Mechanical Engineer/Designer/Drafter - Full-Time, Benefitted - ONSITE - Chatsworth, CA
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for responsibilities, qualifications/requirements, maybe skills (technical expertise). Benefits? Not mentioned except "benefitted" but not details. So we should not create Benefits section unless specifics. Pay? Not mentioned. Schedule? Not mentioned (full-time). Could include Schedule? The posting says "This is an onsite, benefitted, full-time position." That's schedule info: full-time. Could we include Schedule section with that? It says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It states full-time, onsite, benefitted. So we could include Schedule section with "Full-time, onsite". Benefits: just says benefitted but no detail; we should not create Benefits section because no specifics. Pay: not stated, so omit.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines.
We need to include About the role section: maybe the introductory paragraph about making impact, GP Strategies etc. That's prose.
Responsibilities: list of key responsibilities.
Qualifications & Requirements: includes Education, Experience, Technical & Code Expertise, Certifications & Licenses (Preferred), Physical Requirements. We can structure as sub-sections? But only allowed headings are the given list; we cannot add custom headings like Education. We could put all under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple of those headings. We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have content for Responsibilities, Qualifications (education, experience, technical expertise, certifications), Skills (maybe technical expertise could be Skills). Could also have Requirements (maybe same as Qualifications). To avoid duplication, we could combine Qualifications and Requirements into one section? But we have both headings available; we could use Requirements for mandatory items and Qualifications for preferred? However we must not create sections with filler. We have both mandatory and preferred info.
We could do: Responsibilities
with list. Requirements
with education, experience, technical expertise (required). Skills
with preferred certifications, physical requirements? Or maybe Skills for technical proficiencies. But we need to ensure we don't create sections with filler.
Let's extract:
Responsibilities list:
- Perform the core technical duties of a Staff Engineer, including creating/revising 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD and SolidWorks for aerospace pressure vessels, piping systems, tooling, and assemblies.
- Conduct detailed engineering analysis per ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII), ASME B31.3 Piping Code, and cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics, fitness-for-service).
- Familiar with nondestructive inspection ASNT methods (Visual Examination, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Testing); support Acoustic Emission Testing as needed.
- Prepare technical reports, specifications, calculations, and presentations using the full Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Utilize Microsoft Project to develop, maintain, and track project schedules, resource allocation, milestones, and critical paths for engineering and manufacturing initiatives.
- Support procurement, testing, and production in a shop environment, including troubleshooting, fit checks, and use of basic hand tools. Additional tasking may include cutting, flaring, and orbital welding of clean tubing systems.
- Be able to support assembly and testing of final products in both a shop and clean room environment.
- Travel up to 20% of the time for supplier audits, customer meetings, field support, installations, or training activities.
- Lead or participate in design reviews, engineering change orders, root-cause investigations, continuous improvement initiatives, and maintain full documentation and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution preferred
Experience: Engineering experience in aerospace, pressure systems, high-reliability manufacturing, or related fields
Technical & Code Expertise:
- Strong expertise in ASME Pressure Vessel Code and Piping Code requirements.
- Proven experience in cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics).
- Familiarity with common ASNT nondestructive testing methods; hands-on experience with Acoustic Emission Testing strongly preferred.
- Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project (required for scheduling and project tracking).
- SolidWorks modeling and AutoCAD modeling/drawing creation
- Piping and vessel system drawings
- P&ID development
- Isometric piping drawings
- Preferred experience as an engineer or designer/drafter proficient in these tools and drawing types
Certifications & Licenses (Preferred):
- Professional Engineer (PE) license registered in the State of California.
- API 510 (Pressure Vessel Inspection) and API 570 (Piping Inspection) certifications.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (description)
General physical requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on location of assignment. Assignment Location – Chatsworth, CA
Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Fingering (typing), communicating, repetitive motions.
Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.
Culture paragraph: At GP Strategies Government Solutions culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
EEO boilerplate to remove.
Now we need to decide sections.
We could have:
About the role
with introductory paragraphs (first two paragraphs about making impact, GP Strategies mission, etc.) plus maybe culture paragraph? Could include culture under About the role.
Responsibilities
with list.
Requirements
with education, experience, technical expertise (required), maybe also certifications? But certifications are preferred, not required. Could put them under Skills or Qualifications.
Skills
with preferred certifications, physical requirements? Physical requirements maybe not skills. Could put physical requirements under Requirements as well.
But we must not create sections with filler. We have content for each.
Let's decide:
- About the role: intro + mission + culture.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: education, experience, technical expertise (required), physical requirements.
- Skills: preferred certifications, proficiency with tools (maybe already covered). Could also include preferred experience as engineer/drafter proficient in tools.
But we might duplicate technical expertise. Better to split: Requirements for mandatory (education, experience, ASME expertise, proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/MS Office/MS Project). Skills for preferred certifications, hands-on AE testing, API certifications, PE license, etc.
