
Mechanical Design Engineer / Creo, GD&T, ASME Y14
Knoxville, TNFull-time$115–135K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Global Engineering & Technology is hiring a Mechanical Designer to support national security work at LANL, checking design definition for a new weapon system program. The role is principally on-site at a LANL facility in Santa Fe, with one workweek per month at LANL in Los Alamos. It involves mechanical design, model and drawing review, and technical solutions to complex problems; nuclear, SSP, and NNSA experience are highly regarded.
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Full job description
IMPORTANT:
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This Position is principally ON-SITE at a LANL facility in Santa Fe, and requires 1 workweek/month at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico (accommodations provided).
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Long-term travel arrangements to Santa Fe and per diem are available (subject to LANL travel guidelines)
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NUCLEAR / SSP / NNSA EXPERIENCE ARE HIGHLY REGARDED
Compensation Range: $115,000-$135,000 / Year (depending on qualifications)
Join the team at Global Engineering & Technology (GET) supporting vital national security work at LANL as a Mechanical Designer responsible for checking design definition in support of the first new weapon system program in over 30 years. We are seeking highly qualified individuals to fill multiple positions.
DUTIES:
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This position is responsible for work that requires a range of expertise in Creo 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD), hardware design, fabrication, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and engineering concepts.
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This individual may also be expected to guide teams consisting of staff from diverse backgrounds through design iterations to address potential engineering defects.
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Completed work is reviewed with the expectation of expert results without appreciable direction.
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This engineer will be involved with technical solutions to complex and/or unique problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity, creativity and independence.
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May be asked to mentor junior staff on the details of models-based definition and GD&T.
Requirements
Security Clearance and Nationality:
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Applicants who have a current Top Secret or DOE "Q" clearance are highly sought after
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Although a current clearance is not required, this position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance
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The candidate must be a United States citizen
Education, Training, and Experience:
- Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math, or a related degree from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to mechanical design as described below.
Skills and Abilities:
We are looking for professionals who have an advanced understanding of:
Mechanical Computer-Aided Design (CAD) / Creo
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Experience with mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing, inspection, assembly, and testing.
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Experience checking Creo models and drawings for form, fit, and function and Models Based Definition (MBD).
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Experience conducting tolerance and stack analyses as well as compliance with most recent design standards.
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Proven mechanical design experience for ensuring product definition meets requirements as well as for producibility while reducing rejected products.
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Knowledge and experience with MBD to recommend best practices or methods of improvement while maintaining compliance with NNSA, LANL, and industry standards.
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Proven experience working with Creo 3D CAD software, PDMLink Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis software.
Design Standards
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Familiar with the application of ASME Y14 standards, with emphasis on Y14.5 - 2009 and Y14.41 MBD.
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Experience with developing and interpreting 3D CAD models standards, practices, and procedures used for conveying design intent internally and to other organizations within the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).
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Knowledge of hardware fabrication, inspection, and assembly processes.
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Experience with weapon-system configuration management workflows for authorization, review, release, and distribution of models, drawings, specifications, and related product definition.
Communication and Teamwork
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Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks for a variety of customers to ensure product definition meets requirements and design intent.
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Proven experience leading reviews for design, manufacture, assembly, and tests.
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Demonstrated effective and efficient written and verbal communication skills.
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Record of developing constructive, cooperative working relationships, and supporting teams consisting of engineers, physicists, scientists, technologists, and technicians in the development of products.
Benefits
Health and Wellness
We provide exceptional benefits to our full-time employees (spouse/family coverage option available at a company-subsidized rate).
Benefits include:
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Medical plan options with UnitedHealthcare
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Dental Insurance
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Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
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Life Insurance
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AD&D Insurance
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Generous 401(k) match
All benefits are effective on day one of employment.
This job posting is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or qualifications. The qualifications and requirements listed in this posting are intended as a general guide. Meeting these criteria does not guarantee selection, as additional factors (including nature of experience, skills, and organizational needs) will be considered during the review process.
Global Engineering & Technology, Inc. (GET) does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
How this job compares
Set against the 718 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$115–135K/yr
- US median$104–157K/yr452 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $125K, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Design Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 718 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanical Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 606 postings).
- Education
- 460 of the 718 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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