Mechanical Design Engineer, Production Tooling

The Mechanical Design Engineer for Production Tooling is responsible for driving the development of innovative tooling, equipment, and processes for the manufacture of our eVTOL and eCTOL products.

You will be expected to leverage your past industry experience and supplement with new knowledge gained through research and experimentation as you design, build, and validate tooling and equipment for our manufacturing processes.

You will have CAD modeling and structural, thermal, and CFD analysis tools at your disposal to help you ensure that your designs are meeting or exceeding all design, safety, and regulatory requirements.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

Design tools, jigs, fixtures and machines to support manufacturing processes

Develop solutions for efficiency, rate, quality, ergonomics, safety or other target areas of improvement

Evaluate existing manufacturing processes to enable optimization with improved tooling/equipment

Work with the product design team to improve the design of parts and assemblies for manufacturability - datums, handling features, requirements, etc.

Lead process ideation, creation and development efforts

Support commissioning and validation of tooling and equipment

Prototype and test tooling concepts

Fabricate and modify parts as needed, including tasks such as machining and welding

Develop maintenance and troubleshooting documentation including qualification and calibration procedures

Stay up to date on the art of what's possible in the industry. Be on the forefront of manufacturing R&D

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or other Engineering degree with strong Mechanical Design focus from an accredited University

Minimum 3 years’ experience in mechanical design

Proficiency with 3D CAD software (Solidworks or Catia preferred) with experience in Structural FEA

Proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, experience with ASME Y-14.5 preferred

Self-starter that is well organized, disciplined, team player, and communication skills required

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Slack, application lifecycle

Above and Beyond Qualifications that will distinguish you:

Experience with manufacturing tooling design

Experience with designing and implementing industrial automation solutions

Understanding of material properties and their appropriate application

Experience in most of the following areas of design and test: composites, thermal design, structural analysis, shock and vibe

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Must be able to be active on their feet for a full 8-hour shift

Able to lift 25lbs

Able to be in front of a computer for at least several hours

The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

Compensation

$80,000—$110,000 USD