Six Figure Work

Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer

Curtiss-Wright

Company websitecurtisswright.com (Curtiss-Wright, opens in new tab)

Base salary $108,900  to $145,200

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Brea, CA

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  • LocationBrea, CA
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About this job

Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer **SIGN ON BONUS**

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.

Location: Brea, CA

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.

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 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

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

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Enertech, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright, is a global leader in providing valves, actuators, snubbers, pipe restraints, instrumentation, diagnostics and test equipment to the Nuclear Power Industry. Our employees are highly motivated, self-starters and able to work in a fast-paced team environment where critical and tight deadlines are common, and Customer Satisfaction is our foremost mission. https://www.cwnuclear.com/brands/enertech/default.aspx

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

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No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

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. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Source: Curtiss-Wright on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

This range next to 6 other live Curtiss-Wright roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Curtiss-Wright roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer (this listing)$108,900 - $145,200
Product Line Manager$108,900 - $145,200
Lead Systems EngineerFrom $108,900
Lead Embedded Software Engineer$108,900 - $145,200
Lead Pricing and Costing Analyst - RemoteFrom $108,900
Lead Hardware Engineer - Remote$108,900 - $150,000
Test Engineer, Lead$108,900 - $145,200

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Curtiss-Wright roles · How to read the bar

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-11
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Location as the employer wrote it: US-CA-Brea (Nuclear)

Salary: $ 108,900-$145,200

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