Autonomous Aircraft Mech Design & Prototyping Engineer

Haast Autonomous; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Haast Autonomous is building an autonomous aircraft network for time-sensitive medical logistics. As a Mechanical Design & Prototyping Engineer, you will design and build the physical aircraft systems, tailoring solutions to customer needs and prototyping user-focused experiences.

You’ll work across CAD, structures, prototyping, aircraft packaging, fixtures, payload integration, manufacturing, and flight-test support.

Qualifications

• Strong CAD skills across industry-standard tools (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, CATIA, NX).
• Experience building real hardware and iterating based on customer feedback.
• Good mechanical intuition around structures, load paths, fasteners, vibration, packaging, manufacturability, and usability.
• Familiarity with 3D printing, composites, foam, carbon fiber, and rapid prototyping for user-centered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop airframes, structures, mechanisms, mounts, fixtures, and prototype hardware focusing on user experience and customer requirements.
• Own CAD for key airframe and mechanical systems, ensuring designs are manufacturable and tailored to customer use cases.
• Design payload bays, landing gear, motor mounts, avionics mounts, access panels, covers, brackets, internal structure, and payload compartments optimized for user accessibility and operational efficiency.
• Build prototypes using 3D printing, composites, foam, carbon fiber, hand tools, and other rapid fabrication methods, iterating based on user testing and feedback.
• Create detailed part drawings, assembly documentation, BOMs, and revision history for clarity and ease of manufacturing and support.

Skills

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Onshape

CATIA

NX

Prototyping

Customer-focused design

Tools

3D printing

Composites

Foam core construction

Carbon fiber

Lightweight structures

Job description

Haast Autonomous is building an autonomous aircraft network for time-sensitive medical logistics. As a Mechanical Design & Prototyping Engineer, you will design and build the physical aircraft systems, tailoring solutions to customer needs and prototyping user-focused experiences.

You’ll work across CAD, structures, prototyping, aircraft packaging, fixtures, payload integration, manufacturing, and flight-test support.