Senior Airframe Design Engineer, UAV Systems Lead

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); Presencial; USD 145.000 - 175.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) Plan

Equity grants

Unlimited PTO

Parental Leave

Descripción de la vacante

Firestorm is seeking a Senior Staff Airframe Design Engineer to lead the design and build of UAV primary structures, ensuring performance, manufacturability, and cost targets are met. You will own the hardware lifecycle of the airframe and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with electrical, flight-test, and manufacturing teams.

Based at our San Diego headquarters, this on-site role requires hands-on prototyping, rigorous design reviews, and the ability to obtain a U.S.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience with aircraft design.
• Proven track record of taking complex mechanical assemblies from concept to production.
• Strong foundation in structures, fluid systems, thermal management, and mechanisms.
• Hands-on design engineering with DFM principles.
• Experience in structural modeling and analysis of mechanical components and assemblies.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks with surfacing, top-down design, and GD&T knowledge.
• Experience integrating mechanical designs with electrical systems.

Responsabilidades

• Lead mechanical design efforts for UAV subsystems across the product lifecycle.
• Develop manufacturable airframe designs for UAV flight performance.
• Analyze mass properties and strength/stiffness against targets.
• Create 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings with GD&T.
• Oversee structural testing and analyze test data.
• Collaborate with electrical, flight-test, and manufacturing teams.

Conocimientos

Mechanical design

Aerospace engineering

DFM principles

SolidWorks

GD&T

Structural analysis

Leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Herramientas

SolidWorks

GD&T standards

Finite Element Analysis

Descripción del empleo

Firestorm is seeking a Senior Staff Airframe Design Engineer to lead the design and build of UAV primary structures, ensuring performance, manufacturability, and cost targets are met. You will own the hardware lifecycle of the airframe and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with electrical, flight-test, and manufacturing teams.

Based at our San Diego headquarters, this on-site role requires hands-on prototyping, rigorous design reviews, and the ability to obtain a U.S.