Senior Project Engineer

Dixon Valve Company; Stevensville (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Training opportunities

Paid vacation and holidays

Gym reimbursements

Job summary

Hydrasearch in Stevensville, MD is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to act as a key technical contributor for aerospace and defense initiatives. You will tackle complex problems, drive rapid development cycles, and translate ideas into executable engineering work.

This hands-on role emphasizes design, prototyping, validation, and transition to production within a small, capable team. Candidates should have a mechanical engineering degree and 4–8 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 4–8 years of engineering experience.
• Experience in manufacturing or product-based environments.
• Strong fundamentals and product development lifecycle understanding.
• Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Experience bringing projects from concept to implementation.
• Ownership mentality with accountability for results.
• Ability to move quickly with limited information and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical execution contributor across all initiatives.
• Drive development efforts from concept through validated solution.
• Translate technical ideas into executable engineering work.
• Maintain urgency and focus on high-impact development work.
• Identify and remove barriers slowing progress.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Problem solving

Execution

Ownership

Agility

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Senior Project Engineer
Location: 203A Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666-2128
Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Salary:$90,000 - $110,000/yr.

Hydrasearch is looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team in Stevensville, MD. In this role, you will serve as a key technical contributor responsible for accelerating execution of engineering development initiatives supporting Hydrasearch's aerospace and defense programs. This role will focus on solving complex technical problems, driving rapid development efforts, and enabling new technical capabilities.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on technical problem solving, development coordination, and rapid solution implementation. The Senior Project Engineer will work within a small, highly capable technical team executing rapid development cycles including design, prototype, validation, and transition to production.

At Hydrasearch, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation’s heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a technical execution contributor across all initiatives.
• Drive development efforts from concept through validated solution
• Translate technical ideas into executable engineering work.
• Maintain urgency and focus on high-impact development work.
• Identify and remove barriers slowing technical progress.

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Experience: 4–8 years of engineering experience.
• Environment: Experience working in manufacturing or product-based environments.
• Technical Depth: Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and understanding of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrated capability in structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Execution: Experience bringing technical projects from concept through implementation.
• Mindset: Strong ownership mentality and personal accountability for results.
• Agility: Ability to move quickly without waiting for perfect information and comfort operating with limited struct
• Travel: Travel may be required, both domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry Expertise: Experience in regulated industries such as Aerospace (AS9100), Defense, Naval, or Marine environments.
• Advanced Execution: Experience working in small advanced development teams or high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
• Certifications: CAPM or PMP certification
• Advanced Education: Advanced engineering degree
• Leadership: Minimum 2 years leading projects or major technical workstreams.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Experience with PPAP, qualification, and validation activities.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Training opportunities
• Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays
• Gym reimbursements, and more!

About Us: Hydrasearch is a U.S. manufacturer specializing in fluid-transfer and control systems for maritime, aerospace, and defense applications. Since its founding in 1962, Hydrasearch has developed capabilities in hose assemblies, valve fittings, and customer machined parts, often to meet MIL-SPEC and naval standards.

Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals!

We do not provide sponsorships to work in the United States.

The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. Accordingly, to the fullest extent required by applicable law, The Dixon Group strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons.

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.).

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