Design for manufacturing (dfm)/design for assembly (dfa)
The Sr. Mechanical Engineer role involves designing and testing highly reliable, lightweight structural components for drone vehicles and ground station components
Job Summary
The Sr. Mechanical Engineer role involves designing and testing highly reliable, lightweight structural components for drone vehicles and ground station components.
The position requires ownership of projects, active collaboration with team leads and management, and coordination with suppliers and production staff.
Teledyne FLIR Defense is dedicated to supporting critical missions with advanced technologies and values ethical standards, innovation, and diversity.
Matching Summary
The Sr. Mechanical Engineer role involves designing and testing highly reliable, lightweight structural components for drone vehicles and ground station components.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
lightweight structural design
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)/Design for Assembly (DFA)
Solidworks 3D modeling
mechanical design of weight sensitive assemblies
collaboration with cross-functional teams
Nice-to-have
experience with UAV propulsion systems
leading technical projects and teams
rapid prototyping
strong communication skills
continuous learning environment
Key Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
6+ years professional mechanical design experience
U.S. citizenship or equivalent work authorization
experience with PDM tools and configuration control
Work Rights
Must be U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, asylee, refugee or eligible for export control license