(All Levels) Mechanical Design Engineer, Structures & Mechanisms
Core
Design, build, and validate structural and mechanical subsystems for autonomous delivery aircraft to ensure flight safety, reliability, and manufacturability at global scale.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical design engineer (structures & mechanisms)
Builds
Autonomous delivery aircraft hardware (carbon composites, plastics, metallic structures, servo-actuated mechanisms)
Domain
Aerospace / Autonomous Logistics / Drone Delivery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Structural and mechanism design, CAD assemblies and GD&T, tolerance stack analysis, load path calculation, failure mode analysis, supplier selection and qualification, DFM, environmental/vibration/fatigue/thermal test planning, carbon composite and injection moulded plastic expertise
Preferred skills
First principles engineering, test-first mindset, reducing NPI cycles and scrap rates, cross-functional system integration
Technologies
CAD, GD&T, test fixtures, environmental/vibration/fatigue/thermal test equipment
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of structural or mechanical subsystems from requirements to production sustainment; Produce and defend system-level trade studies, tolerance stacks, load paths, and failure modes; Create CAD assemblies, detailed drawings, and manufacturing documentation; Lead supplier selection, qualification, and handoff; Cross-functional interface with Systems, Software, Production, and Field Ops; Translate prototypes into designs meeting target cost and inspection rates for medium-volume production
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC