Mechanical Design Engineer - Drones & Autonomous Flight

Showcify, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Hands-on hardware lifecycle exposure

Ownership and growth opportunities

Job summary

Skydio, a leading US drone company, seeks a mechanical engineer to design and refine structures and mechanisms for autonomous flight. You’ll work with senior engineers on new architectures, taking ownership of components as you grow, contributing to a fast-paced, collaborative team.

You will collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate PCBAs, flex circuits, antennas, and cable harnesses, and plan tests to verify performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 0-3 years of hands-on product or hardware experience via internships, co-ops, student design teams, research, or personal projects.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and building multi-part assemblies.
• Familiarity with common manufacturing processes such as injection molding, CNC machining, casting, or sheet metal, and how they affect design decisions.
• Ability to create clear mechanical drawings, or eagerness to build this skill with mentorship.
• Curiosity, attention to detail, and a love of well-designed hardware.
• A collaborative mindset and comfort working in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical parts and assemblies for our aircraft, ground stations, and accessories, working alongside senior engineers on new architectures and taking ownership of components as you grow.
• Partner with electrical engineers to integrate custom PCBAs, flex circuits, antennas, and cable harnesses into mechanical designs.
• Work with vendors on technical questions and part reviews, in collaboration with our operations and supply chain teams.
• Plan and run engineering tests, and use analysis to evaluate design trade-offs and verify that your parts perform as intended.
• Follow your designs through the full development cycle, from early prototypes to pre-production and mass production, and help our manufacturing teams with assembly processes and quality and inspection criteria.
• Investigate and debug failures, digging into the details to find root causes.

Skills

3D CAD fundamentals

Strong engineering fundamentals

Problem solving

Collaborative mindset

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

CATIA

SolidWorks

NX

Creo

Job description

Skydio, a leading US drone company, seeks a mechanical engineer to design and refine structures and mechanisms for autonomous flight. You’ll work with senior engineers on new architectures, taking ownership of components as you grow, contributing to a fast-paced, collaborative team.

You will collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate PCBAs, flex circuits, antennas, and cable harnesses, and plan tests to verify performance.