Senior Mechanical Engineer (US Citizenship Required)

Location: US - Elkridge, Maryland; onsite role. Travel approximately 5%–10%.

Salary: $108,400–$144,500 per year.

Company

hirify.global Defense develops surveillance sensors, unmanned vehicles, sensing devices, and other technologies for defense, public safety, and critical missions.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design efforts for integrated surveillance systems from concept through implementation, testing, and delivery.
• Design and analyze moving assemblies, masts, booms, support structures, and other mechanical systems.
• Create 3D CAD models, fabrication drawings, and assembly drawings using SolidWorks and ASME standards.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles and perform hand calculations, FEA, thermal analysis, and structural load assessments.
• Lead internal and customer-facing design reviews and document test plans, procedures, and engineering specifications.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, program management, customer service, and customers while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or qualifying U.S. status is required; applicants needing or holding a work visa, or requiring future sponsorship, cannot be hired.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of mechanical engineering experience, preferably in defense, military, ruggedized, or integrated systems.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks and familiarity with ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.100.
• Experience with mechanical fabrication, materials selection, manufacturing processes, specialized packaging, and electromechanical system integration.
• Experience with composite materials, thermal analysis, structural analysis, and communication with technical and customer-facing stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with welding, machining, injection molding, and sheet metal design.
• Familiarity with military standards, ruggedized system design, MIL-STD-810 testing, FEA tools, and thermal simulation software.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers, supporting customer design reviews, and troubleshooting fielded systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on mission-critical defense and public safety technologies.
• Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, systems engineering, manufacturing, and customer organizations.
• Support products deployed on fixed, relocatable, and mobile platforms around the world.
• Full-time employment with a focus on ethical and compliant engineering practices.