Mechanical Engineer, RF & Electromechanical Systems

Roboticsconnected; Virginia; On-site; USD 75,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) company match

Paid time off

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking Mechanical Engineers to design, analyze, integrate, and test advanced RF/electromechanical systems. Roles are onsite in Albuquerque, NM or Germantown, MD, with collaboration across RF, electrical, FPGA, software, and manufacturing teams.

You will contribute across the product lifecycle—from concept through production and field support—using SolidWorks, ANSYS, and other engineering tools to ensure performance and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• Relevant experience in mechanical design, analysis, product development, or hardware integration.
• Experience with 3D CAD software; SolidWorks preferred.
• Working knowledge of mechanical design, engineering drawings, materials, manufacturing processes, and GD&T.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies, enclosures, chassis, fixtures, payloads, and support equipment for advanced RF and electromechanical systems.
• Create and maintain SolidWorks or similar CAD models, assemblies, drawings, BOMs, and configuration-controlled technical documentation.
• Perform or support structural, thermal, vibration, and tolerance analyses using ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation, or comparable tools.
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, design-for-manufacturability, and design-for-assembly principles.
• Develop electronics-packaging and thermal-management solutions, including heatsinks, interfaces, heat spreaders, and conduction cooling.
• Collaborate with RF, electrical, FPGA, software, systems, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and test teams.
• Support the complete product lifecycle, including prototyping, fabrication, assembly, integration, environmental testing, qualification, production, and field support.
• Participate in design reviews and support configuration management, revision control, PLM, and engineering change processes.
• Investigate design, manufacturing, integration, and test issues and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing teams to improve producibility, production readiness, cost, quality, and schedule performance.
• Own assigned technical tasks and, based on experience, lead technical efforts or mentor other engineers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Finite element analysis

SolidWorks

GD&T

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

B.S. Mechanical Eng

Tools

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking Mechanical Engineers to design, analyze, integrate, and test advanced RF/electromechanical systems. Roles are onsite in Albuquerque, NM or Germantown, MD, with collaboration across RF, electrical, FPGA, software, and manufacturing teams.

You will contribute across the product lifecycle—from concept through production and field support—using SolidWorks, ANSYS, and other engineering tools to ensure performance and manufacturability.