Chief Mechanical Engineer, AR & Aerospace Systems

Red 6; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, Vision (employee)

Discretionary bonus potential

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Red 6 is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to provide strategic leadership for the design, integration, qualification, and production of advanced mechanical systems for AR aerospace products.

You will guide end-to-end development of mechanical hardware for human-worn systems, avionics, optics, sensors, and aircraft interfaces, ensuring performance, environmental robustness, and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM (Master's preferred).
• 12+ years in developmental hardware design within defense/aerospace.
• Experience leading mechanical engineering across full product lifecycle.
• Ruggedized avionics hardware design with SWaP-C optimization.
• Proficiency in FEA/CFD and validation via hand calcs and tests.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-810/1472/882/889/130/461/704, DO-160 or equivalent.
• CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and PLM configuration management.
• Ability to trade off performance, weight, power, thermal, MTBF, cost.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and people management for Mechanical Engineering.
• Collaborate with CTO and Systems Engineering to improve processes.
• Deliver ruggedized avionics hardware meeting environmental specs.
• Drive design for manufacturability, supplier readiness and cost reductions.
• Identify gaps and invest in tools, labs, and digital engineering methods.
• Participate in architecture reviews and major program milestones.
• Act as technical leader on development and integration programs.
• Support bids with solution architectures and cost estimates.

Skills

Leadership experience in mechanical HW

Product development lifecycle

Ruggedized avionics hardware

Hardware design for airborne systems

CAD/FEA/CFD analysis

Design for manufacturability

Systems engineering collaboration

Technical communication

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (Masters preferred)

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

PLM

FEA

CFD

Job description

Red 6 is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to provide strategic leadership for the design, integration, qualification, and production of advanced mechanical systems for AR aerospace products.

You will guide end-to-end development of mechanical hardware for human-worn systems, avionics, optics, sensors, and aircraft interfaces, ensuring performance, environmental robustness, and manufacturability.