Senior Mechanical Engineer, Aerospace: Concept to Production

Jobup; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Wingtra is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to take aircraft components from concept to series production. You will design lightweight parts, iterate for manufacturability, and own DFX with a focus on quality and cost.

You will work with electronics, test engineers, and suppliers to deliver robust production-ready parts and documentation. We value hands-on prototyping, testing, and the use of AI-driven design exploration to improve processes.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience taking mechanical products from concept to production.
• Strong CAD skills with SolidWorks; familiarity with PDM is a plus.
• Solid understanding of tolerance analysis and material selection.
• Hands-on prototyping and testing experience across UX to production.
• Interest or experience with AI workflows for design exploration.

Responsibilities

• Take a new aircraft from concept to series production with a small team.
• Design and iterate lightweight parts for production readiness.
• Own DFX focusing on quality, cost and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with suppliers on tooling, feasibility and iterations.
• Own qualification and acceptance criteria with test engineers.
• Deliver the production-ready product file: CAD, drawings, BOMs, specs.
• Hand over a running line to Production and Production Engineering.

Skills

Mechanical product lifecycle

CAD SolidWorks

Tolerance analysis

Prototyping

Testing

AI workflows

Tools

SolidWorks/PDM

Job description

Wingtra is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to take aircraft components from concept to series production. You will design lightweight parts, iterate for manufacturability, and own DFX with a focus on quality and cost.

You will work with electronics, test engineers, and suppliers to deliver robust production-ready parts and documentation. We value hands-on prototyping, testing, and the use of AI-driven design exploration to improve processes.