# Mechanical Engineer

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.With limited direction, this position serves as a senior technical lead in mechanical test engineering, leading the design, development, and execution of complex structural, environmental, materials, and qualification testing for flight hardware, components, and subsystems across GA-ASI’s aircraft platforms. This role exercises considerable latitude for initiating and developing innovative test methodologies, procedures, and solutions to advanced technical challenges in the test laboratory environment, including hydraulics, pneumatics, actuators, vibration, and high-load mechanical systems. Assignments are normally outlined in terms of broad specifications, objectives, possible results anticipated, and critical reference points requiring special attention. The position guides the successful resolution of complex test engineering problems, serves as a consulting resource of test engineering knowledge, applies the latest testing technologies and

- **Id**: 3816913
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/general-atomics-mechanical-engineer-6>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Poway, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T16:25:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T14:26:00Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3051
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 1782979
- **Name**: General Atomics
- **Domain**: ga.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ga-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: BrassRing

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 10
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 33
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T16:25:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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