Red Cat Holdings · 8 hours ago
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expRed Cat Holdings is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer responsible for high-level mechanical system design of products including drones and related systems. This role involves working closely with other engineers and product managers to develop system architectures and engineering requirements, while also leading a team of engineers to integrate designs into a robust system.
BlockchainDrone ManagementLogisticsSaaSSupply Chain Management
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the mechanical system architecture across all drone platforms
Set initial work breakdown structures and initial schedule target dates
Primary point of contact for integration of ME systems into the drone with Electrical Engineers, Software Engineers, etc
Ownership and guidance for critical issues in quality or manufacturing
Best practice / technical guidance document ownership (first article inspection criteria, battery acceptance, etc.)
Point of contact for 3rd party supplier integration or other Red Cat division collaboration
Work with a cross-disciplinary team to break down product requirements into clear testable and traceable formal system and subsystem engineering requirements
Perform trade studies to identify and down select critical system components and technologies
Lead a team of engineers and integrate their designs into a working system
Implement design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) best practices and feedback
Write or oversee and execute Engineering Verification Test (EVT) procedures
Maintain an accurate mechanical bill of materials (BOM) in the product lifecycle management (PLM) system
Qualification
Required
BS Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
15+ years' experience leading unmanned aircraft systems (UAV) design and verification
Working knowledge of drone propulsion systems (propeller design, motors, etc.), structural analysis, vibration, and heat transfer. FEA and CFD experience preferred
Experience in SolidWorks, PDM, and PLM (Arena preferred) systems
Proficiency in setting up and the use of laboratory test equipment (thermal, vibration, structural, propulsion)
Experience leading and working with suppliers for new component or systems manufacturing to reduce costs and improve design quality
Demonstrated experience defining technical requirements from high level product (user) requirements
Demonstrated understanding of Waterfall design and development methodologies
Demonstrated ability to work well in and through cross functional teams and ability to influence decisions to drive optional design performance
Benefits
Generous annual equity package
Potential bonuses
Company
Red Cat Holdings
Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$270.05MKey Investors
The Lind Partners
2025-09-18Post Ipo Equity· $172.5M
2025-06-17Post Ipo Equity· $46.75M
2025-04-10Post Ipo Equity· $30M
Leadership Team
Jeff Thompson
Founder and CEO
C
Christian Morrison
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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