Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer in Ventura, California at GRVTY
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Job Description
Position Title: Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer
What Impact You'll Have
GRVTY is seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Engineer to support the ongoing development of our Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) family of vehicles and advanced navigation products. In this role you will develop mechanical solutions for enclosures, sensors, payloads, and structural elements. This role works within a multidisciplinary team developing components that must withstand challenging maritime environments, including high pressure, corrosive exposure, and dynamic loading. You will contribute to both new developments and adaptations to existing designs. You will join a team of dedicated engineers and scientists who are pushing the boundaries of maritime technology to deliver exceptional products and capabilities.
What You'll be Owning
- Design and develop mechanical components and assemblies for enclosures, mounting structures, sensor integration, cabling, electronics packaging, and integration of customer payloads.
- Create and maintain 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and documentation compliant with internal and external standards.
- Lead integration of mechanical systems with electrical, software, and payload components.
- Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are producible, cost-effective, and compliant with quality standards.
- Participate in assembly, integration, and test activities, including at-sea tests and environmental testing.
- Lead author on reports/papers and presents work at meetings when appropriate
- Contribute to configuration management, change control, and engineering review
What You Must Have
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field
- 8+ years of professional mechanical engineering design experience on complex hardware/software systems
- Extensive experience with SolidWorks CAD tool (or similar)
- Knowledge of manufacturing techniques such as machining, composite fabrication, or additive manufacturing
- Experience with DFMA principles, FEA tools, and design standards
- Strong ability to produce clear, well-organized technical documentation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to technical and customer audiences
- This is a full-time position with the expectation of a minimum 40-hour commitment per work week. The regular workdays are Monday Friday around the core hours of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm with a 100% on-site requirement. Regular attendance is essential to permit the team to function effectively. The job is performed in an indoor office environment. An employee in this position frequently sits or stands in the same location with opportunity to move about; regularly thinks, concentrates, analyzes, interprets, interacts with others, and communicates orally and in writing; regularly reads, sees, hears, and speaks; regularly uses a computer; and frequently uses hands to write, type, finger, handle, or feel.
What Would be Nice to Have
- Experience with underwater vehicles, robotics, or maritime/defense systems
- Active DoD clearance
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factorssuch as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
Were proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. Were purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defenseincluding the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. Thats why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
Health Savings Account with company contribution
Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
401k with generous company match
Training and Development Opportunities
Award Programs
Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should emailrecruiting@grvty.comor call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
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