Senior Project Engineer

The Dixon Group • Stevensville, MD • 5h ago

Location: 203A Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666-2128

Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000/yr.

Hydrasearch, a proud affiliate of The Dixon Group, is looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team in Stevensville, MD! In this role, you will serve as a key technical contributor responsible for accelerating execution of engineering development initiatives supporting Hydrasearch's aerospace and defense programs. This role will focus on solving complex technical problems, driving rapid development efforts, and enabling new technical capabilities.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on technical problem solving, development coordination, and rapid solution implementation. The Senior Project Engineer will work within a small, highly capable technical team executing rapid development cycles including design, proto@type, validation, and transition to production.

At Hydrasearch, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation's heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do:

Serve as a technical execution contributor across all initiatives.

Drive development efforts from concept through validated solution

Translate technical ideas into executable engineering work.

Support rapid design iterate cycles.

Maintain urgency and focus on high-impact development work.

Identify and remove barriers slowing technical progress.

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline

Experience: 4-8 years of engineering experience.

Environment: Experience working in manufacturing or product-based environments.

Technical Depth: Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and understanding of the engineering development lifecycle.

Problem Solving: Demonstrated capability in structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.

Execution: Experience bringing technical projects from concept through implementation.

Mindset: Strong ownership mentality and personal accountability for results.

Agility: Ability to move quickly without waiting for perfect information and comfort operating with limited struct

Travel: Travel may be required, both domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

Industry Expertise: Experience in regulated industries such as Aerospace (AS9100), Defense, Naval, or Marine environments.

Advanced Execution: Experience working in small advanced development teams or high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.

Certifications: CAPM or PMP certification

Advanced Education: Advanced engineering degree

Leadership: Minimum 2 years leading projects or major technical workstreams.

Regulatory Knowledge: Experience with PPAP, qualification, and validation activities.

What We Offer:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family

Competitive salary

Bonus programs

401K retirement plan

Training opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays

Gym reimbursements, and more!

About Us: Hydrasearch is a U.S. manufacturer specializing in fluid-transfer and control systems for maritime, aerospace, and defense applications. Since its founding in 1962, Hydrasearch has developed capabilities in hose assemblies, valve fittings, and customer machined parts, often to meet MIL-SPEC and naval standards.

Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals!

We do not provide sponsorships to work in the United States.

The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. Accordingly, to the fullest extent required by applicable law, The Dixon Group strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons.

The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)

Please contact us at (410) 778-2000 or hr@dixonvalve.com if you need help to participate fully in the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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