Hardware Integration Engineer — Autonomous Vessel Systems

Frontdoor Defense; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

PTO & Holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Stock Options

Life & Disability Insurance

Free lunch

Job summary

Corsair is Saronic's 24ft autonomous surface vessel designed to carry modular payloads and operate in challenging environments. The Mechanical Engineer will own the physical layout, mounting strategies, and structural interfaces inside the hull, driving design-for-manufacturing as Corsair scales to high-volume production.

Located in Austin, TX, you will collaborate with EE, autonomy, production, and test teams to ensure integration feasibility from prototype to a repeatable production build.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 2+ years integrating mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with hardware packaging and subsystem integration.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD.
• Strong mechanical design fundamentals.
• Experience in prototype or production environments.
• Experience with electronics packaging or robotics systems.
• Familiarity with cable/harness design.
• Experience designing for harsh environments.
• Experience with maritime, aerospace, or defense systems.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design the mechanical integration for electronics, sensors, and payloads, and own the physical layout of the vehicle interior.
• Define mounting strategies and structural interfaces, with tolerance analysis to back them up.
• Develop harness routing and cable management alongside electrical engineering.
• Create CAD models, drawings, and integration documentation that production and field teams can build from.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing and design-for-service decisions as Corsair scales.
• Support prototype builds, open-water testing, and troubleshooting on the production floor and at test sites.
• Work daily with EE, autonomy, production, and test teams to close integration issues fast.

Skills

CAD modeling

Mechanical design

Prototype & production

Electronics packaging

Harness design

Harsh environments

Maritime/defense

Cross-functional

Hardware integration

Structural interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field

Job description

Corsair is Saronic's 24ft autonomous surface vessel designed to carry modular payloads and operate in challenging environments. The Mechanical Engineer will own the physical layout, mounting strategies, and structural interfaces inside the hull, driving design-for-manufacturing as Corsair scales to high-volume production.

Located in Austin, TX, you will collaborate with EE, autonomy, production, and test teams to ensure integration feasibility from prototype to a repeatable production build.