Lead Mechanical Engineer, Production Equipment
Core
Design, build, and commission production equipment and tooling for autonomous aircraft assembly and subsystems at a high-volume manufacturing site.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineer (production equipment & tooling)
Builds
Production equipment, tooling, and fixtures for aircraft assembly, battery integration, and flight-critical subsystems
Domain
Aerospace / Autonomous logistics / Manufacturing
Required skills
Mechanical design, GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanism design, material selection, failure-mode thinking, 3D CAD (Siemens NX), vendor management, root-cause analysis, safety-critical system design
Preferred skills
Aerospace or drone experience, medical device experience, safety-critical electro-mechanical product experience
Technologies
Siemens NX, CAD
Responsibilities
Lead mechanical equipment design reviews and technical tradeoffs; Own end-to-end delivery of production equipment and tooling projects; Design and install alignment fixtures, press and torque tooling, and automated test rigs; Lead on-line debugging and rapid root-cause analysis during launches; Mentor and review work of 1–4 tooling engineers and technicians; Coordinate cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test Engineering, and Field Operations; Manage relationships with fabricators and vendors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
