Drone Hardware Engineer - Rugged Enclosures & Prototyping

Talent With Heart; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a mechanical engineer to join our hardware development team, owning the full lifecycle of physical hardware—from concept through manufacture—across enclosure, packaging, and drone integration products.

The role benefits from in-house 3D printing and rapid prototyping, with field testing of drones and modular systems, including swarm packaging configurations for transport and deployment in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Own full lifecycle of hardware from concept to manufacture.
• Experience with ruggedized enclosures and packaging.
• Ability to prototype and field-test designs.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee manufacture of rugged electronic enclosures.
• Specify swarm packaging solutions with Pelican cases and foam inserts.
• Design and test drone attachments and actuation mechanisms.
• Collaborate on mechanism design, prototyping, and field validation.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

Prototyping

Drone hardware

Tools

SolidWorks

3D printing

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a mechanical engineer to join our hardware development team, owning the full lifecycle of physical hardware—from concept through manufacture—across enclosure, packaging, and drone integration products.

The role benefits from in-house 3D printing and rapid prototyping, with field testing of drones and modular systems, including swarm packaging configurations for transport and deployment in demanding environments.