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Lead, Mechanical Engineer w TS/SCI Clearance

  • Sterling, VA
  • $102,000 to $189,000
OPEN JOB: Lead, Mechanical Engineer w TS/SCI Clearance
LOCATION: Sterling, Virginia
***Relocation Assistance Available
BASE SALARY: $102,000 to $189,000
JOB SCHEDULE: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
INDUSTRY: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense
JOB CATEGORY: Engineering - Mechanical

Job Description
  • We're 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.
  • The ideal candidate will take ownership of major system components while adapting flexibly as program needs evolve.
  • You'll provide technical leadership across the full development lifecycle: from requirements definition and concept generation through material selection, trade studies, design optimization, detailed design, documentation, and integration testing.
  • You should bring strong experience in 3D modeling and critical hardware development, with the ability to work independently within cross-functional teams. This role requires a hands-on approach; you'll be actively engaged in lab work and direct hardware interaction.

Essential Functions:
  • Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
  • Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
  • Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.)
  • Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies
  • Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems
  • Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems
  • Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews
  • Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes
  • Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Able to work independently with limited supervision
  • Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
  • Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team
  • Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance (or held within the last 2 years)
  • Must hold or be able to obtain a favorable polygraph

Preferred Additional Skills:
  • Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership
  • Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
  • Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.
  • Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
  • Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes
 
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
 
  • MS WORD Resume
  • required compensation.
  • Contact information.
  • Availability
 
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.


STEPHEN FLEISCHNER
Recruiting Manager
INTERMEDIA GROUP, INC.
EMAIL: sfleischner@intermediagroup.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefleischner/