Mechanical Engineer - End-to-End Aircraft Hardware

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

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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 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.