Job Description

Overview

We are working with a specialist aerospace and defence engineering business based in Chandler, Arizona, to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer. This is an opportunity to join an established engineering team developing and supporting specialist mechanical products and systems for demanding aerospace, space and defence applications.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and improve mechanical components, assemblies and systems.
  • Produce detailed 3D models, engineering drawings and technical documentation.
  • Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis and sound engineering principles to ensure designs meet requirements.
  • Support prototype builds, product testing, validation and qualification activities.
  • Work closely with Manufacturing and Quality teams to resolve technical and production issues.
  • Carry out design reviews, investigate failures and support root cause and corrective action activities.
  • Contribute to design optimisation, manufacturability and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain accurate engineering records, drawings, bills of materials and design changes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • At least three years' relevant mechanical design or product development experience.
  • Experience using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA or Siemens NX.
  • Good understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T and manufacturing processes.
  • Experience supporting products through design, prototyping, testing or production.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across engineering disciplines.

Additional Information

  • This position is based on-site in Chandler, Arizona.
  • Due to US Government contract requirements, applicants must be US citizens.

How this job compares in Chandler, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting sits about 77% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Chandler, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$31/hr middle band drawn from 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 94% 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 Chandler, AZ

We're tracking 68 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 34 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/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 Design Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.