Senior Mechanical Engineer - UAS Airframes & Production

Swarm Defense; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Swarm Defense Technologies in Auburn Hills, MI, designs and builds UAS for the DoD. We are hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our aircraft, including airframe structure, payload interfaces, and fixtures for the production line.

You will take designs from concept to production release, work closely with machinists in-house, and champion manufacturability across CNC, composites, sheet metal, and injection molding; expect frequent shop and flight-line work.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience with products that reached production.
• Expert in SolidWorks or a comparable parametric CAD tool, including large assemblies and configurations.
• Deep DFM knowledge for CNC machining; ability to program or closely direct machinists is a plus.
• Practical experience with composites (carbon fiber layup, cured parts, bonding).
• Fluency in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and fastener and joint design.
• Track record of owning a design end to end with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical architecture and detailed design of airframes, structures, mounts, and enclosures.
• Produce production-ready CAD, drawings with GD&T, and BOMs.
• Design for manufacturability across CNC machining, composites, sheet metal, and injection molding.
• Design assembly fixtures, tooling, and test rigs for the production line.
• Plan and execute mechanical qualification testing, including environmental and durability.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians; set drawing and CAD standards.
• Support flight test and drive root-cause analysis on mechanical failures.

Skills

SolidWorks

DFM (design for manufacturability)

GD&T

Composites (CF layup)

Mentoring/leadership

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Fusion 360 CAM

Mastercam

Job description

Swarm Defense Technologies in Auburn Hills, MI, designs and builds UAS for the DoD. We are hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our aircraft, including airframe structure, payload interfaces, and fixtures for the production line.

You will take designs from concept to production release, work closely with machinists in-house, and champion manufacturability across CNC, composites, sheet metal, and injection molding; expect frequent shop and flight-line work.