Aurelius Systems
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
$165K–$210K
San Francisco · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; at least one subsystem taken from prototype to production.
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires U.S. Person status as defined by U.S. law, including U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and certain protected classes of asylees and refugees.
About the job
Owns mechanical subsystems for an autonomous directed-energy system, from design and validation through field testing and production handoff.
What you'll do
- Design and ruggedize laser enclosures, beam-director structures, mounts, thermal management, and precision optomechanical packaging.
- Perform FEA and correlate results with bench and field tests; build and run test rigs and instrumentation.
- Support design reviews, junior engineers, and manufacturing handoff in Detroit.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in mechanical engineering on ruggedized, field-deployable, or high-performance systems.
- At least one subsystem taken from prototype to production.
- Strong FEA (ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus or equivalent) and hands-on bench validation.
- Hands-on design to MIL-STD-810 or equivalent shock and vibration standards; thermal design for high-power systems.
Nice to have
- Laser, directed energy, or high-power hardware; optical bench or precision instrument ruggedization.
- MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC awareness, vehicle-mounted systems, or manufacturing ramp experience.
Pay
$165K – $210K USD base salary
Tools
ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461
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