Job Description

Overview

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace three years running, dedicated to innovation, quality, and excellence in delivering cutting-edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. Join a collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive.

Responsibilities

  • Create, update, and review drawings and bills of materials for new and legacy components.
  • Develop test requirements and create procedures and reports essential to all qualification and production requirements.
  • Modify legacy and new designs that are capable of being effectively manufactured through AM.
  • Maintain ongoing surveillance of customer-driven changes with written notification to Contracts Administrator or Program Manager.
  • Ensure accuracy of all drawings, procedures, and reports on the project.
  • Communicate technical and schedule problems to Engineering Manager / Director, Contracts Administrator, and Program Manager.
  • Manage all duties per ISO 9000: Procedure 4.1 Design Control.
  • Supervise engineering assistants, documentation personnel, design personnel, and test personnel on project activities as required.
  • Coordinate efforts of sub-contractors performing manufacturing and post-processing.
  • Bring initiatives and activities to closure in a timely manner through effective interaction with individuals.
  • Abide by all safety, quality, housekeeping, and company policies/procedures.
  • Foster a positive and cooperative work environment through effective communication.
  • Actively participate in team meetings and improvement initiatives/programs.
  • Support metal AM manufacturing cell, including build preparations and machine set-up/troubleshooting.
  • Keep management informed of area activities and significant problems.
  • Assume responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

  • B.S in Engineering is required - Mechanical, Aerospace, or equivalent.
  • 0-5 years minimum design experience with a variety of valves and fluid control devices preferred.
  • Experience with mechanical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic controls.
  • Strong CAD modeling skills using tools such as CREO, SolidWorks, or equivalent.
  • Solid analytical skills: stress analysis, fluid flow, and materials science.
  • Ability to solve complex mechanical, static, and dynamic problems.
  • Knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and compressible flow.
  • Exposure to performing analytical solutions using tools such as ANSYS or CREO Simulate.
  • Must work precisely, accurately, and with close attention to all details.
  • High level of mechanical aptitude and knowledge.
  • Advanced organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Defense/aerospace experience is a plus.
  • Fundamental knowledge of metallic AM processes is a plus.
  • Must be eligible to obtain a security clearance.
  • Highly computer literate with MS Office/PC expertise.
  • Must be a US Citizen.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time position.
  • Days and hours of work are Monday – Thursday 9 hours and 4 hours on Friday.
  • Some travel may be expected for this position (20%).
  • This position is at our Parsippany, NJ office location.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Parsippany, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $49/hr, this posting sits about 48% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Parsippany, NJ

Parsippany, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 174 other active welding openings from 130 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Marotta Controls currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (8), Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), and Xylem (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are South Plainfield at $38/hr and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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