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SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX · On-site

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX · On-site

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

Employee Magnets

UAV Assembler

Grapevine, TX

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION

UAV Assembler

Lewisville, TX · On-site

$14.75 - $18.25/hr

Perform hands-on assembly of UAV systems and subsystems, including avionics, motors, airframes ... Use precision tools and equipment to verify that all assemblies meet engineering and quality ...

General Atomics

Engineer III

Poway, CA · On-site

$81K - $141K/yr

... UAV) System, including Ground Control Station and Training Systems. In this role, the candidate ... This position is eligible for a hybrid work environment (up to 1 day/week remote work from home ...

Auterion

Forward Deployed Engineer

Arlington, VA · On-site

... the full integration lifecycle-from initial system design and prototyping to testing and ... Lead the mechanical integration of Auterion's hardware and UAV systems into customer platforms ...

Anduril Industries

Systems Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to ... Layout system design plans and interfaces for new UAV products and platforms * Manage tactical ...

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Aerospace & UAV Systems

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Aerospace & UAV Systems

BlackStar

Washington, DC • On-site

$210K - $230K/yr

Full-time

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Job description

Overview

We are building a safety-critical electromechanical system integrated into a small UAV platform. This role owns the end-to-end mechanical design of ruggedized, field-deployed hardware, including structural design, internal mechanisms, and mechanical safety architecture.

The system must reliably withstand vibration, shock, environmental exposure, and handling while maintaining strict fail-safe behavior across all operating states.

You will be responsible for taking mechanical systems from concept through CAD, prototyping, validation testing, and production handoff in a fast-iteration, small-team engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design mechanical assemblies including housings, internal structures, and actuation/safety mechanisms using parametric CAD tools.
  • Develop mechanical safety architecture in collaboration with electrical and software teams (interlocks, fail-safe geometry, mechanical state constraints).
  • Define materials, finishes, tolerances, fasteners, and mechanical interfaces for harsh operating environments.
  • Build and iterate prototypes using in-house fabrication (3D printing, CNC machining, basic manual machining).
  • Execute mechanical validation testing including drop, shock, vibration, and environmental qualification.
  • Produce manufacturing-ready documentation (GD&T drawings, tolerance stacks, BOMs, and DFM packages).
  • Own system mass properties and center-of-gravity budgets for UAV integration.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally on system integration (PCB constraints, connectors, harness routing, mechanical actuation interfaces).
  • Support vendor engagement for machining, injection molding, and production scaling.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of mechanical design experience in field-deployed, rugged, or regulated industries (UAV, aerospace, defense, automotive, or industrial systems).
  • Strong proficiency in parametric CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, Creo, NX, etc.).
  • Experience producing manufacturing-ready drawings (GD&T, tolerance analysis, fits, surface finishes).
  • Hands-on prototyping experience (3D printing, CNC machining, mill/lathe familiarity).
  • Strong understanding of failure modes and design-for-reliability principles.
  • Demonstrated end-to-end ownership: concept design prototype test production transfer.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with safety-critical mechanical systems (fail-safe mechanisms, safety interlocks, or similar regulated hardware).
  • Familiarity with environmental/qualification standards (MIL-STD-810 or equivalent).
  • Experience with FEA / structural simulation (Ansys, SolidWorks Simulation, or similar).
  • DFM experience for injection molding, metal casting, or precision manufacturing.
  • Background in UAV/FPV systems or mass/CG-sensitive mechanical design.

Work Environment

  • Small, high-ownership engineering team with fast iteration cycles (weekly hardware builds).
  • Close collaboration between mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.
  • Strong emphasis on test-driven design, rapid prototyping, and production readiness.
  • Engineers are expected to own systems end-to-end and actively challenge design constraints when needed.

Location & Onsite Requirement

  • Full-time onsite role (5 days/week).
  • Mandatory 1-month onsite training in Kearneysville, West Virginia.
  • After training, relocation to and onsite work from one of the following hubs:
    • San Francisco Bay Area, CA
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • Washington, DC Metro Area
  • Candidates must be willing to relocate; relocation assistance is not provided.

Mechanical Design Engineer, UAV mechanical engineer, aerospace hardware engineer, safety-critical systems, CAD design engineer, SolidWorks, GD&T, DFM engineer, prototyping engineer, CNC machining, UAV payload design, rugged systems engineer, mechanical systems engineer, FEA engineer, defense hardware engineering.