Staff Mechanical Design Engineer - (SJ2026AC)

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San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 209,000 - 219,450 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Cross-disciplinary collaboration","Project timeline management","Design reviews","Lifecycle ownership"]

Lead aircraft systems architecture for an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, owning mechanical packaging and thermal/fuel system architecture. Drive mechanical design and integration using CAD assemblies and interface control models, then validate concepts through thermal, structural, and weight/balance analysis. Support prototype builds with verification test strategy and execution, while mentoring and coordinating design reviews across disciplines.

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Staff Mechanical Design Engineer - (SJ2026AC)

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Job Summary

Lead aircraft systems architecture for an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, owning mechanical packaging and thermal/fuel system architecture. Drive mechanical design and integration using CAD assemblies and interface control models, then validate concepts through thermal, structural, and weight/balance analysis. Support prototype builds with verification test strategy and execution, while mentoring and coordinating design reviews across disciplines.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead aircraft systems architecture, including whole-vehicle mechanical packaging and system-level mechanical architectures, thermal/fuel systems, and trade studies.
  • •Drive mechanical design and integration by managing top-level CAD assemblies, interface control models, integrated airframe CAD development, and detailed parts/subassemblies design.
  • •Conduct engineering analysis with thermal modeling, structural analysis, and aircraft-level weight and balance modeling to validate packaging concepts.
  • •Support prototype build and test by developing supply chain/procurement plans, creating verification test strategies, and performing test procedure development and execution.
  • •Provide team leadership through mentoring, lifecycle ownership, project timeline management, participation in design reviews, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 209,000 - 219,450 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
  • •5+ years end-to-end aerospace product lifecycle experience including CoDR/PDR/CDR, manufacturing, qualification, design/testing to DO160 and DO311, and flight test.
  • •Experience designing metallic, composite, and injection-molded parts and using rapid prototyping methods (e.g., SLS).
  • •5+ years of NX experience with large, complex assemblies and releasing drawings to ASME Y14.5 with fluency in GD&T.
  • •Thermal analysis and advanced FEA proficiency using Simscape/Amesim, StarCCM+/Ansys, NASTRAN/Hyperworks/Ansys.
Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceAircraftPrototyping
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Skills:MentoringCross-disciplinary collaborationProject timeline managementDesign reviewsLifecycle ownership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CADNXSimscapeAmesimStarCCM+AnsysNASTRANHyperworksASME Y14.5GD&TDO160DO311SLS

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

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Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and urban air mobility systems to enable sustainable, intra-city air transportation for passengers and cargo.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: Pre-Revenue (USD 0)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded: 2018
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