
Mechanical Engineer (Mechanical Testing)
Nashua, NHFull-time$118–201K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
BAE Systems seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design and test mechanical solutions for extreme and dynamic electronic military systems. The role covers mechanical design, analysis, and testing, including prototype testing and environmental qualification, and requires leading complex hardware development through the full lifecycle. The engineer provides oversight for complex modules or LRUs/boxes and collaborates across disciplines to address cost, schedule, technical performance, and risks.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for designing and testing mechanical solutions for extreme and dynamic electronic military systems. This role requires a strong background in mechanical engineering, excellent leadership and communication skills, and a proven track record of the design phase through to the Qualification phase, including experience with mechanical testing such as prototype testing, environmental qualification (random & sinusoidal vibration, shock, thermal cycling, humidity), and testing to MIL-STD-810 and other relevant military standards.
Key Responsibilities:
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Experience with mechanical design, analysis and testing, utilizing strong problem-solving skills to execute complex projects.
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Provide mechanical oversight for projects consisting of complex modules, or complex LRUs/boxes.
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Collaborate across disciplines to ensure cost, schedule, technical performance, and risks are fully understood and addressed.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Education, Experience, & Skills
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Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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Experience: 6 years of experience in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex hardware development through the full lifecycle (IRAD/Proposal to Qual Phase).
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Strong background in mechanical design, analysis and testing.
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Experience with mechanical testing such as prototype testing, environmental qualification (random & sinusoidal vibration, shock, thermal cycling, humidity), and testing to MIL-STD-810 and other relevant military standards
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Proven ability to work individually or in small team environments and execute complex projects with little to no programmatic support.
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Must be a US Citizen; with active DoD Security Clearance.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Skills & Professional Attributes
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Self-Sufficiency & Resourcefulness: Ability to work independently, drive tasks to completion, and take ownership of deliverables with minimal oversight.
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Collaborative Growth Mindset: A proactive approach to professional development, including the discernment to recognize when a challenge requires additional expertise and the willingness to seek help or collaborate with others to find the best solution.
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Standards: Advance Knowledge of MIL specs and industry standards (VITA, SOSA, ASTM, SAE, DO).
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Mechanical Engineer (Mechanical Testing)
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How this job compares
Set against the 7,598 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$118–201K/yr
- New Hampshire median$118–196K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$105–160K/yr4,531 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $159K, is close to the New Hampshire median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in New Hampshire.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in New Hampshire and 7,598 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Hampshire
- BAE Systems (this employer)21 open
- CDM Smith5 open
- Jacobs4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,316 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,245 of the 7,598 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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