Let's extract mandatory technical expertise: "Strong expertise in ASME Pressure Vessel Code and Piping Code requirements. Proven experience in cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics). Familiarity with common ASNT nondestructive testing methods; hands-on experience with Acoustic Emission Testing strongly preferred." Actually hands-on AE testing is strongly preferred, not required. So maybe keep AE testing under Skills.
"Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project (required for scheduling and project tracking)." That's required.
"SolidWorks modeling and AutoCAD modeling/drawing creation" etc. Those are required? Probably required.
Thus Requirements: Education, Experience, ASME expertise, cycle life analysis, familiarity with ASNT methods, proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/MS Office/MS Project, ability to create drawings, P&ID, isometric piping.
Skills: Preferred: hands-on AE testing, PE license CA, API 510/570, maybe also "Preferred experience as an engineer or designer/drafter proficient in these tools and drawing types" (but that's similar to required). Could put under Skills.
Physical requirements: Could be under Requirements as well.
Now schedule: full-time, onsite. Could be under Schedule section.
We must not create Benefits section.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Come make an impact in the Public Sector! Join our team to do meaningful work and support high-impact government missions.GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, focuses on helping every public sector team unlock its full potential through people performance solutions. Our work directly supports mission critical government agencies, including: Air Force, Army, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Homeland Security, NASA, National Highway Institute (NHI) | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), State & Local Governments. Our Mission is meaningful and powerful: to deliver innovative people performance through off the shelf and custom learning, mission specialists, and technology solutions, building deep partnerships with customers to help them achieve measurable mission and company performance improvements. GP Strategies Corporation, the corporate parent of GP Strategies Government Solutions, is a global leader in talent transformation, dedicated to empowering organizations to unlock their full potential. We help businesses enhance workforce performance and achieve strategic goals through innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions. For over 50 years, with a proven track record of supporting over 6,000 global organizations worldwide, we combine human expertise with AI-driven insights to deliver customized strategies that upskill talent, drive technology adoption, and optimize critical processes. At GP Strategies Government Solutions culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
But we need to avoid duplication: The phrase "GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation," appears. Keep as is.
We need to ensure we don't include EEO etc.
Now Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Perform the core technical duties of a Staff Engineer, including creating/revising 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD and SolidWorks for aerospace pressure vessels, piping systems, tooling, and assemblies.
- Conduct detailed engineering analysis per ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII), ASME B31.3 Piping Code, and cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics, fitness-for-service).
- Familiar with nondestructive inspection ASNT methods (Visual Examination, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Testing); support Acoustic Emission Testing as needed.
- Prepare technical reports, specifications, calculations, and presentations using the full Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Utilize Microsoft Project to develop, maintain, and track project schedules, resource allocation, milestones, and critical paths for engineering and manufacturing initiatives.
- Support procurement, testing, and production in a shop environment, including troubleshooting, fit checks, and use of basic hand tools. Additional tasking may include cutting, flaring, and orbital welding of clean tubing
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to include About the role section: maybe the introductory paragraph about making impact, GP Strategies etc. That's prose. Responsibilities: list of key responsibilities. Qualifications & Requirements: includes Education, Experience, Technical & Code Expertise, Certifications & Licenses (Preferred), Physical Requirements. We can structure as sub-sections? But only allowed headings are the given list; we cannot add custom headings like Education. We could put all under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple of those headings. We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have content for Responsibilities, Qualifications (education, experience, technical expertise, certifications), Skills (maybe technical expertise could be Skills). Could also have Requirements (maybe same as Qualifications). To avoid duplication, we could combine Qualifications and Requirements into one section? But we have both headings available; we could use Requirements for mandatory items and Qualifications for preferred? However we must not create sections with filler. We have both mandatory and preferred info.
We could do: Responsibilities
with list. Requirements
with education, experience, technical expertise (required). Skills
with preferred certifications, physical requirements? Or maybe Skills for technical proficiencies. But we need to ensure we don't create sections with filler.
Let's extract:
Responsibilities list:
- Perform the core technical duties of a Staff Engineer, including creating/revising 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD and SolidWorks for aerospace pressure vessels, piping systems, tooling, and assemblies.
- Conduct detailed engineering analysis per ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII), ASME B31.3 Piping Code, and cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics, fitness-for-service).
- Familiar with nondestructive inspection ASNT methods (Visual Examination, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Testing); support Acoustic Emission Testing as needed.
- Prepare technical reports, specifications, calculations, and presentations using the full Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Utilize Microsoft Project to develop, maintain, and track project schedules, resource allocation, milestones, and critical paths for engineering and manufacturing initiatives.
- Support procurement, testing, and production in a shop environment, including troubleshooting, fit checks, and use of basic hand tools. Additional tasking may include cutting, flaring, and orbital welding of clean tubing systems.
- Be able to support assembly and testing of final products in both a shop and clean room environment.
- Travel up to 20% of the time for supplier audits, customer meetings, field support, installations, or training activities.
- Lead or participate in design reviews, engineering change orders, root-cause investigations, continuous improvement initiatives, and maintain full documentation and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution preferred
Experience: Engineering experience in aerospace, pressure systems, high-reliability manufacturing, or related fields
Technical & Code Expertise:
- Strong expertise in ASME Pressure Vessel Code and Piping Code requirements.
