Director of Mechanical Engineering – Aerospace & Wearables

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

Paid time off

Disability insurance

FSA

401(k) Retirement Plan

Voluntary benefits

Possible discretionary bonus

Job summary

Red 6, a Colorado-based AR aerospace startup, seeks a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical design of human-worn systems and aircraft-integrated hardware, ensuring performance, environmental robustness, and producibility.

You will guide teams through requirements, architecture, testing, and qualification, partnering with CTO and Systems Engineering to drive hardware strategies and cost-efficient, flight-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM.
• 12+ years in developmental hardware design leadership.
• Experience with ruggedized avionics hardware and SWaP-C.
• Proficient in FEA/CFD; able to validate analyses.
• DoD security clearance eligibility (US citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership for the Mechanical Engineering organization.
• Define hardware engineering processes with CTO; improve design practices.
• Enable ruggedized avionics hardware development per requirements.
• Drive design for manufacturability with cross-functional teams.
• Lead architecture reviews and major program milestones.
• Support bids by estimating engineering costs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems thinking

Technical communication

DoD clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

CAD

FEA

CFD

GD&T

PLM

Job description

Red 6, a Colorado-based AR aerospace startup, seeks a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical design of human-worn systems and aircraft-integrated hardware, ensuring performance, environmental robustness, and producibility.

You will guide teams through requirements, architecture, testing, and qualification, partnering with CTO and Systems Engineering to drive hardware strategies and cost-efficient, flight-ready solutions.