Aerospace Mechanical Design Engineer—Spacecraft Hardware

Protingent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity in Washington, DC. You will design and develop aerospace structures, mechanical components, and mechanisms to support Navy missions.

The role requires hands-on experience with aerospace hardware, Siemens NX CAD, GD&T, and detailed design/documentation, with collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams and hardware verification campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing/industrial engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of aerospace mechanical design experience.
• Direct experience with aerospace/spacecraft hardware design and current design practices.

Responsibilities

• Designs and integrates structural components and mechanical assemblies for space or air platforms.
• Creates detailed 3D CAD models and fabrication drawings.
• Collaborates with Integration and Test teams to oversee component assembly.
• Authors test plans, designs test fixtures, and participates in hardware verification (vibration, shock, thermal-vacuum).

Skills

Aerospace mechanical design

3D CAD modeling

Collaboration

Physical strength

Geometric GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity in Washington, DC. You will design and develop aerospace structures, mechanical components, and mechanisms to support Navy missions.

The role requires hands-on experience with aerospace hardware, Siemens NX CAD, GD&T, and detailed design/documentation, with collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams and hardware verification campaigns.