Mechanical Engineer - Enclosure Design

The role

This person will design and develop aircraft avionics enclosures and secondary structure. They will work with the mechanical team to integrate avionics devices into the airframe and support flight test anomaly investigations.

What you will do

• Design and develop aircraft avionics enclosures and secondary structure, including analysis and test of your designs
• Work with the mechanical team to integrate avionics devices into the airframe by specifying or creating necessary mounts and brackets
• Assist in the definition and implementation of mechanical design standards and requirements for avionics enclosures
• Develop and maintain mechanical models, drawings, and ICDs using appropriate design tools
• Collaborate with suppliers to implement DFM practices to improve manufacturability, cost, and lead-time
• Support flight test anomaly investigation and drive root cause analysis on avionics faults related to mechanical systems
• Contribute to airworthiness documentation and flight authorization packages

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of enclosure design experience on aerospace, defense, UAS platforms, or similar industries with harsh environments
• Strong familiarity with aerospace mechanical design standards and the ability to communicate design intent following ASME 14.5 GD&T
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as NX, Solidworks/Catia, CreoParametric, or equivalent
• Experience designing with various materials such as aluminum, copper, polymers, composites, or similar
• Experience designing for various metal shaping processes such as CNC machining, laser cutting, waterjet, bending, stamping, or similar
• Experience with various coatings and sealants such as paint, plating, chemical conversion, or similar
• Experience taking components and systems from design through hardware integration and test
• US person status required

Nice to have

• active security clearance
• Experience specifically on UAS or unmanned aircraft programs
• Experience with electrical harness design, routing, and integration
• Experience with DO160, MIL-STD-810, and/or related environmental test standards
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 testing, EMI/EMC analysis and mitigation on flight vehicles
• Exposure to defense programs or military airworthiness processes
• Sheet-metal or composites design experience (professional or hobby)
• PCB design or embedded electronics background (professional or hobby)
• Scripting experience

Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• PTO and paid sick leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• US person status required
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtai

About the company

Swarm Aero is building autonomous UAV swarms that operate in contested environments. The team has created and exited multiple startups and has aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.