Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer
About the role
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As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer <\/b>at Unmannd, you will be at the forefront of turning ideas into <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>production\-ready platforms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. While avionics, propulsion, and autonomy define what happens inside, it is your designs that shape the product the user sees, trusts, and depends on in the field. From concept sketches to production\-ready platforms, you will create designs that are rugged, lightweight, and battlefield\-proven. Working closely with cross\-disciplinary teams, you will turn innovation off the screen and into reality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Key Responsibilities<\/b>
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- End\-to\-end mechanical design<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>: concept → CAD → simulation → BOM → prototyping → production release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Create high\-quality 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed engineering drawings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Perform structural analysis to validate integrity and performance in mission\-critical environments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Build <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>high\-performance mechanisms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>: balance ruggedness, weight, and manufacturability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Rapidly prototype, test, analyze, and iterate mission\-critical subsystems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Collaborate tightly with avionics, propulsion, systems, and manufacturing teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Drive design\-for\-manufacturing, maintainability, and serviceability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Support regulatory and defense standards compliance (CEMILAC, DGCA, MIL\-STD, etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Maintain structured documentation, including BOMs, design logs, test reports, and revision control.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Lead design reviews, mentor less experienced engineers, and help define our engineering DNA.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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<\/div><\/span>Requirements<\/h3>
Qualifications<\/b>
<\/div>- Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- 3+ years of experience in mechanical design, preferably in aerospace, UAVs, or robotics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Proficiency in 3D CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion360, etc).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Strong understanding of structural mechanics, materials, DFM principles, and lightweight design.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Experience with FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS or SolidWorks Simulation).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Familiarity with aerospace compliance and certification standards (CEMILAC, DGCA, MIL, etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Hands\-on experience with prototyping, testing, and working with composite materials is a plus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul>- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a cross\-disciplinary team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/span>Benefits<\/h3>
What We Offer<\/span><\/b>
<\/div>Direct impact:<\/b><\/span> every mechanism you engineer will translate to reliability in the field and superiority in battlefield.
<\/p><\/li>Hands\-on access to hardware:<\/b><\/span> see your work perform through prototypes, simulations, and real\-world flight tests.
<\/p><\/li>Growth in a flat, collaborative startup culture<\/b> with the runway to evolve into future leadership roles such as <\/span>Head of Mechanical Systems, Flight Structures, or Product Engineering<\/b>.<\/span>
<\/p><\/li>Ownership with upside:<\/b><\/span> competitive salary paired with equity options, so your stake grows as Unmannd scales.
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- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a cross\-disciplinary team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Hands\-on experience with prototyping, testing, and working with composite materials is a plus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Familiarity with aerospace compliance and certification standards (CEMILAC, DGCA, MIL, etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Experience with FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS or SolidWorks Simulation).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Strong understanding of structural mechanics, materials, DFM principles, and lightweight design.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion360, etc).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- 3+ years of experience in mechanical design, preferably in aerospace, UAVs, or robotics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Lead design reviews, mentor less experienced engineers, and help define our engineering DNA.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Maintain structured documentation, including BOMs, design logs, test reports, and revision control.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Support regulatory and defense standards compliance (CEMILAC, DGCA, MIL\-STD, etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Drive design\-for\-manufacturing, maintainability, and serviceability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Collaborate tightly with avionics, propulsion, systems, and manufacturing teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Rapidly prototype, test, analyze, and iterate mission\-critical subsystems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Build <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>high\-performance mechanisms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>: balance ruggedness, weight, and manufacturability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Perform structural analysis to validate integrity and performance in mission\-critical environments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
- Create high\-quality 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed engineering drawings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>