MECHANICAL ENGINEER

China Lake, CA

Position Description

You will serve as a Exploratory Development System Engineer and Design SME in the Research & Development Group, Weapons & Energetics Dept, Weapons Development Div of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

  • You will Exercise direct authority to make critical decisions regarding the cost, schedule, and performance of the XDEV portfolio, ensuring all projects align with technical requirements and Command strategic objectives.
  • You will act as a primary representative for NAWCWD to other DoD components and external agencies for business development, technical exchange meetings, and program status updates.
  • You will prepare and deliver complex technical and programmatic briefings to high-level leadership within NAWCWD and across external partner agencies to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
  • You will lead engineering efforts for high-impact portfolios, including Naval Special Warfare (NSW) projects, custom aircraft development for classified missions, and Weapon Systems Development Transformation initiatives.
  • Yow will serve as the design lead for complex systems, providing cradle-to-grave expertise to ensure hardware, software, and mechanical components work in concert to meet urgent and emerging warfighter needs.
  • You will maintain significant and frequent interaction with stakeholders to lead requirements definition, refinement, and risk identification, ensuring engineering rigor is maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
  • You will provide expert-level mechanical engineering guidance, including the application of advanced design concepts, the execution of critical experiments, and the management of mechanical design development flows.
  • You will drive workforce development by providing focused technical training to journeyman-level engineers and providing general mentorship and guidance to Engineer and Scientist Development Program (ESDP) personnel.
  • You will conduct high-level design and system-level reviews, simulations, and analyses.

Minimum Salary

146632

Maximum Salary

197200