WingXpand · 12 hours ago
Mechanical Engineer - Robotics
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expWingXpand is Expanding What’s Possible™ with Autonomous Systems, building long-endurance, backpackable smart plane drones and robotics systems. They are seeking a mechanical drone engineer to design, develop, and optimize their platform designs.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningManufacturingSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop and execute engineering optimization approaches for UxVs
Test and validate aircraft design through software simulations, lab and flight tests
Seamlessly collaborate with software and manufacturing engineers to achieve aircraft design requirements
Select, integrate, and design aircraft payloads, sub-systems, propulsion and battery
Leverage modeling and simulation software packages to assess aircraft stability and control, aerodynamic, and mission performance
Validates aircraft performance through lab and flight test experiments
Assesses aircraft structural requirements and optimizes construction to meet requirements, while minimizing weight
Designs, develops, and tests drone / uncrewed aircraft vehicle (UAV) 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 Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely-related field
3+ year of experience designing, testing and optimizing robotics systems, especially UxVs
Experience with performing engineering sensitivity / trade space assessments
Expert CAD designer with experiences in Solidworks and F360
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Preferred
Prefer those with a background in developing and flying drones, ideally with a Part 107 certificate
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 flight test activities
Experienced with one or more of the following: PX4, OpenVSP, AeroSandbox, XFLR5, Airfoil Tools, ANSYS Fluent, Solidworks, Fusion 360, FEA and CFD packages
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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