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Engineer II, Hydraulics (R4936)

Seattle, Washington💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design complex hydraulic fluid systems for autonomous aircraft launch and recovery systems.

Role type

Mechanical Engineer (Hydraulics)

Builds

Autonomous UAV products (Hivemind, V-BAT, X-BAT)

Domain

Defense technology / Aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Hydraulic system design, CAD (NX), Kinematic analysis, Structural analysis, FEA (Modal, non-linear, linear, buckling, fatigue), GD&T, Material selection

Preferred skills

UAV/aircraft/robotic systems experience, Electro-mechanical actuators, FMEA/DOE, Machine shop experience, MIL-STD-810 testing

Technologies

NX, FEA tools

Responsibilities

Design hydraulic fluid systems for launch/recovery, Perform structural calculations and FEA, Prototype and test mechanism designs, Collaborate with electrical/avionics/manufacturing teams, Support pre-production builds and flight testing, Participate in design reviews and architecture discussions

Seniority

Mid-level IC (2+ years experience)

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