Senior Mechanical Engineer

What You Will Do:

• Develop mechanical and ocean engineering solutions for distributed uncrewed undersea systems, from concept through detailed design, fabrication, integration, and test
• Lead technical tasks within small, multi‐disciplinary teams, coordinating closely with electrical, acoustics, embedded systems, and power engineers to balance complex system‐level tradeoffs
• Design and analyze key undersea structures and subsystems, including:
• Pressure vessels and housings for deep‐water operation
• Hydrodynamic forms and appendages
• Thermal management and power system packaging
• Shock, vibration, stability, and control aspects
• Transducer and actuator mounting and integration
• Model, analyze, and simulate electro‐mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems using custom or commercial tools (e.g., FEA, CFD, thermal analysis) to inform design decisions and predict performance
• Contribute to the design and implementation of undersea acoustic hardware prototypes, ensuring mechanical designs support acoustic performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Work with teammates to model and simulate advanced undersea acoustic systems across scales—from individual sensor physics to system‐level and theater‐level behavior—providing mechanical and ocean engineering insight
• Perform peer reviews and suggest next steps for ongoing research and development activities, helping shape follow‐on tasks and programs
• Support the development of best practices and capabilities for designing, producing, integrating, and testing distributed uncrewed undersea systems; identify gaps and propose approaches to address them
• Contribute to technical communications (reports, briefings, proposals, and presentations) that summarize your designs, analyses, test results, and recommendations for customers, sponsors, and internal stakeholders
• Who you are:
• Active security clearance with eligibility to support special access programs, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
• BS with at least 5 years of relevant experience, MS with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience developing mechanical/ocean engineering solutions for advanced research and development projects, preferably in undersea or harsh‐environment systems