Principal Mechanical Engineer

The role

You will own system-wide mechanical architecture for autonomous directed-energy systems. You will lead mechanical architecture and integration across multiple subsystems from prototype through production and field deployment.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical architecture and integration across electrical, power, embedded, and optics subsystems.
• Make technical decisions on hardware problems from concept through production readiness.
• Guide hardware release and production processes in partnership with manufacturing teams.
• Review designs, calculations, and test results to identify risks.
• Execute mechanical design work to resolve problems.
• Balance cost, mass, reliability, schedule, and field performance in design and manufacturing decisions.
• Mentor engineers through hands-on technical leadership and design reviews.

Required qualifications

• 10 or more years designing and shipping complex hardware systems, including multiple transitions from prototype through manufacturing and deployment.
• Mechanical engineering is your primary discipline, with recent hands-on experience in CAD, structures, mechanisms, and packaging.
• Deep mechanical expertise and sound judgment in at least one additional area, such as electrical engineering, power electronics, or embedded systems.
• Experience leading full-system hardware integration and designing equipment for demanding real-world environments.
• Ability to correlate FEA or hand calculations with bench or field test data.
• Background as a senior individual contributor or technical lead at a hardware organization that shipped products.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense hardware, aerospace, robotics, high-performance automotive, maritime, or a related field
• Directed energy, laser or high-power systems, thermal management, ruggedized equipment, and manufacturing scale-up experience

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is not available.

About the company

clera is a small defense technology team developing autonomous directed-energy systems for counter-drone applications.