Manufacturing Engineer, Vehicle Assembly

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to own the Vehicle Assembly system and production launch for our autonomous defense vehicles. You will deliver the factory designs, stations, tooling, conveyance, and automation needed to go from late-stage prototype builds to full-rate production at Mach's Forge factories, at world-class first-pass yield and production rates. As a technical lead for vehicle assembly, you'll work closely with Build Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Automation Engineering, Supply Chain, Material Flow, and outside equipment vendors. This is a hands-on technical role with direct reports. You'll shape product designs early, lead builds and production ramps, and mentor a growing team of manufacturing engineers. This role suits an engineer who takes full ownership, solves problems from first principles, and moves quickly without compromising safety or quality. Key Responsibilities Launch Ownership and Cross-Functional Readiness Serve as an extreme owner of the production launch, from late-stage prototype builds through full-rate production. Own the integrated launch schedule, the readiness criteria for each build phase, and the go/no-go recommendation for each build. Run regular

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role As Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Joining, you'll be Mach's go-to expert on how our vehicles are held together: when to bolt, rivet, bond, or combine methods. You'll own torque tooling and adhesive dispense standards in Mach's prototype factory. That means selecting, buying and deploying the tools our technicians use to build every vehicle, and making sure each joint is tightened right, every torque curve is reported, and every bead of adhesive meets profile inspection criteria. You'll push the field forward through research and development (R&D) on new materials, hardware and processes; from designing experiments, to building test articles, partnering with suppliers and moving what works into production. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with direct reports. This role will work closely with Design Engineering, Vehicle Assembly ME, Prototype Factory operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Production to achieve overall production ramp goals across Mach’s factories. Key Responsibilities Own the Joining DFMA guide Write, publish and maintain Mach's Joining DFMA guide. It should cover: design rules, with the reasoning and test data behind them preferred fasteners, adhesives and joining processes standard joint features and tolerance

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Engineer to design, analyze, prototype, and deliver mechanical mechanisms for next-generation aerospace and defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you will own mechanism development from initial concept and kinematic architecture through detailed design, prototyping, testing, and production release. You will develop moving assemblies that meet demanding requirements for performance, reliability, mass, packaging, and environmental survivability while optimizing for manufacturability, assembly, cost, and production scalability. You will work closely with mechanical, structures, avionics, controls, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to integrate mechanisms into larger vehicle systems. The ideal candidate combines strong mechanical fundamentals with practical experience designing, building, and troubleshooting complex moving hardware in a fast-paced development environment. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical design and development of mechanisms, from early CAD concepts to functional prototypes, drawing releases including GD&T, and eventually mass production. Design and analyze linkages, pivots, joints, bearings, shafts, gears, cams, latches, hinges, deployable assemblies and other mec

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our team in designing, prototyping, and iterating on mechanical and electromechanical systems that support next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you’ll design, analyze, and test parts and systems while optimizing for manufacturing, assembly, mass, cost and cross discipline requirements. You will work alongside experienced engineers and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop structural components and assemblies that meet demanding requirements for strength, stiffness, manufacturing, and performance. From developing CAD models to performing 1st order calculations to building prototypes and evaluating test results, you will contribute throughout the entire hardware development cycle. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving challenging mechanical problems, working with real hardware, and rapidly iterating on designs. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical design and development of subsystem-level hardware, from early CAD concepts to functional prototypes to production. Create and maintain 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and associated documentation to support fabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing. Support hands-on test

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, analysis, test, and verification of mechanical and electromechanical systems for next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you’ll own structural engineering efforts from requirements derivation to conceptual design to production including analysis, fabrication, testing, and validation while optimizing for manufacturing, assembly, mass, cost and cross discipline requirements. You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to drive technical decisions, resolve complex integration challenges, and ensure structural designs are supported by test and analysis. You will own assembly and product level data packages including engineering drawings, GD&T, and analysis/test output. You will contribute throughout the entire hardware development cycle to ensure a successful product development. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving challenging mechanical problems, working with real hardware, and rapidly iterating on designs. You will also help establish structural engineering practices, mentor other engineers, and accelerate the development of hardware across the program. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical de

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Thermal Test Engineer to support the development, qualification, and production of aerospace and defense systems. This role will be responsible for planning, developing, executing, and analyzing thermal and environmental tests on components, subsystems, and integrated systems. The Thermal Test Engineer will work closely with Mechanical, Thermal, Systems, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program teams to ensure products meet defined thermal performance, reliability, and environmental requirements. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute thermal and environmental test plans for aerospace and defense hardware, including components, subsystems, and system-level assemblies. Develop detailed test procedures, test requirements, instrumentation plans, test configurations, and test readiness documentation. Plan and execute thermal cycling, thermal vacuum (TVAC), thermal soak, temperature/humidity, high/low temperature, and other environmental tests as applicable to program requirements. Support qualification, acceptance, development, and verification testing throughout the product lifecycle. Configure and operate environmental test chambers, thermal vacuum chambers, thermal cycling equipment, and associated test syste