Senior Mechanical Engineer, UAV Systems (9/80)

InvestedintheMission; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II in Petaluma, CA, to join a design team focused on UAV systems and subsystems. You will contribute to all stages from concept to detailed design, build and test hardware, and support rapid prototyping and tooling development.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical/aerospace engineering with 2–5 years of experience, strong SolidWorks skills, and familiarity with ASME Y14 standards. Expect collaboration across teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 2- 5 years of experience designing complex mechanical systems with demonstrated transition to hardware
• Experience in designing machined parts, simple composite parts, plastic injection molded parts, sheet metal parts, wire assemblies, mechanical assemblies
• Hands-on building/prototyping experience as it pertains to lightweight miniature robotic systems or similar
• Experience designing electro-mechanical systems with thermodynamic constraints
• Demonstrated competence in mechanical engineering process and design/analysis tools
• Proven experience in creating engineering drawings in compliance with ASME Y14.100 Engineering Drawing Practices, Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and other applicable ASME Y14 series standards
• Proficient at Solidworks as well as office software such as MS Office

Responsibilities

• Designs structural components, electro-mechanical design, payload mechanical design, ground equipment mechanical design, launching systems, flight control actuators integration, thermal analysis, prototype hardware development, tooling & fixtures design
• Design work shall be accomplished using CAD tools (SolidWorks), simulation tools (SolidWorks Simulation, ANSYS), and rapid prototyping techniques (3D printing, etc.).
• Other duties include: developing manufacturing drawings and bills of materials for components and assemblies using industry drafting standards, supporting design reviews, assisting project managers with the planning and scheduling of engineering work, and supporting manufacturing & suppliers with the production of components & assemblies
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

CAD design

Mechanical design

Prototype development

Thermal analysis

ASME standards

SolidWorks

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

EPDM

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II in Petaluma, CA, to join a design team focused on UAV systems and subsystems. You will contribute to all stages from concept to detailed design, build and test hardware, and support rapid prototyping and tooling development.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical/aerospace engineering with 2–5 years of experience, strong SolidWorks skills, and familiarity with ASME Y14 standards. Expect collaboration across teams in a fast-paced environment.