Senior Mechanical Engineer

This Senior Mechanical Engineer position is responsible for the physical design of unmanned aircraft and related hardware systems. In this role work you closely and iteratively with an aircraft design to optimize system designs to maximize performance against desired performance metrics. This work may include composite fuselage or flight surface design, internal structural components, drivetrain systems, launch systems, or payloads. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is involved in all levels of product maturity, from initial concept, design, analysis, prototyping, flight testing, and manufacturing.

What You’ll Do:

This position will involve contributing to and leading in a team environment on the design, fabrication, prototyping, and flight testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and launch systems.

Individually perform, and coach others in all aspects of mechanical design

Component and assembly-level design and prototyping

System and sub-system design, modeling, and prototyping

Production drawings applying and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Review and approve designs, analyses, and engineering drawings

Required Qualifications:

Minimum BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field

5+ years relevant industry experience

Expertise in performing and leading others in:

3D CAD design, solid and surface modeling

Machine design fundamentals

Structural analysis by hand calculations and FEA

GD&T per ASME standards

Tolerance analysis

Design for manufacturing and assembly

Hands-on fabrication, machining, assembly and/or repair experience

US Person Status is required, as this position needs to access export-controlled data

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