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Voltair · 9 hours ago

Founding Mechanical Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Voltair is a company that builds drones capable of recharging on power lines, enabling them to collect spatial data across vast areas. The Founding Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for designing components that protect the drone's avionics from high voltage, integrating materials for structural analysis, and developing mechanisms for reliable landings on power lines.

Aviation & Aerospace

Responsibilities

Faraday Cage Design machined aluminum components to shield avionics from 20kV/m electric fields

Dynamics Integrate the aluminum faraday cage with CF components and perform resonant analysis of the structure

Landing Mechanism Contribute to the development the clamping mechanism that enables Voltair’s drones to reliably perch and charge on on power lines. Test for reliability

Destructive Testing Crash drones and quantify battery puncture hazards. Expose drones 1M+ volts

Qualification

Design for ManufacturingFEACAD (Solidworks/Oneshape)Reliability Testing

Required

Faraday Cage Design machined aluminum components to shield avionics from 20kV/m electric fields

Dynamics Integrate the aluminum faraday cage with CF components and perform resonant analysis of the structure

Landing Mechanism Contribute to the development the clamping mechanism that enables Voltair's drones to reliably perch and charge on power lines. Test for reliability

Destructive Testing Crash drones and quantify battery puncture hazards. Expose drones 1M+ volts

Design for Manufacturing

FEA

CAD (Solidworks/Oneshape)

Reliability Testing