Senior Mechanical Engineer (Commercial Space Systems)

Marotta Controls - Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Project Engineering group at Marotta is tasked with designing new pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro-mechanical products for a variety of Aerospace customers and platforms. This includes reusable commercial launch vehicles, deep space missions, military aircraft, and hypersonic missiles. The role requires a deep understanding of customer requirements, including design, functional, material, and test specifications, as well as adherence to cost targets established during the proposal stage. The Senior Engineer will collaborate with other disciplines such as manufacturing, engineering, and quality assurance to ensure successful project execution. In this position, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for a range of engineering activities, whether related to development or sales orders. This includes defining project plans, conducting analyses, establishing test definitions, and coordinating manufacturing schedules and budgets. The engineer will also oversee the design and performance of product components and major assemblies, ensuring compliance with customer specifications. Key responsibilities include designing electronics mechanical packaging for high-reliability environments, performing design analyses, and maintaining ongoing surveillance of customer-driven changes. The role also involves providing engineering support to other departments and subcontractors, ensuring the accuracy of all project drawings and documents, and leading internal design reviews. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will communicate technical and schedule issues to management and assist in determining project resources and priorities. This position is critical in ensuring that all engineering activities align with customer expectations and project timelines, ultimately contributing to Marotta's reputation for excellence in the Aerospace and Defense sectors.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess compliance with the customer's component specifications and sub-level specifications.
• Coordinate with other disciplines outside engineering as required.
• Record in writing, and distribute to the Contracts Administrator and Program Manager, for transmission to the customer, when applicable.
• Perform or oversee the design and performance of the product design components or major assemblies or system in accordance with the customer requirements.
• Design of electronics mechanical packaging for high-reliability environments.
• Conduct design analysis, including control system, component stress, thermal and component tolerance analysis.
• Coordinate the creation of a preliminary bill of material in the business system and verifying its accuracy.
• Create development testing requirements, development test instructions, and release of drawings for development hardware and supporting test equipment.
• Provide detailed requirement outlines to Documentation Control for creation of test procedures, verification matrix, materials list, and analysis reports.
• Maintain ongoing surveillance of customer-driven changes, with written notification to Contracts Administrator or Program Manager, including program impact assessment.
• Provide engineering support (analysis/design/specifications) of the other departments/subcontractors/suppliers working on the program.
• Provide technical and priority direction to designers/drafters.
• Ensure accuracy of all drawings/documents on the project, except purely drafting technique issues.
• Take responsibility for NCR activities as well as MRB authority to disposition discrepant hardware.
• Determine and prepare PDR/CDR technical and technical schedule items.
• Assist the Engineering Manager / Director, or Program Manager in determining the needed resources and priorities for a project.
• Meet drawing release dates.
• Provide coordination, technical inputs, and approvals of CDRL items to Documentation Control consistent with their dates.
• Provide coordination, test instructions, and drawings for development testing to Engineering Lab technician(s) consistent with program schedule.
• Communicate technical and schedule problems to Engineering Manager / Director, Contracts Administrator, and Program Manager in a timely manner.
• Perform or coordinate all analyses, both design level, and customer-required.
• Chair internal reviews of the design, and any subsequent changes to the drawings.
• Coordinate and incorporate customer/other disciplines comments to drawings in a timely and tactful manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 3-10 years' relevant work experience in a high technology, electro-mechanical environment in the Aerospace and Military industries.
• Familiarity with government contractual procurement procedures, standards and quality requirements.
• Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Highly computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Expert knowledge of fluid controls, control systems, structural or thermal analysis and/or software related to these products.
• Considerable experience in the best practices of development, production, and maintenance/continuation of these products, systems, or software code.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with advanced manufacturing techniques.
• Knowledge of aerospace industry standards and practices.
• Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability income insurance programs.
• 401k retirement plans with company match.
• Generous tuition aid program.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal days.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible work hours with compressed work week options.
• Quarterly bonus opportunities.
• Employee engagement events.