Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)

Location: Onsite at Palm Bay, Florida; Chantilly, Virginia; or Carlsbad, California, United States.

Salary: $88,500–$164,500 for California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C., Denver, or NYC areas; $76,500–$142,500 for Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland, Ohio, or Vermont.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical defense technology connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security customers.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design, analysis, prototype integration, and qualification testing for precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical hardware.
• Develop 3D models, engineering drawings, technical data packages, and assembly documentation.
• Evaluate materials and design trades while optimizing performance, size, weight, power, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Plan and execute component- and system-level tests, analyze results, and drive design improvements.
• Present designs and test results in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and customer reviews.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, configuration management, suppliers, technicians, and program test teams to transition designs into production; support field tests and demonstrations as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience; or graduate degree and at least 2 years of related experience; or at least 8 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance is required; an active clearance within the last two years will be considered.
• Ability to work onsite in office and laboratory environments.
• Applicants requiring access to classified information must meet applicable eligibility requirements; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, integrating, and testing complex mechanical hardware.
• Experience with 3D mechanical CAD, engineering drawings, tolerance analysis, and GD&T.
• Experience with precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, or module and electronics packaging involving thermal and structural loads and size, weight, and power optimization.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as Creo and knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
• Experience with additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly.
• Experience with actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, or manufacturing processes; a favorable polygraph is also desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• 9/80 regular schedule: 9 working days every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.
• Benefits include health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Benefits and program availability may vary by hire date, schedule type, and collective bargaining agreement.
• Employment includes background checks and, where permitted by law, pre-employment substance abuse testing.