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Senior Mechanical Engineer: HSV-2602
deciBel Research, Inc.Huntsville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Jan 2026
About the role
deciBel Research has an immediate opening for Senior Mechanical Engineer in Huntsville, AL.
Position Description:
deciBel Research seeks a senior Mechanical Engineer to support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team's design efforts working within an Agile environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Mechanical design of parts, assemblies, subsystems, and complete systems, including 3D CAD modeling, drafting/review/revision/release of engineering drawings, selection of components and materials
- Participating and/or leading small, cross-functional teams performing various design and production-support tasks in an Agile Hardware environment
- Collaborating with other functional areas such as Production, Procurement, Systems Engineering, Quality, and Logistics on aspects of product design, integration, and support
- Creating, releasing, and maintaining bill-of-materials, analysis reports, etc.
- Performing mechanical engineering analyses, such as weight/center of mass, structural, transportability, or thermal, and authoring reports documenting them
- Performing with little to no oversight needed to complete assignments
- Handling complex technical issues and resolving them in new and innovative ways
- Assisting in the preparation and submittal of contract deliverable reports and data packages
- Mentoring and informally training junior engineers and engineering interns
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and five years' experience
Experience Requirements:
- Possess experience drafting and reviewing mechanical drawings to ASME standards
- Experience working as part of a collaborative design team
- Desire and ability to lead small technical teams solving challenging, multi-disciplinary design problems
- 3D CAD modeling/2D drawing drafting experience, specifically with SolidWorks or similar CAD package
Special Skills Desired:
- Experience using any industry-standard Product Lifecycle Management system such as Team Center (preferred), SmarTeam, Windchill, Workgroup PDM, etc.
- Experience with electronics/payload/C2 integration design for commercial or military systems
- Experience in a production/manufacturing environment
- Familiarity with industry standard MRP systems such as SAP
- Experience working in Agile for Hardware project development
- Experience leading technical teams in a collaborative environment
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: environmental test & evaluation, shock & vibration analysis, components engineering, CAD/PLM tools management & administration
Applicant selected must have an active Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
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