Staff Mechanical Engineer

Skills

About the Role

You will be the senior mechanical technical owner for plasma-enabled antenna and advanced communications hardware. You will shape mechanical architecture, lead critical design trades, and drive designs from early concepts through qualification-ready hardware. You will create CAD models and drawings, run thermal and structural analyses, select materials, build and test prototypes, and work with suppliers on manufacturing while mentoring engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of relevant mechanical product-development experience
• Advanced proficiency with 3D CAD, production drawings, GD&T, and tolerance analysis
• Strong command of thermal management, structural mechanics, materials selection, and manufacturing processes
• Ability to lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and communicate technical risk
• Hands-on experience with experimental hardware and disciplined documentation
• Ability to meet requirements for U.S. government and national-security programs

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical architecture for advanced antenna, plasma-device, electronics, and communications-system hardware
• Lead mechanical design reviews and establish analysis and documentation standards
• Define modular product architectures that evolve from lab prototypes to fieldable systems
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across multidisciplinary programs
• Create and maintain CAD models, production drawings, GD&T schemes, tolerance analyses, and BOMs
• Perform or direct thermal and structural analyses
• Select materials and joining methods for demanding environments
• Engineer interfaces involving ceramics, metals, seals, and brazed or bonded joints
• Drive rapid hardware iteration from prototype through qualification and design release
• Design fixtures and test articles and perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Define test procedures and acceptance criteria
• Apply DFM and DFA principles
• Lead technical engagement with machine shops, brazing vendors, additive manufacturers, and contract manufacturers
• Establish repeatable assembly, inspection, quality, and configuration-management processes

Benefits

• 100% employer paid health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
• 14 weeks paid maternity and paternity leave
• Unlimited PTO with management approval
• Professional development opportunities
• Optional 401K
• FSA
• Equity incentives
• Mental health benefits through Tara Mind
• Cost effective GLP-1 solutions through Crux