Mechanical Engineer, Roadrunner
Core
Designing and integrating advanced hardware for high-speed unmanned air vehicles, owning the full development lifecycle from concept to flight test.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineer (unmanned air vehicles)
Builds
High-performance, resilient mechanical systems for air dominance and strike missions
Domain
Defense / Aerospace
Required skills
mechanical design, CAD (Siemens NX), scalable manufacturing methods, first principles physics, hardware test planning, composite structures analysis
Preferred skills
multi-domain mechanical experience, metal-to-composite adaptation, advanced composite manufacturing, thermal and structural analysis
Technologies
Siemens NX, composites, metal components, plastics, 3D printing, injection molding, out-of-autoclave fabrication
Responsibilities
Own designs from concept generation to real world use including avionics, mechanisms, thermal systems, and fuel systems; Develop and integrate hardware on unmanned air vehicles; Lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, and execute hardware test plans; Build prototypes, analyze failures, and transition successful projects into production; Support critical hardware demonstrations with customers; Travel to test sites as needed; Support the design and analysis of composite structures and tooling development
