Staff Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer - Launch & Recovery Vehicle (LRV)
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Full-time · Staff
- 7+ years
Lead the design, analysis, development, and testing of the Launch & Recovery Vehicle (LRV) for next-gen UAS, combining hands-on mechanical design with rigorous engineering analysis.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical design and engineering analysis of the LRV, including primary structures, mechanisms, aircraft interfaces, transport restraints, and launch and recovery hardware.
- Develop concepts, detailed CAD models, engineering drawings, and specifications for manufacturing and assembly.
- Define load cases and boundary conditions for launch, recovery, transport, handling, and deployed operations in collaboration with aircraft and systems engineering teams.
- Perform hand calculations and finite element analysis (FEA) to evaluate stress, deflection, stability, joint integrity, and structural margins.
- Conduct structural, thermal, dynamic, and fatigue analyses to assess LRV performance, durability, and reliability in field environments.
Requirements
- Nice to have: aerospace
- Nice to have: launch and recovery vehicles
- Nice to have: nonlinear FEA
- Nice to have: contact modeling
- Nice to have: transient dynamics