Mechanical Engineer - Carlsbad, CA - Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly Clearance Required

SOC LLC; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC LLC seeks a Mechanical Engineer for a 12-month contract‑to‑hire, onsite in Carlsbad, CA. The role entails design, development, and qualification/testing of advanced mechanical hardware, including precision mechanisms and electro‑mechanical assemblies.

You will own large system elements, collaborate with a multi‑disciplinary team, and lead test programs, documentation, and reviews. Strong 3D modeling (Creo) and ASME Y14.5 knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree with at least 4 years related experience.
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 standards.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of tasks with limited supervision in high-consequence programs.
• Generate and present technical data to program leadership and customer representatives.
• Create technical data package components (drawings, assemblies).
• Prototype, integrate, and test components and assemblies.
• Develop test plans for mechanical subsystems and conduct tests/evaluations.
• Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other design reviews.
• Lead interdisciplinary design teams and document design decisions.
• Direct Designers/Technicians/Operators as part of a design team.
• Support field testing and hands-on hardware activities.

Skills

Creo CAD

ASME Y14.5

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Creo

Job description

Supporting the Federal Government, contractors and subcontractors
by delivering the industry’s best cleared talent and staffing resources.

Mechanical Engineer needed for a contract opportunity with SOC’s client to work onsite in Carlsbad, CA
Contract Length: 12 Month contract-to-hire
*Must have an active TS/SCI clearance to be considered for this role.*
Job Description:
Our Client is looking for a driven mechanical engineer to perform process design, development, and qualification/testing tasks on complex mechanical hardware including precision mechanisms and electro-mechanical hardware, in a program team environment. Candidate is expected to own larger aspects of the system and be flexible with tasking as the program evolves. Program support and technical leadership over requirements definition, concept generation, material selection, trade studies, design sensitivity/optimization studies, preliminary and final design, design documentation, and assembly/integration and testing may be required. Candidate must have experience in 3D modeling, critical HW design and development and the ability to work independently within a multi-disciplined team environment. Candidate must be willing to work within a lab environment and be hands-on with hardware.
Essential Functions:

• Ability and desire to take full ownership of tasking while working with limited supervision in a variety of high consequence program activities
• Provide regular communication and briefings, both formally and informally, to internal and external stakeholders, including customer representatives
• Generation of Technical Data Package components (Part and Assembly drawings, etc.).
• Prototype, Integrate, and Test component parts and assemblies.
• Develop test plans and procedures for mechanical subsystems.
• Perform test and evaluation of component parts and systems.
• Participate in peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.
• Participate in product change review meetings and discussions and implement changes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Adhere to company processes for product development, configuration management, purchasing, etc.
• Direct Designers/ Technicians/Operators as part of a design team.
• Support field testing/demonstration efforts as an ME field representative.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• Comfortable collecting technical concepts and presenting them to program leadership
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo and understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in design or development of precision mechanisms, mechatronic systems, and/or packaging of modules and electronics with considerations of thermal and structural loading and for optimizations of size, weight, and power.
• Experience in additive manufacturing, part optimization, and design for manufacture and assembly a plus.
• Experience with any of the following: actuators, custom gear trains, electro-optical systems, materials testing, and manufacturing processes

Employment Prerequisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant’s experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.
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Estimated Min Rate: $47.04
Estimated Max Rate: $67.20