Lead Mechanical Engineer - 947

Compensation & Benefits

• Incentive Eligible – Range posted is inclusive of bonus targetThe pay range for this role is $152,000– $190,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate’s skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.
• Own the mechanical design and industrialization of Physics Package and MOT sub-systems, taking initial system concepts from upstream design teams and maturing them into robust, production-ready products.
• Lead product design activities including architecture refinement, design iteration, tolerance definition, and design improvements that enhance manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, yield, and cost while maintaining system performance.
• Serve as the technical owner of assigned products throughout their lifecycle, making engineering tradeoffs and driving design decisions from prototype through manufacturing release and sustained production.
• Define, develop, validate, and continuously improve manufacturing processes for physics packages, MOT, and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) hardware.
• Design and implement manufacturing tooling, fixtures, test equipment, and production workstations to enable efficient, repeatable, and scalable production.
• Collaborate with physicists, engineers, technicians, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to successfully transition products from development into manufacturing and support ongoing product improvements.
• Develop and maintain product and manufacturing documentation including engineering drawings, assembly procedures, test procedures, engineering change orders, and production workflows.
• Lead technical investigations, root-cause analysis, and data-driven improvement initiatives to improve product performance, quality, reliability, manufacturing yield, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with vendors to establish strategic deliverables and aid in manufacturing planning to meet production rates.
• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 7+ years of mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or product development experience
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.