{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b38996623bcea129687904b6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b38996623bcea129687904b6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b38996623bcea129687904b6","title":"Senior Mechanical Engineer / Program Support","description":"Position Overview\n\nThe Senior Mechanical Engineer / Program Support role is a senior technical position focused primarily on mechanical engineering execution, technical leadership, and mentoring of junior engineers.\nThis individual leads and supports mechanical design, integration, build, test, troubleshooting, requirements decomposition, and drawing release activities across complex defense-related engineering efforts.\nThe role also includes a limited program-support component focused on breaking larger engineering objectives into executable tasks, coordinating engineering work, and communicating progress and schedule concerns to the program manager. It is not a full-time project or program management role and does not include formal personnel management authority.\nLength: 6-month contract with possibility of extension.\n\nKey Responsibilities ? Mechanical Engineering Leadership\n\nLead mechanical engineering activities for system-, subsystem-, and component-level design, integration, build, and test efforts.\nApply advanced mechanical engineering principles and sound judgment to solve complex technical problems.\nSupport requirements decomposition and translate technical requirements into practical engineering solutions.\nLead or support design development, packaging, integration, troubleshooting, verification, and validation efforts.\nProduce, review, and improve engineering documentation including drawings, design packages, presentations, reports, test documentation, and related technical artifacts.\nSupport drawing development, drawing review, and drawing release activities.\nParticipate in technical reviews, design reviews, test events, and problem-resolution activities.\nEvaluate technical issues, customer comments, and design changes for impact to performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.\nCollaborate closely with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, program management, and other engineering disciplines.\n\nKey Responsibilities ? Technical Leadership and Mentorship\n\nProvide technical leadership to junior mechanical engineers through coaching, task guidance, design review, and day-to-day mentoring.\nHelp develop engineering rigor, problem-solving ability, and execution discipline across the team.\nShare best practices in design, integration, test, troubleshooting, documentation, and configuration discipline.\nSupport consistent engineering execution without formal supervisory authority.\n\nKey Responsibilities ? Program Support\n\nHelp break larger engineering objectives into clear, executable tasks for the engineering team.\nSupport planning and coordination of engineering work to align with program priorities and milestones.\nAssign or coordinate actionable engineering tasks within the team in alignment with program direction.\nMonitor engineering task progress and identify delays, blockers, and technical risks that could affect schedule.\nCommunicate engineering status, completion progress, and schedule concerns to the program manager.\nSupport disciplined execution of engineering scope in coordination with program leadership.","company":"Mettle Ops","rawCompany":"mettle ops","city":"Oakland","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T11:12:38.156Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2141.00","title":"Mechanical Engineers","slug":"mechanical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Mechanical Engineer / Program Support","description":"Position Overview\n\nThe Senior Mechanical Engineer / Program Support role is a senior technical position focused primarily on mechanical engineering execution, technical leadership, and mentoring of junior engineers.\nThis individual leads and supports mechanical design, integration, build, test, troubleshooting, requirements decomposition, and drawing release activities across complex defense-related engineering efforts.\nThe role also includes a limited program-support component focused on breaking larger engineering objectives into executable tasks, coordinating engineering work, and communicating progress and schedule concerns to the program manager. 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