Mechanical Engineer

About the job

Knightwerx is looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our growing R&D team. As a subject matter expert in mechanism design, the Mechanical Engineer will work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop small unmanned electric aircraft from the ground up.

We operate in a fast-paced development environment that balances innovation and ingenuity with practicality and reliability.

You will be involved in every aspect of the engineering process from clean-sheet design and prototyping to flight testing and manufacturing.

Requirements

• Must have US citizenship
• On-site, collaborative work environment

Work Experience

• Bachelor's or higher degree in relevant engineering discipline
• 5 or more years experience developing mechanisms and mechanical hardware
• Experience with full product development lifecycle from concept development through production
• Hands-on experience with small unmanned systems or model aircraft desired

Attributes

• Innovative, hands-on, and practical
• Multi-disciplined, problem solver, driven by engineering analysis
• Goal driven, learns from mistakes, and closes the loop on the design process
• Communicates well through discussion and documentation
• Works well with others to develop plans and solve problems

Primary Duties and Tasks

• Take ownership of significant portions of the airframe development process including mechanical design, analysis, fabrication, testing, and production
• Participate in conceptual design and development of mechanical system architecture
• Develop trade studies and risk reduction tests to validate designs
• Work with external suppliers to quote and procure mechanical hardware
• Fabricate mechanisms, airframes, and test setups using standard prototyping methods
• Work with management to develop realistic timelines and scope of work to achieve project goals

Skills and Expertise

• Demonstrated competence in Mechanical design including development of lightweight metallic and composite mechanisms and structures
• Experience with complete mechanical engineering lifecycle from design through manufacturing
• Demonstrated understanding of material properties and structural analysis
• Ability to work within a fast-paced research and development environment
• Proficiency with Solidworks and Microsoft office suite

About Knightwerx

Knightwerx is a start-up company that was born to be game-changing. From its inception, Knightwerx has focused on solving real-world, mission-critical problems for the military special operations community and civilian sectors.

Our approach is to seek top experts for every position who are not only willing to make a lasting impact but to drive innovation and enhance the company’s direction.

As such, we are not business leaders who build drones or drone builders running a business. We are both.