Mechanical Engineer, Aircraft Systems

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.

The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.

As a Mechanical Engineer at Swarm Aero, you will lead the design, integration, and testing of structural and mechanical systems that make our long-range aircraft possible. You'll work from concept through flight test, ensuring designs are optimized for performance, manufacturability, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and test aircraft mechanical systems such as flight controls, landing gear, fuel
• Create detailed CAD models, assemblies, and installation drawings.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to enable rapid scaling of mechanical systems and assemblies
• Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure designs are producible at scale.
• Oversee fabrication, assembly, and test of mechanical subsystems.
• Conduct engineering analyses; document and present findings.
• Support testing and troubleshooting during prototype build, integration, and flight.

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Preferred Qualifications

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Optionally : Candidates for this position must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

To conform to U.S. Government controlled technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.