Mechanical Designer - Airborne

Matter Intelligence•El Segundo, CA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

Matter is hiring a Mechanical Designer focused on airborne payload hardware. This role will turn engineering concepts into detailed, manufacturable designs and support hardware from early packaging through fabrication, assembly, integration, and flight testing.

Requirements

Experience producing detailed mechanical designs and release-ready engineering drawings for complex hardware.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical packaging, tolerancing, materials, and manufacturing processes.
Ability to collaborate with engineers across optical, electrical, structural, thermal, and systems disciplines.
Hands-on judgment and attention to detail through fabrication, assembly, and integration.

Nice To Haves

Experience with airborne, aerospace, precision-instrument, robotics, or other mass- and volume-constrained hardware.
Experience packaging optical and electronic components with tight alignment or environmental requirements.
Familiarity with rapid prototyping and low-volume production environments.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain detailed mechanical designs, assemblies, drawings, and bills of material for airborne payload hardware.
Translate system, optical, electrical, thermal, and structural constraints into practical packaging solutions.
Apply sound design-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly practices while working closely with suppliers and internal builders.
Support prototype builds, fit checks, integration, test-fixture development, and hardware troubleshooting.
Maintain configuration discipline and incorporate lessons from fabrication, test, and flight operations into design updates.