Senior Mechanical Engineer, Ground Systems

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Matternet designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone networks for fast, low-cost, low-emission delivery. We're seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, prototyping, validation, and production of our ground systems.

Matternet Stations ground systems are a core part of our system, providing a safe, automated interface for drones to land, charge, and exchange payloads. They enable continuous, reliable operations and play a critical role in making autonomous delivery practical at scale.

In this role, you'll own electromechanical subsystems end-to-end, working across electrical, software, safety, operations, and manufacturing teams. This is a hands-on position combining deep engineering analysis with rapid prototyping, testing, and field validation.

You Will:

• Lead concept-to-production mechanical engineering for Stations and other ground systems that support charging, payload handling, security and environmental protection.
• Translate system requirements into robust mechanical designs for enclosures, door and actuator systems, latching/locking mechanisms, landing-platform interfaces and FOD/propeller-safety features.
• Perform structural, vibration and thermal analyses (FEA, modal, thermal) and iterate designs to meet reliability and survivability goals for outdoor operation.
• Design and validate mechanical systems for reliable, high-cycle operation in a variety of environmental conditions (snow, ice, heavy rain, hail, wind) and for appropriate ingress protection.
• Integrate mechanical systems with power and charging hardware, backup power, cable routing and enclosure safety considerations.
• Define thermal management strategies for enclosures and battery or electronics compartments and validate those strategies with testing.
• Create and run validation plans and test campaigns (lab and field) and coordinate necessary electrical and safety testing.
• Drive producibility: design for manufacturability, tolerance control, tooling and test-fixture definition, supplier handoff and maintainability in the field.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and produce high-quality documentation and release packages.
• Participate in field installations, commissioning and flight/asset tests as needed.