Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – RF/Microwave Systems

Mercury Systems; Franklin (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Systems is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, build, document, and test complex RF/Microwave assemblies and electronics subsystems for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

The role involves mechanical architecture, packaging design, and collaboration with cross-functional teams including RF/Electrical, Test, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain. A government security clearance may be required in the future and U.S. citizenship is often a prerequisite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in High Reliability, Aerospace, or Defense Electronics product with RF/microwave development.
• Proficient with Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D; GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, analysis, and documentation of electromechanical hardware for rugged military applications.
• Own mechanical architecture and detailed packaging design (enclosures, frames, mounting, sealing, EMI, thermal paths).
• Translate customer requirements into mechanical requirements and verifications; lead design reviews.
• Design fixtures to support testing and advanced manufacturing
• Support testing including thermal, vibration, environmental stress screening
• Collaborate with RF/Electrical, Test, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams
• Support producibility improvements and corrective actions
• Prototype and qualification support; failure analysis and corrective actions
• Design for mechanical shock, pyroshock, and high-G environments; implement mitigations
• This position requires a government security clearance in the future; clearances may be granted to U.S. citizens.

Skills

Solidworks 3D

AutoCAD 2D

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Femap

NASTRAN

Celsius EC Solver

6SigmaET

EPDM

Agile

Oracle

Job description

Mercury Systems is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, build, document, and test complex RF/Microwave assemblies and electronics subsystems for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.

The role involves mechanical architecture, packaging design, and collaboration with cross-functional teams including RF/Electrical, Test, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain. A government security clearance may be required in the future and U.S. citizenship is often a prerequisite.