Mechanical Engineer - 30473 at HII in Pocasset, MA

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Requisition Number: 30473 Required Travel: 0 - 10% Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt Anticipated Salary Range: $64,019.00 - $165,000.00 Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain Level of Experience: Entry Level This opportunity resides with Uncrewed Systems (UxS) , a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software. HII creates advanced unmanned solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success. Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust. Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve. Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Come join HII!! Where Hard Stuff is done right! * This requisition supports hiring at multiple experience levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected applicant’s qualifications, experience, and skill sets. HII Unmanned Systems is seeking an experienced professional to come join our mechanical engineering group! We are looking for an individual to contribute to the development of advanced capabilities for integration into our autonomous systems. System and subsystem design space includes common platform engineering areas, including energy subsystems, navigation subsystems, propulsion subsystems, sensor subsystems, and control subsystems, as well as launch and recovery systems. As a mechanical engineer you will be responsible for the participation in product life cycle analysis and the development and management of technical data packages on new and existing designs. Working in a cross functional design team, the candidate will be responsible for bringing designs through first article release, test, integration, delivery to manufacturing, and manufacturing support and improvements. Responsibilities include: • Support both new development and manufacturing efforts in mechanical design and implementations. • Demonstrate proficiency in material selection for underwater applications with structural analysis, electronic packing, and CAD modeling (SolidWorks). • Research, develop, plan designs mechanical and electromechanical products for underwater applications. • Coordinate activities involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and repair of mechanical or electromechanical products and systems. • Contribute to the Configuration Management process • Ensure seamless transition from engineering design to manufacturing. • Build prototypes and tests fixtures for new design or to update existing designs and products. • Communicate and support the efforts for each department with mechanical designs and implementations. • Other duties as assigned. What you will be doing.. Researches, plans, designs, verifies, validates and develops mechanical and/or electromechanical products and systems, such as metals, instruments, controls, plastics, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, resonance, hydraulic or heat transfer syst