Mechanical Engineer

Scout AI•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout, we’re developing Fury — the first robotic foundation model for defense — to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. It’s not just a leap in autonomy — it’s a force multiplier built for real-world conflict. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work. As a mechanical engineer you will take full ownership of the hardware development across Scout’s robotic platforms. You'll design, build, and validate everything from vehicle testbeds to ruggedized compute enclosures and field-ready payload integrations. You won't be handed requirements — you'll help define them. This role means rapidly iterating on real-world systems, designing for environmental resilience. You’ll work across disciplines and domains, collaborating tightly with our software engineers, mission operations team, and external partners to ensure our systems deliver dominance in the field. You’ll be moving fast, context-switching daily, and helping define the culture and process as we go. This is a rare opportunity to come in early and architect the hardware foundation for the AGI-powered future of defense.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, or hardware test engineering, preferably in robotics, aerospace, automotive, or defense
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering
Strong 3D CAD skills to design fixtures, enclosures, and electromechanical systems
Experience architecting systems and selecting sensors, communications, and compute
Hands-on experience with ruggedized electronics design and qualification
Comfortable working with electrical engineers to define PCBA outlines and mechanical interfaces, including thermal management and connector selection
Broad test and analysis skills in the areas of thermal, structural, fluid, shock & vibe and environmental
Strong communication, documentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Passion about defense of the United States and its allies
May be expected to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

Lead the design, build, and deployment of mechanical and electromechanical systems across ground, maritime, and aerial platforms
Architect autonomy systems — including component selection for compute modules, communication devices, networking components, and sensors
Design rugged enclosures to house custom electronics - own the process from napkin sketch through prototyping and environmental qualification
Own all mechanical roles related to testing: fixture design, hardware selection, wiring, environmental sealing, and system validation
Integrate hardware with electrical and software systems in field-ready robotic platforms
Collaborate closely with mission operations and software/autonomy teams to ensure real-world readiness and performance
Troubleshoot hardware in the shop and in the field
Develop scalable, rugged, and modular hardware architectures that can evolve across mission types and environments
Author documentation for test plans, validation results, integration procedures, and hardware specs
Contribute to a rapid, iterative development loop between R&D and mission deployment