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About H3X Technologies

H3X is building America's advanced electric motor company, powering next-generation platforms in aerospace, defense, and marine. Our integrated motor drives deliver 12+ kW/kg, roughly 3x the power density of competing solutions. We're now scaling to megawatt-class systems, with customers working on everything from supersonic aircraft to turbine power generation for AI datacenters.

Our team brings together engineers and operators from aerospace, defense, and motorsports, with deep expertise in electric machines, power electronics, material science, and advanced manufacturing. We're a small, fast-moving team doing hard engineering that matters, and we're looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers alongside us.

About the Role

Mechanical design engineers are responsible for bringing new designs to life from clean sheet concept generation through early prototype testing. Mechanical Design Engineers will work with highly interdisciplinary teams to bring H3X products to life. The engineering team operates like Skunkworks - small, highly technical, and very fast. All mechanical design engineers are given significant design freedom and will be directly responsible for flight-critical parts.

What you will do:

Requirements/Concept

• Establish and document requirements

• Conceptualize designs and product architectures that meet program requirements

• Present in Concept Design Reviews

Design and Analysis

• Design parts and assemblies utilizing SolidWorks

• Perform and document mechanical analyses, including hand calculations, FEA, CFD, etc. for structural, modal, thermal, and/or fluid aspects of products

• Present in Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews

• Generate engineering drawings per ASME and GD&T standards, perform tolerance stack-ups

Prototype and Manufacturing

• Compile complete Bills of Materials

• Provide technical supply chain support for sourcing hardware

• Work with technicians and manufacturing engineers to build initial prototypes

Testing and Validation

• Create a Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R) for new products and/or subsystems

• Support testing execution and characterization of new designs

• Interpret test results, identify root-cause of issues, and make design recommendations to meet the highest level of reliability and performance

Integration

• Integrate sub-systems into full systems

• Support future production builds or complete system tests

Other

• Identify workplace hazards and implement safe processes

• Maintain testing and production equipment where necessary

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.

• Hands-on experience assembling mechanical systems.

• 6+ years of CAD software experience (SolidWorks preferred).

• 6+ years’ experience with producing 2D part drawings & GD&T.

• Experience with static structural FEA (ANSYS preferred) (Familiarity with thermal and modal analysis preferred).

• Excellent written and verbal communicator to effectively share knowledge and build the collective mindshare of the company.

• Fundamentally curious and motivated by first principles.

• Organized and obsessive attention to detail: no room for oversight when designing flight critical systems.

• Action biased, results oriented mentality.

• Humble and open minded: willingness to accept feedback and learn, consistently improve upon yourself and the product for which you will be responsible.

• A high degree of emotional intelligence: ability to collaborate closely with coworkers in a respectful and empathetic manner.

Why H3X

Joining H3X means working on hard, meaningful problems with a skunkworks-style team that's laser-focused on building exceptional products. We're deeply vertically integrated and have a very tight design-build-test loop, which lets us move from concept to hardware at unmatched speed. We've gone from idea to shipping product in less than two months.

We're a small, highly skilled team where everyone carries real responsibility and shares an extreme ownership mentality. We stay focused on the critical path, keep bureaucracy to a minimum, and structure everything around delivering results. You'll learn and grow faster here than you would anywhere else.

You'll work alongside world-class engineers and builders who are pioneering electric motor technology at scale on some of the coolest programs in the industry, from supersonic aircraft to power generation for AI datacenters. If you want your contributions to be visible and your work to directly shape American reindustrialization, you'll feel at home here.

Compensation

• Annual Salary Target $135,000- $200,000 based on experience (Senior to Staff level)

Benefits

Our team provides robust benefits including medical, vision, dental, disability, & life insurance offerings, employee equity incentive program, & 401k program. Additional benefits include our gym membership stipend and outdoor recreation reimbursement program. We have an execution based culture, with flexible hours, flexible time off, 12 company holidays (including our company ski trip), monthly company events, and weekly catered team lunch on Fridays.

Our Values

Be Relentless Never give up, persevere until the job is done. Run toward problems, not away from them. Grit is key.

Gain insight through humility Approach every challenge with a learner’s mindset. Stay open to feedback, listen to others, and deepen your understanding through self-awareness. Put your ego aside and seek the truth in every discussion, especially when leading others.

Distill & Simplify Eliminate unjustified complexity and simplify wherever possible, whether in requirements, design, or execution. Use first principles thinking to distill every problem to its essence. Less is more.

Find your flow Engage fully and work with intention. Find the rhythm and deep focus that lets you do your best work. Discover your Ikigai - where your strengths, passions, and purpose meet and drive your personal fulfillment and team success. That is when the magic happens.

SEND (Solve, Evolve, Nail It, Deliver) Devise the best solution with the information at hand, test it, learn from it, and iterate quickly until you nail it. Nothing works perfectly the first time, but you should never hit the same issue twice. Stay laser-focused on solving customer problems and delivering solutions that create real value.

Equal Opportunity Employer

H3X is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.