Senior Engineer Mechanical Commercial Space Systems

Come grow with Marotta! One of NJ's fastest growing technology companies, named a New Jersey Top Workplace for 2022 & 2023, and a "Made in New Jersey" Manufacturer of the Year Award Winner. You will have room to grow and be a part of an exciting team, all within a warm and welcoming environment.

Marotta Controls, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and production of precision control components and systems. Founded in 1943, Marotta has been at the forefront of Aerospace & Defense milestones for over 80 years from breaking the sound barrier on the Bell X-1 and landing the first man on the moon to playing a critical role on today's advanced U.S Navy platforms as well as the emerging commercial Space industry.

Our products and expertise range from high performance valves to complete sub-systems that integrate electronic controls, actuators, and power conversion systems. We have received over 200 patents for our technologies and support the most demanding applications found on military aircraft, tactical systems, submarines, surface ships, satellites and space launch vehicles. Our teams have repeatedly been recognized for outstanding performance by some of the most prestigious organizations in the world including The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, NASA & Northrop Grumman.

Senior Engineer, Mechanical (Commercial Space Systems)

Overview:

The Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Project Engineering group works on designing new pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro-mechanical products for various Aerospace customers/platforms, including, but not limited to, reusable commercial launch vehicles, deep space missions, military aircrafts, and hypersonic missiles.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for work product to meet the customer's requirements (including all design, functional, material, and test requirements from the customer's component and sub-tier specifications) as well as the cost targets established during the proposal stage. The Sr. Engineer shall enlist the help of other disciplines when necessary, such as manufacturing, other engineering disciplines, and QA.

This role is responsible for assigned engineering activities, either of a development or sales order nature, including definition, plans, analysis, test definition and review, results, manufacturing coordination, schedules, budgets and reporting. This description covers mechanical design engineers.

Essential or Primary / Key Responsibilities :

Review and assess compliance with the customer's component specifications and sub-level specifications. Coordinate with other disciplines outside engineering as required.

Record in writing, and distribute to the Contracts Administrator and Program Manager, for transmission to the customer, when applicable.

Perform or oversee the design and performance of the product design components or major assemblies or system in accordance with the customer requirements, including the following duties; 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 the following: Test Procedures (DVT, ATP, QTP)

Verification Matrix to the specifications

Materials list

Analysis Reports

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 the 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.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

3-10 years' relevant work experience in a high technology, electro-mechanical, environment in the Aerospace and Military industries and can be considered a subject matter expert in an area related to these products and technologies

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

Additional Duties:

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

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