Ramp;D Hardware Mechanical Engineering Scientist
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Job overview
The role supports the design of new and existing underwater acoustic systems and sensors. It also involves managing and developing junior staff, deploying and recovering subsea systems from offshore vessels or work boats, and assisting with hardware procurement and fabrication-facility operations.
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Full job description
Design support of new and existing underwater acoustic systems and sensors. This includes scheduling, execution, calibration, characterization, testing, and data analysis.Manage, mentor, and develop junior staff.Deploy/recover subsea systems in field from offshore vessel / work boats and trouble shoot and repair equipment, as necessary.Assist with hardware procurement.Assist with fabrication facilities management, warehouse and shop organization, and coordinate maintenance and inventory of shop tools.Other related functions, as required.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,664 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$122–187K/yr37 salary ranges
- US median$25–32/hr269 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 127 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Texas and 1,664 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- SpaceX13 open
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- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)7 open
- Experience
- Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (932 postings).
- Education
- 768 of the 1,664 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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