Mechanical Engineer
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Primary responsibilities
- Develop system specifications / requirements
- Conceptual design of custom mechanical components / component selection
- Prepares calculations, models, and simulations to predict mechanical system performance
- Supports or runs design reviews / technical briefings as required
- Create detailed drawings for manufacture
- Generate assembly drawings / instructions
- Coordinate quoting process / fabrication support
- Generate assembly and test documentation / procedures / fixtures as required.
- Assemble and test systems
- Support lab and field test experiments
- Travel typically 10-20%
Health & Wellness
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Life and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Vision Reimbursement
Fitness Reimbursement
Financial
Company-funded 5% contribution to your 401(k) retirement plan
Company-funded 5% contribution to your Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Continuing Education Assistance
Work-Life Balance
Flexible Scheduling
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Parental and Bereavement Leave
What We Value
Creativity and innovation in solving challenges
Integrity and responsibility in all actions
Collaboration across teams and specialties
Responsiveness in fast-paced environments
Passion for national security and excellence
Experiences and Background We Look For (Required Skills)
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, or equivalent
- Experience with CAD software (Creo preferred)
- Experience with FEA software (ANSYS preferred)
- Comfortable in a hands-on general machine shop environment (operation of machine shop equipment is a plus)
- Ability to implement hardware solutions
- Proficient use of standard MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Able to obtain a security clearance (current security clearance is preferred)
- Able to support outdoor field tests, lab assembly, test and integration hands-on tasking, occasional lifting of hardware as required, occasional travel
Nice to have (Preferred Skills)
- Experience with designing, building, or testing undersea or airborne systems is a plus
- Experience and continued interest in robotics or mechatronic systems
- Experience with UUV’s or AUV’s
- Python or Arduino experience
- Comfortable in adapting to support a wide variety of roles to support different types of development projects
- Intellectual curiosity and desire for continuous learning
- Skilled and innovative problem solver
- Works well independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong work ethic
- Detail oriented
- Independently perform research of available literature to fill in knowledge gaps as needed
- The salary range for this role is $84,000 to $115,000; however, Arete considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to: the position and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.
Other Considerations
Areté is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination, and we believe every person has the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and equal consideration.
Areté is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
U.S. citizenship is required to meet position eligibility.
Successful passage of a criminal background screen is required to meet position eligibility.
Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Areté will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
Successful passage of a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test is required to meet position eligibility.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website because of your disability. To request an accommodation, please contact Areté Human Resources at 818-885-2200 for assistance.
About Arete
Verified company details for this employer are not available yet.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Arete
Systems Engineer
Tucson, USA
Principal Project Engineer
Healdsburg, USA
Cyber Security Analyst/ISSO
Northridge, USA
Production Support Engineer
Niwot, USA
Laser Testing Technician
Niwot, USA
Electronics Technician
Niwot, USA
Software Engineer
Healdsburg, USA