Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Pyka
- Oakland, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design a robust mating interface to allow the wings of our aircraft to be easily removed for transportation.
- Design and thoroughly test an improved folding propeller hub for our cargo aircraft.
- Work with our composites manufacturing team to execute on a number of design and hardware selection changes to our wing structure.
- Lead the investigation, root causing, solution creation, and solution validation of complex hardware bugs that come up during field testing.
- Act as project lead on several mechanical design and development projects simultaneously. You will take these from initial requirement definition, all the way through serial production and support of the product in the field.
- Use your engineering, design and project management experience to provide mentorship and help junior engineers to succeed in their roles.
- Lead the conceptual design, prototyping, testing, iteration and documentation of flight critical mechanical parts and assemblies.
- Create and maintain 3D CAD, drawings and manufacturing documents with meticulous attention to detail.
- Work with manufacturing teams to build tools and processes to facilitate the manufacture of in-house parts and subsystems.
- Communicate closely with external suppliers and fabricators to ensure receipt of quality products, on time.
- 6+ years of professional experience in mechanical design, preferably in aerospace, automotive or a related industry.
- Experience designing, performing structural analysis, and supporting the manufacture of composite structures.
- Experience designing parts for a wide range of manufacturing processes including 3D printing, CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal
- An inquisitive attitude with an ability to quickly and deftly research new topics, and try new things
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ideal candidate is not afraid to ask for clarification or give feedback
- Proven record of leading mechanical design and development projects from conceptualization to manufactured product.
- Expertise in any 3D CAD package (Solidworks, NX, Inventor)
- Experience using FEA and hand calculations to validate a wide variety of mechanical design decisions (stress/strain, thermal, fatigue)
- Strong skills in a prototyping shop building things with your hands
- $130,000-$160,000 per year base salary + competitive equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.
- Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k)
- Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks