Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Pay
- $165,000 – $210,000 per year
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Listed
- 2 days ago
About the Role
Own major mechanical subsystems for ruggedized, field-deployable directed-energy systems, from early architecture through production handoff. You will work across a lean engineering team to help ensure systems perform reliably in demanding field conditions.
What You'll Do
- Design and validate mechanical subsystems, including enclosures, beam director structures, gimbals, and precision mounts.
- Perform static, modal, random vibration, and shock response spectrum FEA, then correlate results with bench and field testing.
- Develop thermal management solutions for high-power laser and electronics packaging across thermal cycles.
- Build, instrument, and operate test rigs to characterize system behavior before field deployment.
- Design for MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration requirements and other austere environments.
- Take designs from concept through prototyping, validation, field testing, and manufacturing handoff.
- Lead design reviews, collaborate with senior engineers, and mentor junior mechanical engineers.
- Travel to field test events and range days to validate performance and iterate on designs.
What We're Looking for
- At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience with ruggedized, field-deployable, or high-performance systems, including taking a subsystem from prototype to production.
- Strong hands-on FEA experience with ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus, or equivalent, including test correlation.
- Experience designing to MIL-STD-810 or equivalent shock and vibration standards, and packaging precision optomechanical systems.
- Experience designing thermal management for high-power systems, building test rigs, and supporting manufacturing handoff.
- A BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Laser, directed-energy, optical bench ruggedization, or vehicle-mounted systems experience is a plus.
- U.S. citizenship is required. The role requires on-site work in Detroit and travel for field testing.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $165,000 to $210,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in Detroit, Michigan, with travel for field test events and range validation.
From Clera's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 7, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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