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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026. General Atomics scores A on the Alion truth index.

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General Atomics is a privately held American defense and energy technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, founded in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics. Its affiliate General Atomics Aeronautical Systems builds the Predator, Reaper and Gray Eagle remotely piloted aircraft, while its Electromagnetic Systems group makes aircraft launch and recovery systems for the US Navy. It also operates the DIII-D national fusion facility, works on nuclear fuels and reactors, and hires engineers, sensor operators, logistics and finance staff, mostly in Poway and San Diego.
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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Manager to join our team in San Diego, CA.

With consultative direction, this position exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and/or solution(s) for mechanical related programs. Functioning in a leadership role, participates in the planning and oversight of the successful resolution and implementation of mechanical solutions and provides direction and guidance to professional and support staff. Formulates technical plans, typically multi-year, for solution(s) development, documentation, and deployment of the engineering solution (s), as well as responsible for meeting various compliance, reporting, and safety standards. Evaluates and leads the integration of the mechanical solution within the overall engineering environment; and responsible for planning/overseeing documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates. Communicates with engineering professionals, solution users, and management throughout the solution development cycle; represents the company as a prime technical contact on assigned system(s) or project (s)/program(s); selects, motivates, and develops professional and support staff; interacts with senior internal and external personnel on technical matters requiring coordination between the organizations; anticipates future engineering needs; and, develops new or expands existing business opportunities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manage professional and technical performance of mechanical staff to ensure quality, business and financial objectives are achieved.
  • Provide mentorship to team members including performing performance reviews and salary management for staff.
  • Supports and leads the engineering staff in the analysis, investigation and resolution of routine engineering problems with a focus on mechanical systems.
  • Ensures technical leadership and excellence is maintained by directing and participating in the planning, attraction, selection, retention and development of the required professional and technical talent.
  • Independently performs challenging engineering work, documents findings, communicates results, makes technical presentations, and supports test activities both on and off site. Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of mechanical components and equipment.
  • Demonstrates strong understanding of integrated hardware systems, heat transfer, structural mechanics and dynamics, as well as opto-mechanical hardware design, fabrication techniques and testing.
  • Assist in the definition of functional, performance, derived, etc. system engineering requirements and interfaces.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

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