Subsea Mechanical Engineer: Deep-Sea Systems & Testing

Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA), Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

401(k) match

ESOP

Bonuses

Job summary

Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA), Inc. in Colorado Springs seeks a Mechanical Engineer for Undersea Systems to support deep-submergence hardware design and testing.

You will develop pressure housings, connectors, and subsea assemblies, using FEA for validation and collaborating with cross‑functional teams. The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering plus 5–8 years of subsea design experience, proficient Creo/SolidWorks, and familiarity with high‑pressure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5–8 years of demonstrated experience designing mechanical components for subsea applications.
• Advanced skills in SolidWorks 3D modeling or Creo.
• Experience designing mechanical systems for underwater, subsea, marine, or other high-pressure environments.
• Strong understanding of pressure-vessel and external-pressure design principles.
• Experience with FEA, structural analysis, fatigue, and buckling analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical systems and components for deep-submergence applications to depths of 5000 ft.
• Perform mechanical design and analysis of pressure housings, connectors, enclosures, structural components, mechanisms, and subsea assemblies.
• Calculate and evaluate hydrostatic pressure, external-pressure loading, buckling, stress, fatigue, and structural margins.
• Develop designs that address water intrusion, corrosion, sealing, and pressure cycling.
• Perform engineering calculations and use FEA/finite-element analysis to validate designs.
• Design for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, testing, and field serviceability.

Skills

Subsea design

Prototyping

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks/Creo

FEA

PDM/PLM

Job description

Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA), Inc. in Colorado Springs seeks a Mechanical Engineer for Undersea Systems to support deep-submergence hardware design and testing.

You will develop pressure housings, connectors, and subsea assemblies, using FEA for validation and collaborating with cross‑functional teams. The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering plus 5–8 years of subsea design experience, proficient Creo/SolidWorks, and familiarity with high‑pressure