UAS Mechanical Engineer: Payload & Flight Hardware

Skyeton, Inc; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan with company match

Medical insurance

Innovative projects

Career opportunities

Competitive salary and referral

Job summary

Skyeton, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to own the mechanical design of payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces for Raybird UAV payloads.

You will ensure proper packaging within weight and CG budgets while preparing fabrication drawings and GD&T for machinists and technicians. Based in Fayetteville, North Carolina with field deployments, this role requires hands‑on lab work, test support at military environments, and close collaboration with engineering and integration teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Experience in designing and integrating mechanical hardware for flight/defense programs is required.
• Solid experience with CAD and simulation tools and GD&T is essential.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces that carry EO/IR, radar, SAR, and SIGINT payloads on the Raybird.
• Package mission equipment into tight internal volumes while meeting weight, CG, and endurance budgets.
• Design vibration isolation, shock protection, and thermal paths for reliable gimbaled payloads.
• Run CAD and FEA trade studies to validate structural, vibration, and thermal margins before hardware builds.
• Produce fabrication‑ready drawings, GD&T, and assembly documentation, coordinating with machinists and technicians.
• Stand up integration‑lab fixtures, jigs, and test stands, supporting fit-checks and environmental testing.
• Turn hardware around quickly for flight tests and customer demonstrations, iterating from flight data.

Skills

Mechanical design

UAS/Defense experience

SolidWorks

FEA

GD&T

Lab/testing hands-on

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

CATIA/Creo/NX

Job description

Skyeton, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to own the mechanical design of payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces for Raybird UAV payloads.

You will ensure proper packaging within weight and CG budgets while preparing fabrication drawings and GD&T for machinists and technicians. Based in Fayetteville, North Carolina with field deployments, this role requires hands‑on lab work, test support at military environments, and close collaboration with engineering and integration teams