Job Description

Overview

Marotta Controls is a New Jersey Top Workplace that values innovation, quality, and excellence in delivering cutting-edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. The Mechanical Engineer II position offers an opportunity to design products that meet customer requirements and collaborate with a team in a fun, creative, and technically excellent environment.

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 for effective manufacturing through additive manufacturing.
  • Maintain ongoing surveillance of customer-driven changes and notify relevant personnel.
  • Ensure accuracy of all drawings, procedures, and reports on the project.
  • Communicate technical and schedule problems to relevant managers in a timely manner.
  • Manage all duties per ISO 9000: Procedure 4.1 Design Control.
  • Supervise engineering assistants, documentation personnel, design personnel, and test personnel as required.

Requirements

  • B.S in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, or equivalent) required; advanced technical degree desirable.
  • 0-5 years minimum design experience with 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 required: 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 analytical solutions using tools such as ANSYS or CREO Simulate; experience with ABAQUS a plus.
  • Must work precisely, accurately, and with close attention to detail.
  • 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 a plus.
  • Fundamental knowledge of metallic AM processes is a plus.
  • Eligibility to obtain a security clearance required.
  • Must be a US Citizen.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is full-time with a work schedule of Monday – Thursday 9 hours and 4 hours on Friday.
  • Overtime and weekend work may be required.
  • Some travel may be expected (20%) including Test Labs and vendor/customer visits.
  • Location: Parsippany, NJ.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

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 $28–$38/hr middle band drawn from 106 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 183 other active welding openings from 128 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 Valcor Engineering Corporation (7), Lockheed Martin (7), and DC Fabricators (4). 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 Moorestown at $42/hr, Newark at $33/hr, and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Engineer II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.