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autonomous drones · aerial inspection

Founding Mechanical Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area · Onsite$100k–$165k/yrPosted 7 days ago
HardwareUnspecifiedFull Time
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Key Responsibilities

  • Airframe Weatherization. Design and implement sealing, gasketing, thermal anti-ice systems, conformal coating, and other environmental protection measures to ensure our robots can fly into rain, snow, and smoke.
  • Thermal Management and avionics packaging Collaborate with electrical engineers to define component placement, thermal management, cable routing, and access panels. Balance CG, serviceability and EMI considerations.
  • DFM iteration: Refine airframe manufacturing methods for manufacturing at scale. Reduce part count, define tolerances, and work with contract manufacturers.
  • Charging Pad Mechanisms: Own the mechanical design of electromechanical systems both on the pad and on the airframe to ensure reliable alignment and capture.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • CAD: Mastery of SolidWorks/Onshape for assembly design
  • Analysis & Simulation: Proficiency in FEA and Modal Analysis
  • Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Experience optimizing designs for composite layups
  • Reliability Engineering: A track record of designing test fixtures and performing reliability testing for electromechanical systems.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $100,000 – $165,000 per year.

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