Mechanical Engineer
Company Overview
At Near Earth Autonomy, we are building the future of flight!
Near Earth Autonomy develops autonomous flight systems. Through our partnerships with the world's largest aerospace companies, our systems enable aerial logistics and inspection applications. Our dedicated and enthusiastic team has developed safe flight technology that works on vehicles from small drones to full-scale helicopters.
We believe in a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe-made possible by the talent and innovation of our team.
We offer full benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), and flexibility in work-life balance.
Position Overview
Near Earth is looking for a Mechanical Engineer who will design, analyze, test, and contribute to the production of prototype and released systems for autonomous aviation. As a member of the hardware group, the ideal candidate will take on progressively more independent tasks with project teams, including defining requirements, designing, building, documenting, and debugging tasks, as well as interfacing with the production department for assembly and integration work. These efforts are to support and lead the development of systems that range from breadboards, to proof-of-concept systems, to pre-production prototypes, to production released systems.
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about electromechanical system trends and state-of-the-art technology, and are also self-starting, empathetic team players, and strong communicators. The ideal candidate for this position can multitask effectively, is comfortable working on a quick development tempo, enjoys the challenge of changing requirements and priorities, and most importantly enjoys bringing new autonomy technology to life.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Has performed as the primary mechanical designer in a minimum of one product design/build/delivery cycle.
- Advanced proficiency in Solidworks.
- Strong team collaboration and communication skills.
- Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Design for manufacturability experience.
- Experience working with rapid prototyping methods
- Must have experience with the creation of detailed drawings.
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent discipline.
- 1+ years of industry experience.
- Systems development for aviation/aerospace/defense markets.
- Experience with machining and manufacturing a plus
- Experience with Configuration Management practices.
- Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management practices.
- Experience with system qualification, verification, and validation.
- Design of optics and opto-mechanical design and simulation (windows, lenses, cameras).
- Design of precision actuators/gimbals.
- Design, analysis, characterization, and simulation of various physical phenomena such as mechanical stress/strain, thermal, vibration, and ingress.
Due to the nature of our federal contracts, this position is subject to successful completion of a background check.