Subsea Mechanical Design Engineer - Prototyping to Production

Job Juncture; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop advanced subsea and maritime systems in Groton, CT, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems teams. You will work from concept through fabrication, providing hands-on support and ensuring compliance with DoD performance, quality, and MIL-STD requirements.

The role emphasizes manufacturability, test planning, and configuration control, with on-site responsibilities at Groton/Pawcatuck locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical/Manufacturing engineering.
• 2-10 years of relevant experience in mechanical design, hardware development, or manufacturing engineering.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks, including part modeling, assembly design, and drawing generation.
• GD&T principles per ASME Y14.5 for engineering drawings.
• Understanding DFMA, manufacturing processes, tolerances, and fabrication methods.
• Hands-on experience with prototype hardware, assemblies, fabrication tools, and test equipment.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks PDM or similar document management.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and develop mechanical components and assemblies for advanced subsea and maritime systems, ensuring manufacturability and relation to system requirements.
• Create and release engineering drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Collaborate with machinists, welders, technicians, and vendors to maturation through fabrication and assembly.
• Provide hands-on support during hardware builds, including troubleshooting and inspections.
• Perform structural, thermal, modal, fatigue, durability, and buckling analyses to validate performance.
• Support mechanical and system-level test plans and MIL-STD qualification testing.
• Maintain engineering configuration control including BOMs, revision records, and as-built docs.
• Participate in design reviews and mitigate technical risks with cross-functional teams.
• Support hardware integration, system checkout, and testing with electrical/software teams.
• Provide on-site engineering support in Groton and Pawcatuck, CT, and offsite test locations.

Skills

3D CAD SolidWorks

GD&T

DFMA

Prototype hardware

BOM management

Manufacturing processes

Engineering documentation

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks PDM

CETOL

3DCS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Job Juncture is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop advanced subsea and maritime systems in Groton, CT, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems teams. You will work from concept through fabrication, providing hands-on support and ensuring compliance with DoD performance, quality, and MIL-STD requirements.

The role emphasizes manufacturability, test planning, and configuration control, with on-site responsibilities at Groton/Pawcatuck locations.