Contribute to the mechanical architecture of innovative UAV platforms, ensuring designs are robust and scalable while collaborating in an agile, cross-functional team environment.
As a Mechanical Design Engineer at STARK, you will be a key contributor to the mechanical architecture of our next-generation UAV platforms. This isn't a role for someone who wants to stay behind a desk; you will take subsystems from initial concept through to high-rate production, working closely with our manufacturing facilities.
You’ll be the bridge between ambitious design and reality, diving deep into CAD and Design for Manufacture (DFM). You will work within an agile, cross-functional team to ensure our airframes are robust, cost-effective, and ready for the field.
Design & Execute: Take ownership of major mechanical assemblies and payload integrations for current and future UAV platforms.
DFM Focus: Optimise designs for high-rate production, ensuring we can scale from prototype to hundreds of units without compromising quality.
Technical Rigor: Apply best practices in parametric modeling, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis to ensure "first-time-right" assembly.
Material Innovation: Drive decisions on airframe materials, structural layouts, and manufacturing processes (composites, additive, etc.).
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Stress, Flight Test, and Systems teams to ensure structural integrity and successful flight trials.
Prototyping: Be hands-on with CAD, rapid prototyping, and shop-floor troubleshooting to iterate designs at pace.
Experience: Professional experience in mechanical design, ideally within aerospace, UAVs, automotive, or autonomous systems.
Production Mindset: A proven track record of taking parts or structures from a sketch through to verification and into production.
CAD Expert: Highly proficient in SolidWorks (CATIA experience is also beneficial).
Technical Breadth: Strong knowledge of composites, 3D printing, machining, and injection molding.
Standard Aware: Familiarity with (or a desire to learn) MIL standards and certification pathways.
Communication: Ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to both engineering peers and program leadership.
Security: Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.
STARK is a defense technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance unmanned systems to enhance the deployment of autonomous technologies across various domains. Our focus is on delivering software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective solutions that give NATO Allies a decisive advantage in contested environments, addressing today's rising threats.
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