex technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership.
• Design Expertise:
  Experience in designing precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and packaging modules/electronics while balancing thermal and structural loading for optimized size, weight, and power (SWaP).
• Software & Standards:
  Proficiency in CAD tools (such as Creo) and a strong understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards.
• Advanced Manufacturing:
  Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA).
• Specialized Technologies:
  Background working with actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and specialized manufacturing processes.