Mechanical Engineer

Sorian Aero; Guilford (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Complete healthcare benefits for you &

Job summary

Sorian Aerospace in Guilford, CT seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, build, and test mechanisms and mechanical flight hardware that integrate autonomy, avionics, flight controls, and aircraft systems.

This hands-on role takes hardware from a blank CAD window through drawings, manufacturing, assembly, and test, with ownership across hardware interfaces and qualification.

Candidates should have 3–7 years of experience, production CAD proficiency, and a strong background in mechanics and GD&T.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience designing mechanical systems or flight hardware.
• Proficiency in a production CAD package such as CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, materials, tolerancing, fasteners, and machine design.
• Experience creating detailed drawings and applying GD&T.
• Hands-on experience building, testing, and troubleshooting hardware.
• Aerospace experience is preferred, but exceptional work in other high-performance hardware environments is welcome.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required

Responsibilities

• Design mechanisms, brackets, mounts, assemblies, and mechanical aircraft systems
• Size components using first-principles analysis, hand calculations, and appropriate simulation
• Select materials, fasteners, bearings, actuators, and manufacturing processes
• Create production-ready CAD, drawings, GD&T, bills of material, and release documentation
• Work closely with structures, propulsion, avionics, controls, and manufacturing to manage interfaces
• Support suppliers, fabrication, assembly, inspection, test, troubleshooting, and design iteration
• Own hardware through qualification and aircraft integration

Skills

Mechanical design

GD&T

First principles

Hands-on hardware

Production CAD

Tools

CATIA

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Sorian Aerospace is building autonomous supersonic aircraft for advanced training and test. Sandman is an unmanned supersonic trainer. Unforgiven is a fighter-class advanced trainer designed for piloted and unmanned operation. Both aircraft share a common foundation across autonomy, avionics, flight controls, and aircraft systems.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll design, build, and test the mechanisms, installations, and mechanical flight hardware that connect those systems into a working aircraft. Your scope may include actuators, linkages, hinges, latches, equipment mounts, propulsion and avionics installations, landing systems, and ground-support hardware.

This is a high-ownership, hands-on role for someone who can take hardware from a blank CAD window through drawings, manufacturing, assembly, and test.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanisms, brackets, mounts, assemblies, and mechanical aircraft systems
• Size components using first-principles analysis, hand calculations, and appropriate simulation
• Select materials, fasteners, bearings, actuators, and manufacturing processes
• Create production-ready CAD, drawings, GD&T, bills of material, and release documentation
• Work closely with structures, propulsion, avionics, controls, and manufacturing to manage interfaces
• Support suppliers, fabrication, assembly, inspection, test, troubleshooting, and design iteration
• Own hardware through qualification and aircraft integration

Requirements

• 3–7 years of experience designing mechanical systems or flight hardware
• Proficiency in a production CAD package such as CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, materials, tolerancing, fasteners, and machine design
• Experience creating detailed drawings and applying GD&T
• Hands-on experience building, testing, and troubleshooting hardware
• Aerospace experience is preferred, but exceptional work in other high-performance hardware environments is welcome
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required

Results

• Deliver lightweight, reliable mechanical hardware that integrates cleanly the first time
• Close the loop quickly between design, fabrication, test, and redesign
• Create clear, traceable engineering work that scales across aircraft programs

Availability

Full-time, based in Guilford, CT
Some evenings and weekends may be required during build, integration, or test events

Compensation Range

The final level and base salary will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Base salary is one part of total compensation.

• meaningful equity
• complete healthcare benefits for you and your dependents

Company Core Values

We run it hotter. We run it faster.
We design what flies, and we build what we design.
We value engineers who take ownership from first sketch through tested hardware.