Rugged Drone Hardware Engineer - Enclosures & Mounts

True North Consultants, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a mechanical engineer to join our hardware development team in San Diego, CA.

The role focuses on owning the full lifecycle of physical hardware—from concept through manufacture—covering enclosure, packaging, and drone integration products. The candidate will design and build ruggedized enclosures such as Dongle Cases and Bridge Boxes central to our ground station and communications infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee manufacture of ruggedized enclosures (Dongle Cases, Bridge Boxes)
• Specify, source, and customize swarm packaging (Pelican cases, foam inserts)
• Design, test, and manufacture drone attachments and modifications
• Collaborate on mechanism design, prototyping, and field validation

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking a mechanical engineer to join our hardware development team in San Diego, CA.

The role focuses on owning the full lifecycle of physical hardware—from concept through manufacture—covering enclosure, packaging, and drone integration products. The candidate will design and build ruggedized enclosures such as Dongle Cases and Bridge Boxes central to our ground station and communications infrastructure.