Mechanical Engineer (Hardware Integration, Corsair)

Saronic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Corsair is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to own the mechanical integration of electronics, sensors, and payloads. You will shape mounting strategies, harness routing, and packaging for rapid prototyping through production builds, ensuring design-for-manufacturing and serviceability at scale.

You will collaborate daily with EE, autonomy, production, and test teams to resolve integration issues, overseeing layout, tolerances, and documentation for the vehicle interior.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in 3D CAD
• Experience designing for harsh environments
• Experience with cable/harness design
• Experience integrating mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience with electronics packaging or robotics systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field
• Familiarity with maritime, aerospace, or defense systems
• 2+ years integrating mechanical and electrical systems
• Internal layout and packaging for production builds

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical integration for electronics, sensors, and payloads.
• 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 for production and field teams.
• 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 test sites.

Skills

3D CAD

Cross-functional collaboration

Cable/harness design

Harsh environment design

Mechanical-electrical integration

Electronics packaging or robotics

Physical stamina

Maritime/aerospace/defense familiarity

Prototype-to-production experience

Education

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

Job description

• That engineering problem is yours. You’ll own how Corsair’s subsystems physically come together from first prototype through a design that can be built at a rate that meets the extreme demands from our customers
• Your hardware hits the water fast. Designs you release go onto a boat and into open-water testing within weeks, not quarters
• You own the design inside the hull. This isn’t one bracket on a 40-person team. You set the layout, mounting, harnessing, and serviceability strategy for the vehicle’s interior
• Corsair is a high-volume platform. We have built over 400 in 18 months, so every design-for-manufacturing call you make compounds across the fleet and the production line
• Payload bays and mounts that let customers swap mission kits without a hull redesign
• Sensor mounting and alignment that holds spec after thousands of hours of slam, vibration, and thermal cycling
• Harness routing and cable management that survives hull flex and lets a technician trace a fault without pulling the deck
• Structural interfaces between subsystems: brackets, bulkhead penetrations, and mounts that carry loads never seen by manned vessels
• Access panels and serviceability, so field maintenance happens on the fly, not back at the factory
• Internal layout and packaging that moves from prototype fit-up to a repeatable production build
• 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

Proficiency in 3D CADExperience in prototype or production environmentsStrong cross-functional collaboration skillsFamiliarity with cable/harness designExperience designing for harsh environmentsBachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related fieldExperience with maritime, aerospace, or defense systemsStrong mechanical design fundamentals2+ years integrating mechanical and electrical systemsExperience with electronics packaging or robotics systemsExperience with hardware packaging and subsystem integrationLifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)Occasional standing and walking within the officeManual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipmentProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computerVisual acuity to read screens, documents, and reportsOccasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies