Senior Mechanical Engineer - Space Technologies

Job overview

The Senior Mechanical Engineer - Space Technologies is an onsite role based in the United States, with a salary range of $111,500 - $170,000 per year. This position supports AeroVironment's mission to deliver breakthrough autonomous and space-resilient technologies for defense and aerospace applications. This role exists to provide engineering design and analysis leadership for R&D programs and production contracts. The engineer will lead structural and thermal analysis, manage mechanical design activities, and support integration and testing of space-qualified hardware to ensure mission success.

What you'll do

• Lead structural and thermal analysis using FEA
• perform mechanical design using CAD software
• manage tolerance analysis and GD&T practices
• support integration and formal acceptance testing
• document engineering requirements and reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

mechanical engineer

space technologies

aerovironment

usa

onsite

itar

engineering

aerospace

$111,500 - $170,000/yr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, 401K with company matching, 9/80 work schedule, paid holiday shutdown.

Why this role

Requires 12+ years of experience and US Citizenship for ITAR compliance.

About the employer

AeroVironment is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.