27 Oct 2025

Full-Time Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer

Curtiss Wright… – Posted by Roland DIBO – Anywhere

Job Description

As a supervisor of design engineering, you will lead and guide a team of mechanical design engineers.  This team is part of the Engineering Group and provides products to advanced power plant designs, including Small Modular Reactors and Generation IV nuclear power plants, as well as existing power plants with decades of experience, in both domestic and international markets. In this role, you will perform a variety of engineering tasks, including supporting the engineering department to guide the development of technical solutions for emerging problems.  You will do this for our existing products as well as new product development. The position involves working with valves, actuators, and similar mechanical equipment and structures utilized in nuclear power plants.

Your Challenge:

What You Bring:

  • Design parts and assemblies for various product lines (e.g., valves, hydraulic assemblies, and actuators)
  • Create schematic and assembly drawings using SolidWorks or AutoCAD
  • Review manufacturing drawings for parts and determine manufacturing processes, and specify tolerancing requirements
  • Develop engineering solutions and proposal documentation for RFQs and RFIs
  • Collaborate with the analysis team on parts or assemblies that require FEA or CFD
  • Communicate with customers on project and design-related challenges
  • Required travel time is less than 5%

What You Bring:

  • 12+ years of Mechanical Design experience
  • Knowledge and experience in industrial and machine design
  • Lead roles in product development and put into practice various engineering processes listed below.
  • Understanding of different manufacturing processes: casting, machining, grinding, lapping, additive manufacturing, sheet metal fabrication etc.
  • Proficiency in GD&T and related standards for drawing creation
  • Proficiency in engineering processes (e.g. DFMA, DMAIC, FMEA, tolerance stack-up analysis, etc.)
  • In-depth understanding of ASME standards pertaining to valve design
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD for layout and schematics is a plus
  • Familiarity with nuclear industry standards (ASME, ANSI, API, IEEE etc.) is a plus
  • Familiarity with industrial hydraulics and electrical equipment is a plus
  • Familiarity with mean time to failure (MTTF) or mean time before failure (MTBF) concepts related to product quality and reliability is a plus

Compliance Statement

  • This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

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Type: Full time

Location: Brea, CA

We Take Care of Our People

  • Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay, I Recognition
  • Salary: $ 108,900-$145,200
  • Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in California. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations, will be evaluated when extending an offer.

How to Apply

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Job Categories: Auto CAD and Solidworks. Job Types: Full-Time. Salary: 100,000 and above. Job expires in 50 days.

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