Senior Mechanical Engineer

Wing•Palo Alto, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Wing is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for its Ground Infrastructure Product Development team. This onsite role in Palo Alto, California, will help scale ground infrastructure for a changing operational landscape and a diversified fleet of delivery aircraft. The engineer will apply broad mechanical design, prototyping, and analysis skills to take products from concept through prototyping and design to manufacturing. The role includes technical project leadership and mentorship of junior engineers.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional hardware engineering experience designing, validating, and commercializing electromechanical systems, mechanisms, automated enclosures, or robotics.
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
High proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred), top-level assembly integration, standard GD&T application, tolerance stack-up analysis, and manufacturing-ready drawing packages.
Ability to use hand calculations and FEA to establish safety and reliability margins for field-critical hardware.
Strong foundation in DFM/DFA for metals, plastics, and sealed outdoor enclosures suitable for harsh environments.
Experience designing test fixtures, validating hardware, analyzing field failures, and closing design loops.
Experience guiding contract manufacturers (CMs/JDMs), negotiating DFM changes, and resolving supplier quality and yield issues.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to translate operational requirements into technical specifications and lead complex projects.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Design mechanical and electromechanical assemblies for automated package loading, charging, storage infrastructure, and other ground infrastructure.
Create and iterate 3D CAD models, tolerance stacks, GD&T, and manufacturing drawings to support supplier quotes, DFM reviews, and incoming inspection criteria.
Design, build, and test quick-turn prototypes and validation fixtures for automated loading and charging concepts, and define release metrics such as fatigue-cycle and environmental-ingress thresholds.
Perform hand calculations and structural and thermal FEA analyses on critical assemblies.
Develop modular, standardized ground-site systems that can be scaled and deployed cost-effectively across varied geographic climates.
Partner with electrical, software, and operations teams to deliver integrated hardware.
Collaborate with JDM and CM partners and external organizations and teams.
Work with manufacturing partners to design parts for mass production.
Lead projects from initial concept through completion as a technical lead.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.