Mechanical Engineer, Aircraft

The role

This person will design primary and secondary structure for a large autonomous aircraft. They will perform structural analysis, design mechanisms, and support ground and flight test operations.

What you will do

• Design primary and secondary structure for a large autonomous aircraft
• Perform structural analysis and margin assessments on flight hardware
• Design mechanisms and integrate actuation systems
• Solve thermal and packaging challenges in tight volumes
• Build and run test campaigns that prove your designs work
• Work directly with manufacturing and suppliers to get hardware built
• Support ground and flight test operations

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering field
• 3+ years of experience designing, analyzing, or testing hardware
• Proficiency in CAD (NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks)
• Working knowledge of GD&T
• Hands-on mindset
• Bias toward speed

Nice to have

• Composite aircraft structure experience
• Experience with FEA tools (Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys)
• Experience taking hardware through qualification or certification
• Experience at a startup or on a small, fast-moving team

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

• 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 obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Depart

About the company

Swarm Aero is building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The team has designed and built 30+ novel aircraft with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.