Product Strategist | Aeromechanical Engineering

The role

This role supports U.S. Navy manufacturing programs through aircraft engineering, reverse engineering, and structural design. You will work with customer engineers and Gecko's software and robotics teams to deliver practical solutions and support aerospace product direction.

What you will do

• Provide hands-on aircraft engineering support including CAD models, drawings, and scan data.
• Translate customer requirements and technical standards into engineering and software requirements.
• Own assigned technical work packages including scope, schedule, risk, and quality.
• Develop and qualify novel analytical methodologies, design tools, and engineering toolchains.
• Build and defend the case for using these methods and tools with stakeholders.
• Lead technical discussions with customer engineering and sustainment teams.
• Use customer feedback to shape product priorities.
• Support aerospace product and go-to-market efforts through technical discovery and proposals.
• Mentor the team in aircraft structures, engineering toolchains, and customer processes.

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent engineering experience.
• 8+ years in aerospace mechanical design or structural engineering.
• Hands-on engineering responsibility on new-build or modification aircraft programs.
• Strong hands-on CAD skills.
• Fluency across mechanical engineering toolchains, including PLM/PDM and finite-element modeling.
• Command of aircraft structures, GD&T, metrology, tolerance stack-ups, and design conventions.
• Experience developing new analytical methods, design tools, or engineering approaches and carrying them through validation and formal acceptance.
• Fluency in the aircraft development lifecycle, including requirements, design, and related reviews.
• Ability to scope technical work, make tradeoffs, and deliver to a schedule.
• Practical software fluency.
• Eligibility to access export-controlled information.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Background at an aerospace prime, tier 1 supplier, or government customer.
• Experience with applied R&D or technical proposals; familiarity with government contracting.
• Eligibility for a security clearance.
• Experience with aircraft materials and properties, manufacturing processes, and non-destructive testing (NDT).
• Composite structures experience is a plus.
• Reverse engineering, digital-twin, or digital-engineering exposure.

Benefits

• Company equity
• 401(k) matching
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Mental health
• Ongoing professional development
• Family planning assistance
• Flexible paid time off

Before you apply

• Must qualify as a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual, including a refugee or asylee).

About the company

Gecko Robotics helps organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure using wall-climbing robots, sensors, and an AI-powered data platform.