- Proven experience in cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics).
- Familiarity with common ASNT nondestructive testing methods; hands-on experience with Acoustic Emission Testing strongly preferred.
- Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project (required for scheduling and project tracking).
- SolidWorks modeling and AutoCAD modeling/drawing creation
- Piping and vessel system drawings
- P&ID development
- Isometric piping drawings
- Preferred experience as an engineer or designer/drafter proficient in these tools and drawing types
Certifications & Licenses (Preferred):
- Professional Engineer (PE) license registered in the State of California.
- API 510 (Pressure Vessel Inspection) and API 570 (Piping Inspection) certifications.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (description)
General physical requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on location of assignment. Assignment Location – Chatsworth, CA
Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Fingering (typing), communicating, repetitive motions.
Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.
Culture paragraph: At GP Strategies Government Solutions culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
EEO boilerplate to remove.
Now we need to decide sections.
We could have:
About the role
with introductory paragraphs (first two paragraphs about making impact, GP Strategies mission, etc.) plus maybe culture paragraph? Could include culture under About the role.
Responsibilities
with list.
Requirements
with education, experience, technical expertise (required), maybe also certifications? But certifications are preferred, not required. Could put them under Skills or Qualifications.
Skills
with preferred certifications, physical requirements? Physical requirements maybe not skills. Could put physical requirements under Requirements as well.
But we must not create sections with filler. We have content for each.
Let's decide:
- About the role: intro + mission + culture.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: education, experience, technical expertise (required), physical requirements.
- Skills: preferred certifications, proficiency with tools (maybe already covered). Could also include preferred experience as engineer/drafter proficient in tools.
But we might duplicate technical expertise. Better to split: Requirements for mandatory (education, experience, ASME expertise, proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/MS Office/MS Project). Skills for preferred certifications, hands-on AE testing, API certifications, PE license, etc.
Let's extract mandatory technical expertise: "Strong expertise in ASME Pressure Vessel Code and Piping Code requirements. Proven experience in cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics). Familiarity with common ASNT nondestructive testing methods; hands-on experience with Acoustic Emission Testing strongly preferred." Actually hands-on AE testing is strongly preferred, not required. So maybe keep AE testing under Skills.
"Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office Suite, and Microsoft Project (required for scheduling and project tracking)." That's required.
"SolidWorks modeling and AutoCAD modeling/drawing creation" etc. Those are required? Probably required.
Thus Requirements: Education, Experience, ASME expertise, cycle life analysis, familiarity with ASNT methods, proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks/MS Office/MS Project, ability to create drawings, P&ID, isometric piping.
Skills: Preferred: hands-on AE testing, PE license CA, API 510/570, maybe also "Preferred experience as an engineer or designer/drafter proficient in these tools and drawing types" (but that's similar to required). Could put under Skills.
Physical requirements: Could be under Requirements as well.
Now schedule: full-time, onsite. Could be under Schedule section.
We must not create Benefits section.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Come make an impact in the Public Sector! Join our team to do meaningful work and support high-impact government missions.GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, focuses on helping every public sector team unlock its full potential through people performance solutions. Our work directly supports mission critical government agencies, including: Air Force, Army, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Department of Homeland Security, NASA, National Highway Institute (NHI) | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), State & Local Governments. Our Mission is meaningful and powerful: to deliver innovative people performance through off the shelf and custom learning, mission specialists, and technology solutions, building deep partnerships with customers to help them achieve measurable mission and company performance improvements. GP Strategies Corporation, the corporate parent of GP Strategies Government Solutions, is a global leader in talent transformation, dedicated to empowering organizations to unlock their full potential. We help businesses enhance workforce performance and achieve strategic goals through innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions. For over 50 years, with a proven track record of supporting over 6,000 global organizations worldwide, we combine human expertise with AI-driven insights to deliver customized strategies that upskill talent, drive technology adoption, and optimize critical processes. At GP Strategies Government Solutions culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
But we need to avoid duplication: The phrase "GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation," appears. Keep as is. We need to ensure we don't include EEO etc. Now Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Perform the core technical duties of a Staff Engineer, including creating/revising 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD and SolidWorks for aerospace pressure vessels, piping systems, tooling, and assemblies.
- Conduct detailed engineering analysis per ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII), ASME B31.3 Piping Code, and cycle life analysis (fatigue, fracture mechanics, fitness-for-service).
- Familiar with nondestructive inspection ASNT methods (Visual Examination, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Testing); support Acoustic Emission Testing as needed.
- Prepare technical reports, specifications, calculations, and presentations using the full Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Utilize Microsoft Project to develop, maintain, and track project schedules, resource allocation, milestones, and critical paths for engineering and manufacturing initiatives.
- Support procurement, testing, and production in a shop environment, including troubleshooting, fit checks, and use of basic hand tools. Additional tasking may include cutting, flaring, and orbital welding of clean tubing