UAV Airframe Structures Engineer — Concept to Production

Society of Defense Financial Management; Rock Hill (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design airframe structures and assemblies for our unmanned platforms. You will own components from concept through test and production release, balancing weight, strength, cost, and manufacturability.

You will work alongside manufacturing engineering on the floor and with aerodynamics and systems on vehicle-level trades to optimize weight, balance and configuration. Hands-on prototyping and rigorous GD&T documentation are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience taking components through from concept to manufacture.
• Strong CAD proficiency and knowledge of GD&T and drawing practices.
• Hands-on prototyping and test experience.
• Working knowledge of material selection and structural analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design airframe structures, housings, mounts, and mechanisms for unmanned aircraft.
• Perform structural analysis and hand calculations; apply FEA where warranted.
• Own components from concept through prototype, qualification test, and production release.
• Create and maintain detailed drawings, GD&T, and technical data packages.
• Support design for manufacturability with manufacturing engineering and suppliers.
• Build and test prototypes, including fixture design and instrumentation.
• Participate in vehicle-level weight, balance, and configuration trades.
• Investigate structural failures from test and field use and drive corrective design.

Skills

CAD proficiency

GD&T

Drawing practices

Structural analysis

Prototyping & testing

US Person status

Education

Degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

FEA software

CAD software

Job description

Powerus is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design airframe structures and assemblies for our unmanned platforms. You will own components from concept through test and production release, balancing weight, strength, cost, and manufacturability.

You will work alongside manufacturing engineering on the floor and with aerodynamics and systems on vehicle-level trades to optimize weight, balance and configuration. Hands-on prototyping and rigorous GD&T documentation are essential to success.