Senior Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Mechanisms)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, US; on-site in office and laboratory environments

Salary range: $102,000–$189,500 for applicable locations, including the Greater D.C. area.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical defense technology and end-to-end solutions across space, air, land, sea, cyber, communications, intelligence, and electronic warfare.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design, analysis, prototype integration, and qualification testing for precision mechanisms and electromechanical 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.
• Coordinate 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 6 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and at least 4 years of related experience, or 10 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret or Top Secret/SCI clearance required; clearance active within the last two years may be considered.
• Ability to work on-site in Chantilly, Virginia, including direct laboratory, prototype, integration, and hardware-test activity.
• 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 packaging modules and electronics under thermal and structural loading, including 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 advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• 9/80 schedule: 9 workdays every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.
• Health and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Sign-on bonuses are available for qualified candidates with a current polygraph.
• Employment includes background checks, pre-employment substance abuse testing where permitted, and potential government security investigations.