Senior Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: South Burlington, Vermont, United States; onsite role

Salary: $125,000–$150,000 USD annually

Company

Develops electric aircraft and manufacturing technologies to advance sustainable aviation.

What you will do

• Lead new manufacturing process development from conceptualization through low-rate initial production.
• Lead mechanical design for development projects through technology readiness level 7.
• Fabricate proof-of-concept prototypes, test equipment, and fixtures for iterative test campaigns.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, supply chain, systems, and certification teams on materials, processes, make-versus-buy strategies, and technology certifiability.
• Design or select manufacturing process equipment and support production teams after technology ownership transitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another engineering field.
• At least 7 years of experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-rate production.
• Strong new product introduction experience, including production scaling, product integration, and cost reduction.
• Knowledge of automation and advanced production technologies, such as composites, molding, metal additive manufacturing, forging, casting, welding, coating, or electroplating.
• Experience with design for manufacturing, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and metrology tools for precision manufacturing.
• Data-driven decision-making skills and the ability to remain persistent through repeated project failures.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage and paid parental leave.
• Daily lunch provided and flight lessons included.
• Background check required; hirify.global participates in E-Verify.