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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Designs and owns mechanical subsystems for autonomous cargo aircraft, from concept through prototyping, testing, and flight validation. Requires hands-on experience with complex hardware like aircraft or robotics, strong CAD skills, and collaboration across teams.

Austin, TXHardware EngineeringOnsite
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About the role

What You'll Do

  • Own mechanical subsystems from concept through build, testing, and flight validation
  • Design structural and mechanical components for autonomous aircraft
  • Develop prototypes and iterate designs based on ground testing and flight data
  • Lead subsystem design reviews and drive system level integration across structures, avionics, propulsion, and payload systems
  • Partner with manufacturing early in the design process to ensure systems are buildable and capable of scaling to production
  • Help define design standards and engineering practices as the team grows

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
  • Experience working on complex hardware systems such as aircraft, robotics, or autonomous vehicles
  • Strong CAD and mechanical design experience
  • Experience taking hardware from concept through build, integration, testing, and deployment
  • Comfort working closely with prototype builds and resolving integration issues
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams

Bonus Points

  • Experience designing aircraft structures or flight hardware
  • Experience working with composite materials or lightweight structures
  • Experience supporting prototype builds, system integration, or flight testing
  • Experience working in startup or rapid hardware development environments

Skills

CADMechanical DesignComposite MaterialsAircraft StructuresPrototype DevelopmentSystem IntegrationFlight Testing

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