Senior Mechanical Eng Manager - Aerospace Production

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Onsite in San Diego

Job summary

Firestorm is hiring a Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical engineering team responsible for airframes, structures, mechanisms, and integration hardware for our sUAS platforms.

You will own the technical direction, execution, and growth of a team spanning our main product lines, partnering with electrical engineering, propulsion, payloads, and manufacturing to deliver producible, qualified aircraft on aggressive timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Significant aerospace/defense hardware experience is required.
• Experience leading mechanical design from concept to production.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for mechanical engineering across aircraft platforms.
• Own design and drawing standards; ensure quality and consistency.
• Lead design reviews (PDR/CDR) and architecture decisions.
• Drive change control, ECR/ECO workflows, and PLM configuration management.
• Partner with manufacturing and quality on producibility and first-article inspection.
• Build and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team; hire and develop engineers.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

GD&T

DFM

Change control

Cross-functional IPTs

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Arena

Windchill

Teamcenter

Job description

Firestorm is hiring a Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical engineering team responsible for airframes, structures, mechanisms, and integration hardware for our sUAS platforms.

You will own the technical direction, execution, and growth of a team spanning our main product lines, partnering with electrical engineering, propulsion, payloads, and manufacturing to deliver producible, qualified aircraft on aggressive timelines.