Avionics Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, manufacture, and test packaging for flight avionics, electronics, and electro-mechanical actuators
• Design, manufacture, analyze, and integrate launch vehicle harness routing and secondary structure
• Perform thermal, structural, and tolerance analysis for electro-mechanical assemblies using hand calculations and FEA
• Conduct failure analysis of components related to thermal, loads, vibration, and shock
• Interface with machine shops and production teams to integrate design for manufacturing best practices
• Own hardware delivery timelines through inception, design, assembly, test, and integration
• Lead internal and external design reviews
• Drive continuous improvement to increase throughput and reduce costs

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of professional experience in mechanical or electromechanical design and analysis
• Proficiency with parametric 3D CAD and 2D drawing creation
• Experience taking hardware from concept through design, analysis, manufacturing, and test
• Working knowledge of structural and thermal analysis fundamentals
• Solid understanding of GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Strong understanding of machining, sheet metal fabrication, and additive manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with NX and Ansys
• Experience with structural, modal, and tolerance-stack analysis
• Ability to perform thermal analysis for avionics and electronics components
• Experience designing for extreme environments (thermal, vibration, shock, vacuum)
• Experience with harness routing and secondary structure design
• Collaboration with PCB designers and exposure to PCB layout constraints
• Experience with vibration, shock, thermal, and fatigue testing
• Familiarity with qualification and acceptance test campaigns

Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off
• 10 days of holidays including end-of-year closure
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend
• Dog friendly offices