Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Role

Own major mechanical subsystems for ruggedized, field-deployable directed-energy systems, from architecture through production handoff. You will work across a lean engineering team to ensure systems perform reliably in demanding field conditions.

What You'll Do

• Design and validate mechanical subsystems, including laser enclosures, beam director structures, gimbals, and precision mounts.
• Perform static, modal, random vibration, and shock response spectrum FEA, then correlate results with bench and field testing.
• Develop thermal management solutions for high-power laser and electronics packaging across thermal cycles.
• Build, instrument, and operate test rigs to characterize system behavior before field deployment.
• Design for MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration requirements and other austere environments.
• Take designs from concept through prototyping, validation, and manufacturing handoff.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and travel to field tests.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience on ruggedized, field-deployable, or high-performance systems, including taking a subsystem from prototype to production.
• Experience modeling, building, instrumenting, and validating systems designed to withstand shock, vibration, and environmental extremes.
• Proficiency with ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus, or equivalent FEA tools, supported by hands-on testing and analysis correlation.
• Experience with MIL-STD-810 or equivalent standards, high-power thermal management, test rigs, instrumentation, and manufacturing handoff.
• A BS or MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in lasers, directed energy, ruggedized optical systems, or vehicle-mounted systems is a plus.
• U.S. citizenship is required.