Senior Mechanical Engineer

Marotta Controls, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Parsippany, NJ. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing new pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro-mechanical products for various Aerospace customers/platforms.

• Review and assess compliance with customer specifications and sub-level specifications.
• Coordinate with other disciplines outside engineering as required.
• Perform or oversee the design and performance of product design components or major assemblies or systems in accordance with customer requirements.
• Design of electronics mechanical packaging for high-reliability environments.
• Design analysis, including control system, component stress, thermal and component tolerance analysis, thermal and mechanical stress, as applicable.
• Coordinate the creation of a preliminary bill of material in the business system and verifying its accuracy.
• Create development testing requirements, development test instructions, and release of drawings for development hardware and supporting test equipment.
• Provide detailed requirement outlines to Documentation Control for creation of test procedures, verification matrix, materials list, analysis reports, and other documentation.
• Maintain ongoing surveillance of customer-driven changes, with written notification to Contracts Administrator or Program Manager, including program impact assessment.
• Provide engineering support (analysis/design/specifications) of other departments/subcontractors/suppliers working on the program.
• Provide technical and priority direction to designers/drafters.
• Ensure accuracy of all drawings/documents on the project, except purely drafting technique issues. This includes tolerance stack-ups.
• Take responsibility for NCR activities as well as MRB authority to disposition discrepant hardware (Following QA Training).
• Determine and prepare PDR/CDR technical and technical schedule items.
• Assist the Engineering Manager/Director, or Program Manager in determining the needed resources and priorities for a project.
• Meet drawing release dates.
• Provide coordination, technical inputs, and approvals of CDRL items to Documentation Control consistent with their dates.
• Provide coordination, test instructions, and drawings for development testing to Engineering Lab technician(s) consistent with program schedule.
• Communicate technical and schedule problems to Engineering Manager/Director, Contracts Administrator, and Program Manager in a timely manner, when applicable.
• Perform or coordinate all analyses, both design level, and customer-required.
• Chair internal reviews of the design, and any subsequent changes to the drawings.
• Coordinate and incorporate customer/other disciplines comments to drawings in a timely and tactful manner.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 3-10 years' relevant work experience in a high technology, electro-mechanical, environment in the Aerospace and Military industries.
• Familiarity with government contractual procurement procedures, standards, and quality requirements.
• Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents, including but not limited to; vendors, suppliers, customers, potential job candidates, etc.
• Highly computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Expert knowledge of fluid controls, control systems, structural or thermal analysis, and/or software related to these products.
• Considerable experience in the best practices of development, production, and maintenance/continuation of these products, systems, or software code.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• Bring initiatives and activities to closure in a timely manner through effective interaction with individuals, both internal and external to the Marotta organization (as required).
• Support and facilitate training, as needed, to maintain a cross-trained workforce and to support operational goals and objectives.
• Abide by all safety, quality, housekeeping, and company policies/procedures to ensure compliance to all regulatory and internal system requirements.
• Promote and foster a positive and cooperative work environment through effective communication at all levels internal and external to the organization.
• Lead and actively participate in team meetings, improvement initiatives/programs, etc. to provide constructive recommendations and initiate actions to support company initiatives/goals.
• Consistently demonstrate commitment to company values.
• Keep management informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
• Assume responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.
• Ensure that work area and work areas of direct reports are clean, secure, and well maintained.
• Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as required.

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, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines, as well as environments inclusive of the appropriate eye, hearing, and foot protection (as required). Local and non-local travel is required for this position (5-20%).

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is frequently required to sit at length, stand, walk, and move about the facility.
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move items weighing up to 20 pounds.

This position is at our Parsippany, NJ office location. 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.

We offer a highly competitive compensation package for this outstanding position plus a quarterly bonus along with a full range of top-quality benefits and employee services including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability income insurance programs, 401k retirement plans with company match, generous tuition aid program, paid vacation, sick, and personal days, paid holidays, and flexible work hours with compressed work week options. We recognize and reward our employee's accomplishments and host several employee engagement events per quarter.

If you are looking to grow or accelerate your career and be part of a best-in-class organization while enjoying a work-life balance, please visit our website to learn more about us and to apply. Check out all our openings at our website. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer M/F/IWD/Veterans. VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. No agencies, please.