Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Structures

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 is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to own structural sizing and optimization of primary and secondary structure across our next-gen aerospace platforms via 1st order hand calculations as well has finite element analysis. You will build structural finite element models to write structural margins of safety for lightweight, high-performance airframe structures including metallics, composites, bonded joints, and bolted joints. You will support design-analysis cycles working hand in hand with designers, load and dynamics, and flight sciences teams. You will drive trade studies at the vehicle, subassembly and component level balancing mass, strength, stiffness, performance, and manufacturability at scale. Working alongside test and loads teams, you can validate designs, and correlate models, via structural or dynamic testing. You will write analytic reports and trade studies validating designs for presentation to peers and leadership. Additionally, you will help establish structural design best practices, mentor other engineers, and accelerate the development of hardware across the program. Key Responsibilities Own vehicle structural sizing from preliminary architecture through detailed design including major load

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 Aerospace Engineer, Aerothermal & Hypersonics to own high-speed aerodynamic and aerothermal design for next-generation hypersonic and atmospheric entry systems. This role is for an engineer with 5–7+ years of experience who has taken complex aerospace work from concept through design, analysis, test, and implementation — and who can help stand up aerothermal and TPS test capability as the company scales. You will lead hypersonic vehicle shaping and aero/aerothermal trades, predict aerodynamic heating and related high-temperature flight environments, and contribute to Thermal Protection System (TPS) / heat-shield evaluation in partnership with materials, structures, and Thermal Engineers. You will also support lower-speed aero work in conjunction with other aerodynamicists when programs require it. Key Responsibilities High-speed aero and aerothermal design: Lead or co-own aerodynamic and aerothermal design activities for hypersonic and atmospheric entry vehicles — vehicle shaping, performance, stability, and thermal environment definition — and support lower-speed aero work in conjunction with other aerodynamicists when the program requires it. Aerothermal environments: Predict and analyze aerodynamic heat

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 Propulsion Systems & Mechanical Integration Engineer to own the mechanical integration of propulsion systems across our next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you will work at the intersection of propulsion, structures, fluids, thermal management, avionics, and vehicle systems to turn propulsion concepts into reliable, testable, manufacturable hardware. You will integrate next-generation engines, fuel systems, valves, pumps, tanks, actuators, thermal protection, and associated support hardware in tightly constrained aerospace vehicles. You will drive the mechanical architecture and interfaces required to accomodate propulsion systems while balancing performance, mass, packaging, manufacturability, reliability, and cost. At Mach Industries, we are redefining the future of defense through advanced, scalable platforms. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will play a key role in prototyping and refining mechanical systems, and optimizing designs for performance and scalability. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help shape the next wave of defense technologies, from concept to deployment. Key Responsibilities Own mechanical integration of propulsion systems from early architecture and co

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 Ground Systems Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and deploy ground systems that enable the safe, reliable, and efficient transportation, handling, storage, launch, and operation of next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you will design, and iterate on ground support equipment (GSE), launch and deployment systems, electro-mechanical interfaces, and supporting infrastructure while optimizing for manufacturability, reliability, safety, cost, and performance. You will work alongside multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, test, and operations teams to develop requirements then perform design, analysis, and testing cycles leading to prototype and flight hardware. You will own the engineering deliverables (CAD models, drafting, analytic and test verification) but contribute throughout the entire hardware development lifecycle. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving practical mechanical challenges, working directly with hardware, and rapidly developing robust systems that enable real-world operations. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical design and development of ground systems, including ground support equipment (GSE), launch and deployment systems, transport fixtures

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 an Mechanical Engineer with Avionics Integration expertise to join our team in designing, integrating, and testing the electro-mechanical systems that support next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you’ll develop avionics mounting architectures, electronics enclosures, PCBA mounting, wire harness accommodation, connector interfaces, EMI/EMC accommodation, and thermal management solutions for reliable, flight-ready hardware. At Mach Industries, we are redefining the future of defense through advanced, scalable platforms. As a Mechanical Avionics engineer, you will play a key role in taking avionics systems from concept through hardware bring-up, environmental testing, and flight qualification. Collaborating with electrical, firmware, systems, manufacturing, and test teams, you’ll help create rugged, serviceable, and manufacturable hardware built to perform in demanding aerospace environments. Key Responsibilities Design and develop avionics or PCBA mounting architectures or enclosures via CAD design and engineering release including GD&T per AMSE Y14.5 Work cross-functionally with electrical engineering teams to develop and verify overall architecture, schematics, layout via ECAD/MCAD data exchang