WingXpand · 5 hours ago
Senior - Principal Robotics Mechanical Engineer
Greater Chicago Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expWingXpand is Expanding What’s Possible™ with Autonomous Systems, building long-endurance, backpackable smart plane drones and robotics systems. They are seeking a senior or principal level drone/uncrewed aircraft vehicle (UAV) engineer to design, develop, and optimize UAV platforms, collaborating with software and manufacturing engineers.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningManufacturingSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop and execute engineering optimization approaches for robotics systems
Test and validate mechanical design constraints through software simulations, lab and flight tests
Seamlessly collaborate with software and manufacturing engineers to achieve robotics design requirements
Select, integrate, and design aircraft payloads, and sub-systems
Assesses robotics structural requirements and optimizes construction to meet requirements, while minimizing weight
Designs, develops, and tests drone / uncrewed vehicle (UxV) components to ensure they are optimized for manufacturability
Support the creation of manufacturing production systems, balancing strength requirements, throughput requirements and cost
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely-related field
7 - 15 + year of experience designing, testing and optimizing robotics systems
Experience with performing engineering sensitivity / trade space assessments
Expert CAD designer with experiences in Solidworks
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Preferred
Prefer those with a background in developing robotics
Prefer those with a proven track record of succeeding in fast paced environments
Prefer those with the ability to tune drone software settings and directly support robotics test activities
Company
WingXpand
WingXpand is a U.S. aerospace and AI software company that is expanding what’s possible with aerial intelligence
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Techstars
2022-09-19Undisclosed
Leadership Team
James Barbieri
CEO & Co-Founder
Michelle Madaras
President & Co-Founder
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