UAS Payload Mechanical Engineer

Skyeton Inc; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan with company match

Medical insurance

Global projects

Career growth

Referral program

Job summary

Skyeton, Inc is seeking a mechanical design engineer to own payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces for Raybird payloads. You will balance weight, CG, and endurance while ensuring structural integrity under vibration, shock, and thermal loads.

You’ll run CAD/FEA studies, generate fabrication drawings with GD&T, and work closely with machinists and test teams to deliver flight‑ready hardware for field demonstrations and military applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years designing and integrating mechanical hardware for UAS, aircraft, or defense programs.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Fluency in Solidworks (or CATIA, Creo, or NX) for detailed part, assembly, surfacing, and drawing work.
• Comfort running FEA and hand calculations for structural, vibration, and thermal margins (Solidworks Simulation, ANSYS, or similar).
• Strong command of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and tolerance stack‑ups across machined, sheet‑metal, composite, and printed parts.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces for EO/IR, radar, SAR, and SIGINT payloads on the Raybird.
• Package mission equipment into tight internal volumes while respecting weight, CG, and endurance budgets.
• Design vibration isolation, shock protection, and thermal paths for flight-ready hardware.
• Run CAD and FEA trade studies to validate margins before hardware bench work.
• Produce fabrication‑ready drawings, GD&T, and assembly documentation; collaborate with machinists to make parts.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

GD&T proficiency

UAS/Defense domain knowledge

Hands-on lab work

Education

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

Tools

Solidworks

CATIA

Creo

NX

FEA tools (Solidworks Simulation/ANSYS)

Job description

Skyeton, Inc is seeking a mechanical design engineer to own payload trays, mounts, and airframe interfaces for Raybird payloads. You will balance weight, CG, and endurance while ensuring structural integrity under vibration, shock, and thermal loads.

You’ll run CAD/FEA studies, generate fabrication drawings with GD&T, and work closely with machinists and test teams to deliver flight‑ready hardware for field demonstrations and military applications.