Mechanical Design Engineer - End-to-End Hardware

Wild West Systems, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wild West Systems in Leander, TX onsite is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design, build, test, and ship mechanical systems that endure real-world use in defense technology. You own your parts from concept to production, and you’ll push designs from bench to field with extreme ownership.

You will work onsite at our Leander, TX facility, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• Strong CAD and GD&T capability.
• Able to work independently in high-stakes, fast-moving environments.
• Bias for action, high accountability, and resilience under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Design components with full lifecycle responsibility: calculations, tolerances, GD&T, drawings, and validation.
• Design in context-your parts must work with everyone else's, under real loads.
• Prototype, test, and validate hardware iteratively to field-ready status.

Skills

CAD proficiency

GD&T capability

Independent work

Bias for action

Accountability

Tools

Onshape

Job description

Wild West Systems in Leander, TX onsite is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design, build, test, and ship mechanical systems that endure real-world use in defense technology. You own your parts from concept to production, and you’ll push designs from bench to field with extreme ownership.

You will work onsite at our Leander, TX facility, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and rapid iteration.