Mechanical Engineer II

Title: Mechanical Engineer II

Segment: Voyager - Defense & National Security

Location: Reno, NV

Job Type: Full Time - 100% Onsite

Relocation Eligible: No

Company Description: Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Responsibilities:

Design

• The individual should have a basic understanding of electromechanical actuators, igniters, pressure vessel, solid rocket motor systems, hot gas valves, thrusters, and trade principles.
• The individual should be able to apply these principles independently, select appropriate materials and components, and contribute to decision-making processes by considering multiple factors and constraints.
• The individual should also be able to apply fundamental design trade principles and evaluate trade-offs between design alternatives.

Drafting/Modelling

• Proficiency in creating complex 2D or 3D designs, using CAD commands efficiently, producing detailed technical drawings, effectively applying GD&T symbols, accurately analyzing engineering drawings, and communicating dimensional and tolerance requirements.

Analysis

• Understands CFD principles, navigates software interfaces, and performs simulations.
• Can set up and run structural analysis models, interpret results, and apply engineering judgment.
• Can perform dynamic analysis tasks, set up thermal analysis models, and identify manufacturing and assembly issues related to geometric tolerances.

Communications

• The individual is able to carry out complex communication scenarios, including group discussions, adapting style to different audiences, and demonstrating effective written communication skills.
• The individual develops presentations with data visualizations, advanced software features, and engaging content.
• The individual understands technical content, use visual aids, adapt presentation styles, and moderate Q&A sessions.
• The individual is proficient in writing tasks such as creating detailed technical reports, user manuals, and specifications, incorporating appropriate terminology, conducting thorough research, and organizing information for targeted audiences.

Manufacturing

• The individual should be able to interpret design specifications, perform mechanical assembly, understand manufacturing tasks for carbon composites, operate machining tools and equipment, perform molding and casting, create manufacturing planning documents, communicate processes effectively, and contribute to simple manufacturing plans.
• The individual should be familiar with welding principles and equipment.

Materials

• The individual can identify and classify ceramics, select suitable materials for specific applications, and understand basic processing techniques.

Systems Engineering

• The individual understands mass calculation, units, and estimation methods for system mass control, planning and managing DoD acquisition programs, ensuring system reliability and safety, documenting project requirements, and identifying risks for risk assessments and mitigation strategies.

Testing

• The individual can perform assembly tasks, follow instructions, and integrate components for testing.
• The individual understands test data collection principles and methods, perform data preprocessing, statistical analysis, and visualizations, set up and operate measurement instruments, perform calibrations, and acquire test data using standard techniques.
• The individual can develop test plans, identify objectives, define procedures, and create schedules for simple scenarios.

System Performance

• Designs simple control systems using standard techniques, understand diagrams and specifications, and implement basic algorithms.
• Conducts requirements elicitation, prioritize stakeholder needs, and document requirements using standard templates.
• Understands solid rocket motor performance principles, including thrust, specific impulse, and propellant combustion.

Ballistics

• Understands propellant chemistry, combustion principles, grain geometry, internal ballistics, and solid propellant manufacturing processes, including types, composition, combustion mechanisms, and grain performance factors.

Project Management

• The individual should have basic financial knowledge, effective leadership skills, and teamwork abilities.
• The individual should be able to participate in procurement activities, understand the structure of proposals, and create simple schedules using basic tools and terminology.
• The individual can identify rubber and phenolic insulators, analyze metal properties, and select refractory metals for high-temperature and demanding applications.

Avionics

• Understands basic battery design principles, cable/wire harness design, circuit board design, rocket motor ignition systems, and software design principles, contributing to tasks under guidance.
• Identifies common components and connections, and contributes to the generation of basic software designs while following standard specifications and guidelines.

Requirements:

• Positive, cooperative, self-motivated, and professional behavior
• Contribute as necessary to get the job done
• U.S. citizenship
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Experience:

Required: Two (2) to four (4) years of mechanical engineering experience.

Preferred: Rocket motor design and testing experience

Education:

Required: Bachelor of Science required in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university. May consider equivalent experience in lieu of degree.

Other:

• Must be able to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Salary Range: $78,284 - $111,219

Application Deadline: August 31, 2025

Please click "Apply" to submit your application.

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you're not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.