Staff Mechanical Engineer, Actuation

Marotta Controls, Inc.; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 137,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Marotta Controls, Inc. seeks a Staff Mechanical Engineer, Actuation to design and validate electromechanical actuators for aerospace and defense applications. You will work across disciplines to meet customer specifications, lead design reviews, and drive robust, manufacturable solutions.

The role requires CREO, FEA, gearbox design, and brushless DC motor concepts, with emphasis on quality and regulatory compliance. This is an on-site Parsippany position with a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Experience designing and testing to Mil-Std-810 environments or similar.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience solving technical problems using a methodical scientific approach.
• Experience in 3D modeling of mechanical components and assemblies (CREO).
• Experience with Electromechanical Actuation Servo Systems.
• Experience with Brushless DC motor design/operation.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis for Structural, Thermal and Dynamic Analysis.
• Leadership and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (additive, casting, milling, turning, grinding, etc.).
• U.S. citizen; ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design Electromechanical Actuators from scratch to meet customer requirements.
• Design gears (spur, bevel, worm, planetary).
• Size and select bearings and ball screws to meet performance.
• Create and modify drawings with GD&T and BOM verification.
• Perform failure investigations of designs.
• Interface with customers to determine product changes.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Support production and qualification testing of designs.
• Dispostion non-conforming hardware and resolve vendor issues.

Skills

3D modeling

Electromechanical actuation

Servo systems

Brushless DC motor design

Finite Element Analysis

Leadership

Manufacturing knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Gear design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CREO

Job description

Position: Staff Mechanical Engineer, Actuation

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Job Id: 1872-685-26-NB

# of Openings: 2

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace four years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive! Your next big opportunity starts here.

About the Job

Design Mechanical Engineer is responsible to complete and contribute in the design, development, testing, qualification, and production support of products in a cost effective and timely fashion to meet the customer’s needs and schedules. The engineer shall work within a multi-disciplined organization and enlist the help of other disciplines when necessary, such as other engineers, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality assurance.

Essential job functions and responsibilities

• Design Electromechanical Actuators from a blank sheet of paper to meet customer requirements.
• Design of spur, bevel, worm, and planetary gears
• Design and analysis of kinematic mechanisms i.e., Slider Crank, Scotch Yoke, 4-Bar
• Sizing and selection of Ball Screws capable of meeting system performance requirements
• Sizing and selection of Bearings (Radial, Thrust, Angular contact) to meet loads and life necessary to meet system performance
• Familiar with Brushless DC motor design
• Create and modify drawings with appropriate GD&T, documentation of change and efficacy. Verify Bill of Material. Ensure accuracy of drawings.
• Design cost effective easily manufacturable hardware taking into account:
  • tolerance stack-ups
  • ease of assembly
  • meet customer installation requirements
  • materials of construction
  • methods of manufacture
  • mechanical environment (Thermal and Vibe) and Application Loading
  • preliminary analytical results (Hand calcs and FEA)
  • mistake proofing
• Disposition non-conforming hardware and correct production/vendor issues.
• Perform failure investigations of designs.
• Create/Review and Approve processes for assembly, test, and related activities to the development and qualification testing of a design.
• Interface with internal and external customers to determine product changes needed for applications as a representative of the company.
• Write technical documents for internal and external customers.
• Participate in design reviews (internal and external)
• Support new business pursuits that address program technical requirements and associated schedule and costs.
• Mentor and Guide Junior team members

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
• Experience designing and testing designs to Mil-Std-810 Environments or similar (Humidity, Salt Fog, Vibration and Shock etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience solving technical problems using a methodical scientific approach.
• Experience in 3D modeling of mechanical components and assemblies preferably CREO
• Experience with Electromechanical Actuation Servo Systems
• Experience with Brushless DC motor design and or operation
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis for Structural, Thermal and Dynamic Analysis
• Possess organizational and task management skills to work concurrent issues in parallel.
• Leadership skills to interface with various other teams and disciplines at the company.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing, casting, milling, turning, grinding, drilling, etc.
• Must be a US Citizen, ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to conditions typical of a manufacturing/machine shop environment, including, but not limited to fluids, fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, noise and vibration
• This job interacts both in a professional office environment and a manufacturing/machine shop environment. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners/copier machine, as well as environments inclusive of the appropriate eye, hearing and foot protection (as required).
• Temperature of work environment may be affected by outside/external temperatures, machining processes, etc.
• Some travel may be required for this position (15%)
• Full time position

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and to use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is regularly required to stand at length (7-8 hours, daily), walk consistently, stoop, bend, turn, balance, and/or crouch, and move about the facility.
• This position requires the ability to skillfully use measuring instruments, hand, and power tools
• The employee may be required to lift, push, pull and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds

This position is at our Parsippany, NJ office location.

Pay Range: $137,000 to 150,000 per year

Many of our contracts require proof that you are a U.S. citizen and/or that an export license has been obtained for employees who are citizens of certain countries. Your employment, both initially and continually thereafter, is conditioned on production of such proof of citizenship and/or any export license that may be required to comply with any and all applicable laws, regulations, or executive orders, or required by Federal, State, or local government contracts.

At Marotta Controls, we are committed to a fair, performance-driven compensation approach that promotes consistency across all levels of our organization. We ensure that pay decisions are free from bias, based on objective criteria, and are regularly reviewed.

Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Additionally, we offer a highly competitive compensation package for this opportunity, including incentive compensation and a comprehensive suite of premium benefits. These include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation, sick and personal days, paid holidays, and flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks. We value and reward employee achievements and host multiple engagement events each quarter to foster a strong, supportive workplace culture.